Former governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s government in its quest to turn the fortunes of the country around.
Amaechi, in a statement by his media office said “Our problems as a nation can only be successfully dealt with in unity. We need to imbibe patriotism to ensure that the sacrifices of our founding fathers and heroes are not in vain. President Buhari’s government is a very promising one and with the support and cooperation of all Nigerians, the government will achieve its aim and turn the fortunes of our country around.”
It has been speculated in the media that Amaechi is one of the ministerial nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari although this is yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole also urged Nigerians to support the President so that together all Nigerians will build a better Nigeria.
Oshiomhole said I do not know of any country on the planet that does not have its own problems. In fact, when you watch the electronic media, you will realise that we are a lot better than many other countries.
“We now have a President we can proudly say, ‘That is my President’. Our president has rightly identified the fact that we need to stand in unity to confront corruption and any of those vices that explain the gap between the promise and today’s reality.
“Those who want to chicken out will soon find that what they watch in the electronic media is not all that there is Europe. Across the world, we have people who are homeless. Across the world, we have people who are unemployed. Across the world, there are nations with all sorts of problems, including civil war.
“Today, we celebrate 55, not because we have overgrown hunger, not because we cannot see those who deserve jobs but cannot find them, not because we are happy with the level of poverty and the level of insecurity but because we are confident that, having learnt from our mistakes of the past, we now have a national leadership that is ready to provide an inspiring leadership to address all of those problems.
“I ask all of us to support the President, have faith in our country, and together, we will build Nigeria to a level and put in place the right socio-economic policy framework that will ensure that the wealth of our nation is reflected in the quality of lives of our people.”
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