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President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Dutse, Jigawa State, said his
administration is delivering on promises with clear-cut targets, prudent
management of resources and a deliberate policy to plug wastage and
pilfering of government resources.
Speaking at the palace of the Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammadu
Sanusi, during a two-day visit, President Buhari said the odds of initial
dwindling oil prices did not discourage the government from setting
targets for lofty developmental projects and achieving more in three years
than the 16 years of Peoples Democratic Party’s misrule.
The President said the growing support the administration currently enjoys
can be attributed to the understanding of Nigerians of the unpleasant
realities it inherited, and the efforts to reposition the economy in spite
of “what the opposition keeps sponsoring in the press’’.
President Buhari directed the Minister of Water Resources, Eng. Sulaiman
Adamu, to work with the Jigawa State Government to alleviate the challenge
of water scarcity in the state capital, following a complaint by the Emir
of Dutse.
On arrival in Jigawa State, the President began his engagements at Auyo,
near Hadejia, where he inaugurated the expansion of an irrigation scheme
and paid a visit to the Emir of Hadejia, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar Maje.
The President, who was received by a tumultuous crowd, thanked the Emir of
Hadejia and his people for always supporting him, even when he was an
opposition candidate.
He said his visit to Hadejia was more of homecoming, promising to give
more attention to the needs of the people in the Emirate.
In his remarks, the Emir of Dutse commended the Federal Government for its
efforts in addressing the challenges of corruption, terrorism and drug
abuse in the country.
The Emir requested that the Date Palm Research Centre in Dutse, currently
under the National Oil Palm Research Institute, be moved to the Federal
University, explaining that the research centre would be more relevant and
functional in the university.
Both Emirs held special prayers for the President and his administration.