President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will be great again in spite of its current challenges.
Buhari made the statement at the grand finale of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship election campaign in Benin on Tuesday.
He said that just as the country was almost out of its security challenges, it would surmount its current economic difficulties as well.
The president urged Nigerian youths to reflect on the statement he made 30 years ago that “Nigerians have no other country other than Nigeria.”
Earlier, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, who is also the Chairman of Edo State Election Campaign Council, said the president’s presence in Edo was a pointer to the political and economic success recorded in the state.
Ambode said that Edo had witnessed developmental progress in the almost eight years of the administration of Gov. Adams Oshiomhole.
He said that the Oshiomhole administration had been responsive and committed to the yearnings of the people of the state.
“In view of this, it is clear that continuity is the sure way to greater progress,” he said.
He also said that the APC candidate, Mr Godwin Obaseki, had the expertise to turn the state around if elected in the election scheduled for Saturday.
Buhari also described Obaseki as a seasoned technocrat.
“Obaseki is a seasoned technocrat and I recommend him to you so that you can continue to grow the state developmental stride.’’
The President recalled the several previous invitations to him by Governor Adams Oshiomhole and applauded his several achievements in the state.
“I am grateful for inviting me to come today to identify with you. You have built schools and roads which I have seen myself,’’ he said.
The President said that Edo people would do well to vote for Obaseki on September 10 to sustain and continue with Oshiomhole’s good works in the state.
He acknowledged the current economic challenges and assured the people that the nation would come out of the woods with the available human and material resources.
The President paid tributes to the late Oba Erediuwa, describing him as a foremost traditional leader with unquestionable integrity.
“I have not seen any more forthright traditional ruler,’’ he said.
