By Ahmed Idris
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that he would never betray the trust reposed in him by Nigerians no matter the challenges on ground.
The President said this at the State House in Abuja when he hosted traditional rulers and religious leaders from across the country to breaking of Ramadan fast.
The President said he would never allow political office holders or public servants entrusted with the nation’s resources to abuse such trust by way of stealing or mismanagement of the resources.
He said the nation’s resources were meant to uplift the quality of life of the citizens and not to be diverted to private pockets by selfish individuals or groups.
This country is endowed by God with material and human resources. We are going to work very hard to explore it. We are holding public trust and knowingly we will not abuse it and we will not allow anybody to abuse it,’’ he said.
The President called on the traditional and religious leaders to continue to educate and enlighten their followers on the importance of keeping public trust, saying that the present administration would promote the virtues of honesty, trust and accountability for the general good of the society.
While thanking the traditional and religious leaders for their support and understanding, the President urged them not to relent in promoting the virtues of peaceful co-existence and brotherliness among the citizens.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) and Ambassador Shehu Galadanchi, who spoke on behalf of traditional rulers and the religious leaders, commended the President for the administration’s socio-economic policies and programmes aimed at transforming the nation’s economy and enhancing the standard of living of the people.
