The one-time governor of Yobe State in addition to Senator representing Yobe East Senatorial district, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, has said President Muhammadu Buhari tin move endure President of Nigeria for life, if it was possible.
Speaking amongst Daily Post inward Abuja, he explained that the presidential assent to the Northeast East Development Commission nib final calendar week past times Buhari would address the misfortunate plights of people inward the zone every bit a effect of insurgency.
He stressed that the audacity amongst which President Buhari was treatment insurgency has continued to depict back upward for him to proceed every bit President.
“I know that President Muhammadu Buhari understands the economic scheme of the North East having beingness Military Administrator inward the old Borno State in addition to how the State has been devastated now, naturally, he is sympathetic to the province of affairs there,” he said.
“On 2019 election, Buhari tin move endure life President in addition to nosotros volition back upward him. If he decides to rival inward 2019 on the platform of APC, nosotros volition back upward him,” he insisted.
“I must commend President Buhari for signing North East Development Commission nib into law.”
The lawmaker urged the FG in addition to the benefiting states to endure wary of crooks in addition to fraudulent people, adding that the Commission is no conduit pipage for anybody.
He was optimistic that donor agencies’ contributions in addition to efforts of governments would amend endure coordinated now.
According to him, governors of the half dozen states must present commitment at enduring that resources accrued to the Commission were non diverted, adding that they were plenty competent people inward the zone to function inward the commission.
“The North East is non what it used to endure again. We convey many of good educated people to serve every bit workers inward the Commission. So I urged regime to hold back inwards towards engaging those who could deed the Commission forward,” he said.
He recalled that the NEDC Bill’s scrap was hitch-free inward the Senate in addition to House of Representatives because, lawmakers felt that the zone which has contributed immensely to the unity of Nigeria did non deserve what they were passing through, spell likewise commending lawmakers for taking the conclusion inward national interest.
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