Attributes unity to luck
President Muhammadu Buhari has eulogised the resilience of Nigeria’ unity amid the myriad of challenges.
The President spoke at State House, Abuja, while receiving the report of the National Security Summit held on May 26, by the House of Representatives. The report was submitted by a team of House members, led by the Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila.
He said: “We are a lucky country and should congratulate ourselves, despite challenges that could have torn us apart.”
According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, President Buhari urged leaders to respect the people, from the lowest to the highest, “so that it becomes a duty to them (the people) to pay back to the leadership.”
He said the respect for people should manifest in allowing them “to choose who they like as their leaders, irrespective of political party or religion.”
Gbajabiamila thanked the President for endorsing the security summit, adding: “You were part of it from the very beginning, and you were to have declared it open, if not for the exigencies of duty.”
The Speaker said the summit became imperative after lawmakers were bombarded daily by their constituents on the security challenges facing the country recalling that “and motions after motions were moved by the lawmakers.”
