The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd. ), says he will uphold the 1999 Constitution ( as amended) in pursuing the policies of his regime “ whether you call me Baba Go Slow or not”.

Buhari stated this when he received residents of the Federal Capital Territory led by the Minister, Muhammad Bello , during the traditional Christmas Day homage at The presidential Villa, Abuja.

Before receiving the FCT residents , he had earlier on Wednesday with Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo.

The VP had presented Christmas gifts, including a card to his boss.
Buhari said his administration would focus on the provision of infrastructure , especially roads, power and railway transport, not withstanding any criticisms it had faced.

According to him , Nigerians will not care about who is the President or in government so long as they have good infrastructure.

The President said , ‘‘This administration sincerely believes that if you get infrastructure right , most Nigerians will mind their own business. They may not even care who is in government.

‘‘But when you deny them infrastructure , then there is nothing they can do .”
He thanked Nigerians for voting him into office twice, saying it was proof they sympathised with him.

He added, ‘‘But I can assure you that I thank Nigerians very much from the bottom of my heart.

‘‘When I travelled to all the 36 states before the elections, what I personally observed and the number of Nigerians that turned up in every state to see and listen to me, were more than what anybody can pay or force .

‘‘What I saw made me believe that the majority of Nigerians understand and sympathise with me.

“ I swore to hold this office by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, whether you call me Baba Go Slow or not.

“ I will be diligent in serving this country dutifully .”

On the delegation were religious leaders across Christianity and Islam, traditional rulers as well as groups like the Christian Association of Nigeria.

Some of the notable faces were the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja , Ignatius Kaigama, and the Imam of the Abuja National Mosque , Dr Mohammed Kabir.

Speaking earlier, the minister thanked Buhari for the support the FCT had received from his regime since 2015, especially in providing security and infrastructure.

Bello also reviewed 2019, recalling that as of 2018, many people predicted doom for Nigeria.

However , he said the year came and passed with the 2019 general elections conducted and Buhari ’s regime inaugurated for a second term .
He spoke further , “ We thank God for bringing us this far , we started 2019 with a lot hope and a lot of challenges.

“ A year ago when we came, we had elections before us. We were faced with a lot of challenges from within and without from parties that never wished the nation well.

“ By the grace of God , campaigns were completed successfully; by the grace of God , inauguration was done successfully ; by the grace of God , we celebrated June 12 as our new Democracy Day.

The Minister of Nigeria Delta, Godswill Akpabio, who was also at the Presidential Villa , commended the regime for the cordial relationship it had established with the National Assembly , resulting in the speedy passage of the 2020 budget.

"...The Nigerian public has been made to believe that the slow pace of action of the Federal Government headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was due to the enormity of the problems left by the last civilian administration."

"-...The real reason, however, for the very slow pace of action is due to lack of unanimity of purpose among the ruling body; subsequently, the business of governance has gradually been subjected to ill-motivated power play considerations.

The ruling body, the Supreme Military Council, has, therefore, progressively been made redundant by the actions of a select few members charged with the day-to-day implementation of the SMC’s policies and decision."

-"..The concept of collective leadership has been substituted by stubborn and illadvised unilateral actions, thereby destroying the principles upon which the government came to power. Any effort made to advise the leadership, met with stubborn resistance and was viewed as a challenge to authority or disloyalty.

Thus, the scene was being set for systematic elimination of what, was termed oppositions. All the energies of the rulership were directed at this imaginary opposition rather than to effective leadership.

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‘‘When I travelled to all the 36 states before the elections,

“ I swore to hold this office by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, whether you call me Baba Go Slow or not.

Source: https://punchng.com/if-you-like-call-me-baba-go-slow-says-buhari/

The only time he traveled round the state was during the campaign the rest is in the North or outside the country!

This shows that your regime is not an all inclusive government.

I don't believe all these sympathy Major General Buhari is trying to generate all of a sudden

You swear to hold and respect our constitution

Then reverse all these nepotistic positions currently in your regime!!!

Nmezor:
Resign Baba