Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has implored historians and intellectuals to be factual in keeping the records of the administration, especially in guiding the electorate to make the right choices of leadership for the country.
The President said this on Thursday when he received some governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at his country home, Daura, Katsina State.
The President said the future of the country would be shaped by the diligence and honesty of those who document the history and provide analysis of situations, knowing the value of what was obtained in the past and afterward.
President Buhari said it would be unfortunate to mislead the electorate with lies and personal bias, reiterating the need to put the larger interest of the country beyond other colorations.
The President told the governors to remain steadfast in delivering their promises to the people.
He said the security situation had improved compared to the instability in the North East before 2015, and the South-South, where some parts of the north were directly under the control of terrorists, while the south was facing serious challenges.
He said oil prices fell from more than 100 dollars to less than 38 dollars under his administration, and the output that was 2.1 million barrels a day dropped to about 500,000 barrels, yet a lot was achieved.
In his remarks, the Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu, thanked the President for providing vision and strong leadership for the APC, noting that the efforts to mainstream agriculture as the mainstay of the economy was yielding results.
Bagudu said three governors, Prof Ben Ayade of Cross River, David Umahi of Ebonyi, and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara left their former parties to join the APC because of the equitable character and focus of the President on bottom-up development.
The governors at the meeting with the President also include Prof Ben Ayade of Cross River, David Umahi of Ebonyi, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, John Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, who is Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina, Solomon Lalong of Plateau and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger, Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa States were also part of the homage to President Buhari’s country home.
