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<\/p>\nReceiving the All Progressives Congress, APC, delegation from Benue State, led by Sen. George Akume, President Buhari said the Federal Government\u2019s bailout to states and Paris Club funds were basically to alleviate the sufferings of the people, describing misappropriations as unjust and unfair to workers.<\/p>\n
This was contained in a statement forwarded to DAILY POST by Femi Adesina, the President\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI honestly don\u2019t know how people sleep when workers have not been paid. The workers have to pay rent, buy food, send their children to school and they have healthcare to take care of.<\/p>\n
\u201cI assure you that my main interest is all Nigerians in all parts of the country. Therefore, if anybody who tries to create any impression that I prefer any group across ethnicity or religion let him dare me by being caught red handed stealing public funds. I will deal with him,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The President told the APC delegation that the Federal Executive Council had been monitoring the plight of workers across the country and utilisation of the bailout and Paris Club funds by some states.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thank you for your courage to come and see me. This visit has resuscitated our morale,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
President Buhari said the Federal Government had made significant progress in diversifying the economy by investing in agriculture and encouraging more individuals and entrepreneurs to go into farming, pointing out that Nigeria would soon become self-sufficient in feeding its citizenry.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud of what we have achieved with resources at our disposal,\u2019\u2019 he added, listing ongoing road, rail, sea port, airport and power projects as hallmarks of his administration\u2019s commitment to improving lives.<\/p>\n
President Buhari said the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Bank of Nigeria will be further motivated to work together and support all interested Nigerians to take up farming on commercial scale.<\/p>\n
He noted that the killings across the country, including in Benue, Zamfara and Taraba, were carried out by \u201cungodly\u2019\u2019 people who had no religious or ethnic inclinations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know about herders. The ones we knew carried sticks, and sometimes cutlasses to cut foliage for their cattle. We now have people who carry AK 47s and pretend they are herdsmen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working hard to secure our borders. We are going to see how the old cattle routes can be opened. We will control movement. Please beg our people to be patient,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The President pointed out that security personnel were already uncovering the network of the killers and arresting them.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, the leader of the delegation said the narrative in the state about the Federal Government was fast changing for the positive as more people had discovered the good intentions of President Buhari to secure lives and property, and alleviate poverty.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour Excellency, Mr President, we know your commitment to Nigeria. We know how much you love the country and will be ready to die for the good cause,\u2019\u2019 Sen. Akume said.<\/p>\n
Akume, a former governor of Benue State, told the President that APC members had started sensitization and mobilisation of voters for the 2019 elections, noting that more had accepted the party and its manifesto in the state.<\/p>\n
He commended the President for the flag-off of the dualization of the Abuja-Keffi-Lafia-Makurdi road, urging more attention on the Makurdi-Otukpo road and the water projects in Gboko and Otukpo.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have worked hard to stop herdsmen and farmers clashes in Benue. It is important to note that many people used religion and ethnicity to score cheap points. Religion was used in Benue for sinister purposes,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n
On corruption, Sen. Akume said the President has made significant difference by tackling perpetrators.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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