The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a true and dedicated nationalist, whom he said loves Nigeria more than himself, Premium Times reports.
Stressing that Mr Buhari is an embodiment of honesty and integrity, he said, “We have in him a true and committed leader.”
He made the assertion on Monday at the South-east APC dinner for Mr Buhari which took place in Owerri, the Imo State capital, in the presence of newly emerged leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the region.
The president was not at the dinner.
A statement issued to journalists by the Chief Press Secretary to Mr Ganduje, Abba Anwar, early on Tuesday, narrated what transpired at the event.
“Buhari is a symbol of unity. Buhari loves Nigeria more than the way he loves himself. He is too much committed to bringing sustainable development to our dear nation. This dinner in his honour is timely and apt,” the governor was quoted as saying.
“Before our dear president came in, we had series of bomb attacks all over the North-east. So also in places like Kano, we had terrible experiences.”
He said there was “a time in Kano when 10 police stations were bombed simultaneously. Over 300 people were killed. We can still remember when there were explosives at Kano Central Mosque, where another set of more than 200 were killed by the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents. But everything is now history. When President Buhari came in now it is a different story.”
According to Mr Ganduje, before they came on board as leaders under APC, the military was in disarray and soldiers were using almost obsolete weapons while there was not much enthusiasm at the time for fighting insurgency then.
“But when Buhari came on board, things were put in good shape. Buhari is absolutely for Nigeria. If we are looking for economic prosperity for the nation, Buhari is the answer. If we are looking for integrity, Buhari is the answer. If we are looking for honesty in the fight against corruption, Buhari is the answer,” he said.
On the recently concluded National Convention of the APC, Mr Ganduje dismissed all speculations before the convention that the party would disintegrate after the convention.
“Where are the doubting Thomases who speculated that the party would disintegrate after the convention? But because of our able president we had a very successful convention,” he said.
“The convention is a huge success for Nigeria. It is a huge success for democracy. It is a huge success for South-east and a huge success for Imo politics.”
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