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By Nasir Kura
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Katsina warned public officials, particularly those elected and appointed into office, that they must keep public trust or leave.
The president said this at the palace of Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, as he arrived his hometown for the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally before the elections on Saturday, having visited all the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“Those who betray the people’s trust, we will not spare them, they would be fished out and dealt with,” he said.
The president said the promises he made before his election in 2015 have been met, adding with certainty that all he needed was a second term and would not ask for more.
“There is hope in the future of this great country,” he said, and appealed to all Nigerians to ensure a peaceful conduct of the election.
He highlighted the present administration’s achievements in infrastructure development including improved power supply and empowering artisans, craftsmen, tailors, barbers and battery chargers to increase output and better their lives.
“The local production of rice and the increased agricultural production have helped the country to achieve food self-sufficiency,” he said.
The president thanked the people of Katsina state for the “unprecedented” turnout of men and women from both rural and urban areas and the intensity of support shown by them.
He said it was humbling to see a mammoth crowd line the streets of Katsina and fill the Karakanda Stadium to listen to him give a scorecard of his stewardship in the last three and half years.
In his remarks, the Emir of Katsina said the support, enthusiastic following and the hero’s welcome received by the president was a clear testimony of the people’s approval of his leadership, personality and integrity.
He said no other major political figure in the country was anywhere near the president in popular acceptance, adding that honesty can never be defeated.
The Emir pledged 100 percent Katsina support to the president’s re-election.
