President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday restated his commitment to completing the second Niger bridge and carrying out repairs on roads in the South East of the country.
Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Mr. Femi Adesina, made this known at the presidential villa when addressing some youth who visited in their show of support for the president.
“I also want to promise on his behalf that the South-East will get its due during the time of President Muhammadu “Okechukwu” Buhari. The roads in the region will be fixed, the second Niger Bridge will be done; everything, infrastructure, positions, offices, all that the centre needs to do for the region, the South East region will get its own fair share,” he said.
Adesina said the visit of the youth who are from the South East was a clear indication that the president was enjoying the support of the people from their part of the country.
His words: “The fact that a coalition from the South-East region has come to mount this solidarity rally for him is very significant because some mischief makers always say that the south-east region is not with the president, that is not true.
“It was in the South-East region that he was given the name Okechukwu during the campaign, it was in the South-East in Abia precisely that Eze Ikot Nne gave him a traditional title. So, we know that every part of this country approves the leadership of President Muhammadu Okechukwu Buhari.
“Last week, youth from South-South region were here to also show their solidarity with him. This gives us confidence that no matter what anybody does, no matter the antics of people who plot mischief, Nigeria will remain one.”
Drawing the attention of the youth to the determination of the president to ensure that the country remained united, Adesina said, “anybody who is planning something else should know that it’s just a mere waste of time; it is like beating a dead horse which is share waste of energy. Nigeria will remain as one; President Muhammadu Buhari will keep the country together.”
The solidarity visit is one of the numerous displayed by different people and groups since the president returned from his medical vacation in London on Saturday.
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