President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians must work together as a people to ensure speedy transformation of the nation’s economy for the general progress of the country.

President Buhari stated this when he received representatives of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who paid him Sallah homage at his official resident in the presidential villa, Abuja, on Friday.

He said the call had become imperative so as to enable the nation explore its resources which hitherto had been abandoned in the past years.


The President, who digressed to praise the immediate past Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for his tremendous contributions during his tenure as minister, said it would be difficult for him to get his replacement in the cabinet.

“I’m very pleased that we are working very hard collectively as Nigerians and that God in his infinite mercy who knows what is in the heart and not by mouth, will continue to guide us so that we accommodate each other at all times.


“This country is blessed on human and material resources. Here I have to digress and wish my former minister of mines and steel, Kayode Fayemi, well.

“He has been a very hardworking minister, because the ministry he was leading was neglected with the overbearing economic relevance of oil.

“But from the days of mining of tin, columbite, coal and so on, you know this country is blessed.

“Throughout the country, we have solid minerals and I am hoping that Fayemi will succeed to lead again his state. I believe he is a very hardworking person, very patriotic but Nigerian politics is virtually unpredictable.

“We are going to work very hard to fill his space in the executive council so that we keep on exploiting more and more of our solid minerals and less politicizing of our petroleum resources.

“I think we have invested so much in this country and we will continue to pray that we stay together and let us develop the necessary confidence, work together as a people, this country is great let us work together so that we can save a lot more and exploit more of the resources that were abandoned so many years ago,’’ he said.


The President called on Nigerians to always exhibit the virtues of honesty, patriotism and hard work to enable them take advantage of the abundant natural resources.

He thanked the FCT Minister and the leaderships of the two religious communities (Islam and Christianity) for paying him happy Eid-Fitr.

President Buhari enjoined them to preach to their followers the need to be patriotic and to work harder away from primordial sentiments for the good of the society.

He said: “I’m very grateful to the minister and the Mosque and Church leadership that came to say happy Eid-Filtri to those of us that have been fasting.

“A lot of people asked me of on health grounds I can default I refused because I know the value in fasting, I cannot miss it once I can do it.

“Last year, I didn’t because I was on health vacation but this year I have done it and I thank God because it has helped me to be much more healthier to give me the time that I need to attend to national issues.

“Please in your constituencies emphasized what I said about 30 years ago, we don’t have another country except Nigeria we may as well remain here and salvage it together, there is nothing else we can do. Even those that had gone out are now trying to come back because they are not wanted out there.

“I wish all the resources they had they had deployed it here it would have been much better.

“So, thank you very much and please try to persuade your constituencies to work much harder away from individualism and sectionalism

The Minister of the FCT, Alhaji Muhammed Bello, who led the delegation for the homage, said they were in the presidential villa to felicitate with the president after the successful completion of the Ramadan fasting period.

Bello, who presented a giant Sallah Greeting Card to the President, renewed the loyalty and support of the FCT residents to Buhari administration.

He prayed that Almighty God would continue to guide and protect the President in his efforts toward transforming the country to greater height.

Senate President Bukola Saraki, who was represented at the event by Sen. Bala NaAllah, pledged that the National Assembly would continue to partner with the executive arm of government to improve the quality of life of all Nigerians.

NAN reports that President Buhari had earlier joined hundreds of other Muslim faithful to perform the two-raka’at Eid Fitr prayer session at the Mambilla Barrack Mosque, Abuja.

NAN observed that the prayer was led by the Mosque’s chief Imam, Capt. Sabiu Yusuf, who in his sermon, called on Muslim ummah to abide by the teachings of the Holy Quran in all their dealings with fellow citizens.

He also offered special prayers for the continued existence and prosperity of Nigeria as a geo-political entity.

http://www.akelicious.net/2018/06/i-need-your-support-to-transform.html

If by support he's talking about all the funds SARS officials be extorting from us.. I don't see why he's now asking..

Transformation again!!!

Not me u are leaving very soon

2015 campaign slogan: CHANGE!
2019 campaign slogan : TRANSFORMATION.


Whenever you hear politician says we need your support to ... Blah blah blah..

Men and Brethren .. Campaign is close by ..


Buhari has started campaigning oooo

then be true and straight forward in most of your dealings and handling of national issues. . . .I gave u my support in 2015 and am still surprise at what am seeing. . what will now make you think I will support you again in 2019....pls convince me

Your support to repeat what you have performed in this first three years?

Stop killing Christians

Forget about the country, u hv tried your best

Old man go and rest and stop deceiving zombies you have nothing to offer .

ok.

In the history of this shithole I've never seen a more retarded and bizarre presidiot than this. There never was and never will be. What an omen.

If only you have transformed yourself,daura,katsina and conservative north. Shior!

When it's just less than a year for you to exit?

Well Nigerians too need your support to stop the killings of our brothers and sisters in Benue state by your herdsmen brothers.

Can you manage that for us?

Transform ko, transformer ni. Abeg get ready to pack out of aso rock, u r lucky i don't insult my elders

MolarT:
Transformation again!!!

i tire oooo!! Ask that terrorist how month does he've for the transformation

Rubbish. You need our support so that your jobless son can use 300million power bike get accident again. While hustling youths find it hard to eat.

The jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of biafra don't read,
They only read headline.
Buhari did not say he needs the support of the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of biafra to vote for him,
He only said the support to transform the country for your children children,

Not like the way you supported the past leaders to steal your future.

If you want thieves to ruin your future and that of your children children, vote for them again.
Anuafia

buhariguy:
The jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of biafra don't read,
They only read headline.
Buhari did not say he needs the support of the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of biafra to vote for him,
He only said the support to transform the country for your children children,

Not like the way you supported the past leaders to steal your future.

If you want thieves to ruin your future and that of your children children, vote for them again.
Anuafia

I've been noticing you! why do you hate Igbo people so much?

The same economy you battered and brought upon us untold hardship? Thunder fire u there.

In 2015 election campaign, GEJ campaigned using the TRANSFORMATION mantra while PMB campaigned on using the CHANGE mantra.
Am I the only one reading PMB campaigning using the word "TRANSFORMATION"?
SMH for PMB if he was just seeing what GEJ saw three years ago.

Seek the support of your cows

Terrorist

I thought you guys claimed to have transformed it already!

So that propaganda has expired also?

The greatest support was given in 2015 electioons.

this is one issue I have with pmb & his bandwagon supporters.


they love to sell the impression that nothing was going right between 1999-May 2015.


as at 2012, Nigeria's non-oil export had already increased by over 200%. it was not enough, but it was a foundation upon which the present growth is founded upon.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ozabs-nigeria-gdp-20120313-idAFJOE82C02Z20120313

https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/exports





why must we rubbish the good works of others to get ahead? is it not better to show how good a person was & show how you have made it better?


I rather sell how the previous manager made the company a profit of N20 from N10 & then show how I have moved profit to N45 from N20.

that way, I have shown that the company is on the right path without alienating those who worked for the previous manager...

why can pmb & his band wagoners be positive in their assessments?

if you want people to appreciate your achievements, learn to appreciate the achievements of others...