President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday told the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers that he has fulfilled his 2015 campaign promises to Nigerians.
The President, who met with over 500 monarchs at the Palace of the Eze Imo in Owerri, said that his administration had fought corruption headlong, decimated Boko Haram and revived the economy.
According to Buhari who was in Imo State for his campaign rally, “We should recall where we used to be in 2015 before we came to power and today we know where we are and what we have been able to do with our resources. Although the challenges of corruption and insecurity are still prevalent today, we have made significant success.
“Before we came to power, Boko Haram was holding 17 Local Government Areas captive but today, there is no LGA that is under the control of Boko Haram. We have also through the leadership of the militants reduced the sabotage on oil installations we have also scored one hundred percent in food production. We introduced the Treasury Single Account (TSA) where all government money goes into and all money going out can be traced. We are trying to put infrastructure in place so that Nigerians can move about freely”.
Earlier in his speech, the Chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Agunwa Ohiri, commended the President for tackling corruption, which he said is the nation’s greatest challenge.
In his words, “the last we saw you was four years ago and I remembered vividly that I told you were going to be the President because we needed change and you are a man of strong character who can bring the change the country needs.
“The biggest problem is corruption and we saw you as the person that can fight it, I want to commend you, we know that your action is raising dust but that is corruption fighting back. Let me tell you that we trust you to continue to fight corruption, we are happy that you’re strong and fighting insecurity and corruption”.
However the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, in his statement, urged the President to shift his attention to the Southeast, adding that he has focused more on other zones in the last three years.
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