Encomiums have been showered on President Muhammadu Buhari on his “successful” trip to the United States of America. Those hailing Buhari include Adamawa State Governor , Muhammad Umaru Jibrilla who issued a statement he personally signed.
He said “On behalf of the Government and people of Adamawa State, I wish to congratulate and indeed commend the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, President Muhammadu Buhari for a successful and memorable official visit to the United States of America. We are indeed very proud of the fact that this historic visit has gone a long way in restoring the pride and dignity of Nigeria as a Nation and Nigerians as proud citizens of a great country.
“For those of us in Adamawa State, we are particularly happy that the twin challenges of insurgency and the plight of Internally Displaced Persons were adequately addressed by the President during the visit. As a frontline State in the fight against the dreaded monster of Insurgency, nothing will gladden our hearts like the end of this senseless carnage. We therefore sincerely commend Mr. President for achieving a firm commitment from the United State Government in support of the war against Insurgency and Terrorism in general. The $2.1 billion funds pledged by the World Bank and other multi-lateral Donor Agencies for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the North-East as well as the Resettlement of IDPs in the Region is another commendable outcome of the President’s visit.
“Let me also congratulate and commend President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to ensure the reparation of funds taken from Nigerian coffers through questionable means. As a government, we know that such funds if recovered will go a long way in rebuilding our social infrastructure and improving the quality of life of our people. We feel proud that this gesture of support by the US Government is as a result of what President Barrack Obama described as an affirmation of the personal integrity of the President Muhammadu Buhari. We associate ourselves totally with Mr. President on this sterling quality.
“We are also in total support of the President’s rejection of any concession with respect to the issue of same-sex marriage. We know that President Muhammadu Buhari is fully aware that he leads a Country anchored on the fear of God and so cannot support any thing that offends the sensibilities of the Nigerian people. In this wise, the government and people of Adamawa State call on Nigerians wherever they are at home and abroad to rally round the President and support his policy thrust of ending the insurgency, rebuilding confidence in our leadership, resuscitating our battered economy and restoring the lost glory of our fatherland.
He hailed Buhari “for making us proud. We commend you for the renewed dignity and respect accorded Nigeria in the eyes of the world. We thank you for making sure that Nigeria is On The Move Again!
Also, the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari and his entourage on their successful three days successful tour of the United States of America which ended with their return to the country this morning. Rivers APC said in a statement in Port Harcourt signed by the Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, that the trip and President Buhari’s sterling performance during all his outings while in the United States have restored Nigeria’s pride in the comity of nations.
“The tour and the sparkling performance of President Muhammadu Buhari and his team while in the United States is yet another proof that Nigerians did not make any mistake in overwhelmingly voting him President in the March 28th presidential poll. For those of us from Rivers State, we are doubly happy and proud that Buhari’s great feats in the first two months of his administration vindicate our leader, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, who correctly foresaw our great country’s political future and wholeheartedly mobilised us and the entire nation to support the candidature of President Buhari during the polls,” Rivers APC said .
The party showered President Buhari with praise for rejecting the immoral gay marriage proposal by US Congress, “thereby putting to shame our detractors who thought that Buhari is a weak President who can easily succumb to the great influence of the USA to act against the general interest of our nation.” “We are overwhelmed with joy that we at last have the President of our dreams and we are convinced that by the end of Buhari’s tenure Nigeria will be placed among the great nations of this world,” Rivers APC said.
The statement expressed strong support for President Buhari’s proposal to probe the Ministers of the immediate past Goodluck Jonathan administration “who were exporting our crude oil and pocketing millions of dollars into their private pockets.” “We wish to state that these wicked criminals should not only be prosecuted accordingly but that the National Assembly should also enact a law banning them from further participation in our political space as they never mean well for our nation. We should use the recommended ban on these evil elements to serve as a deterrent for any political leader who may be thinking in the same direction of liquidating the treasury of our nation,” the party said.
It explained that Rivers APC fought hard to sack the Jonathan administration because it knew that Dr. Jonathan and his team looters never have the interest of this nation at heart.
Rivers APC appealed to President Buhari to ensure that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sets in motion a machinery to implement the findings in the Ministry of Education where Chief Nyesom Wike as the then Minister of Education supervised the massive looting of both the UBE funds and other funds of the Ministry under the prompting of erstwhile first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. “Anything less than ensuring the prosecution of this duo and their prohibition from further participation in the politics of Nigeria will not auger well for the future of our nascent democracy,” the party stated.
