I Didn’t Say I’m Too Old To
Govern Nigeria – PMB
By George Agba
— Jun 17, 2015 7:54 pm | 0 Comments
President Muhammadu Buhari on
Wednesday spurned reports suggesting
he regretted that his age would limit the
extent to which he could perform in
office as President.
The said reports in some national
dailies (LEADERSHIP not inclusive) has
interpreted what Buhari told the
Nigerian community at the Nigerian
Consulate in Johannesburg, South
Africa on Monday to mean the President
said he would have loved being a
President when he was at a younger
age.
“I wish I became Head of State when I
was a governor. Now at 72, there is a
limit to what I can do”, he had stated.
But clarifying on what he actually
meant when he made reference to his
age, Buhari who said nothing could be
farther from the truth that the said
reports observed that on the contrary,
as the saying goes, “old wines are
tasty”.
Speaking through his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina,
the President noted that the Buhari
Nigerians have in him today “is a man,
like old wine, that has got tastier.
“At 72, yes, he can’t be called a youth,
but he has in quantum the wisdom, the
patience, temperance and forbearance
that age brings”, Adesina added.
Recalling that the President himself had
rightly told the Nigerian community that
he was speaking extempore because he
wanted to “speak from the heart”,
Adesina said the Buhari was only urging
them “to be good ambassadors of
Nigeria, a country he went to the
warfront to keep together”.
In a statement made available to
LEADERSHIP yesterday evening, Adesina
said, “Still extolling the virtues of our
country, Nigeria, the President, who had
served as a military governor of the
then North-Eastern State at 33 years
old, declared:
“The above comments have been
reported by some newspapers to mean
that the President was saying he was
too old to cope with the demands of his
office. Far from it”.
He added that the president has brought
all these virtues of wisdom, patience,
temperance and forbearance to the
presidency to make a difference in the
country’s national life.
Still recalling what Buhari sad, the
presidential spokesman said, “The
President assured the Nigerian
community in South Africa that his
Administration will make a positive
impact on the country. And that he
would do.
“Insecurity as symbolized by insurgency
will be brought to an end, corruption will
be fought to a standstill, employment
will be created for the teeming army of
unemployed, the economy will be
revived, and the quality of life of
Nigerians will take an upward swing
again.
“These will not come by a sudden flight,
but they will happen in the life of this
Administration. At 72, the Buhari
persona has not changed. He remains
the simple, honest, incorruptible patriot
he has always been.
“And because Nigerians earnestly
desired change, that was why they voted
for him overwhelmingly at the general
elections in March, this year. All the
virtues and values of the Buhari
persona will be deployed into
governance in the weeks and months
ahead”.
He further said the Nigerian community
in South Africa “was enthralled as
President Buhari spoke with them on
Monday”, adding that “in fact, leaving
the venue was an effort, as they
swarmed round the President, who
shook hands with as many of them as
he could.
“They took his message well. That is the
essence of good wine. It gets better with
age. And it is a message for all
Nigerians, both at home and in the
Diaspora”, he explained.
Source www.leadershipnews.ng, polictics. Com

This man should be careful what he says.. He shouldn't show any weakness now that people re viewing him as superman..

The man is actually too old lets admit it,there's a limit to what he can do. Shikena

Nice one from the president. Tanoids go and die! Useless deformed freaks

#DamageControl!

We're not buying whatever you're selling.... Its too late! The old man has already said his mind because 'Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh'

Louis055:
This man should be careful what he says.. He shouldn't show any weakness now that people re viewing him as superman..

You and who view him as superman? Only dolts and genetically brained-deformed mutants do.

Francis5:


You and who view him as superman? Only dolts and genetically brained-deformed mutants do.

I don't.. Infact, I never liked him, not for one day, not a bit.. I'm just speaking in the interest of some people who thinks He will be their savior..

Ok ...

Buhari pls start work....


Plsss!

Whatever!


Nigerians are hoping on you! Please don't fail us!