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| President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja hosted less-privileged members of the society to the breaking of Ramadan fast |
President Muhammadu
Buhari on Monday in Abuja hosted less-privileged members of the society to the
breaking of Ramadan fast with a pledge that his administration would adequately
address their challenges.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report continues:
The
president, who personally served food to his guests, said his administration was
conscious of their needs and desire but that the government met very poor
conditions on ground.
NAN
reports that the guests included some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), taxi
drivers, hair dressers, motorcycle riders, barbers, transport workers,
butchers, tailors, and junior staff of the campaign office of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
President
Buhari said the drastic fall in the prices of oil in the international market,
from 100 dollars to 30 dollars per barrel, had adversely affected the economy.
The
president pledged that the APC-led Federal Government would improve the
nation’s medical services and other social amenities to uplift the quality of
life of the less privileged members of the society across the country.
“Please,
I want you to bear in mind as from today that we care about you, on daily
basis. We will try and improve the medical care and other services so that you
spend less time looking for treatment or looking for sympathy,’’ he added.
On
the ongoing fight against corrupt practices in the country, the president
warned that those planning to deter his administration from fighting corruption
in the country would face the consequences.
He
said: “Whoever deters us from fighting corruption will suffer the
consequences.”
The
president said it was unfortunate that some members of the elite were
self-centred and only cared for themselves.
He
lamented that very little was on ground to show for the huge income the nation
generated from sales of oil in the 16 years of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
rule.
President
Buhari frowned at the inability of the past administrations to address the
problems of epileptic power supply, railway and portable drinking water for the
populace among other problems.
In
a vote of thanks, a physically challenged person, Musbahu Lawal Didi, commended
the President for having the interest of disabled persons at heart.
He
also urged the president to set up a Commission for the disabled so that their
interest could be further taken care of.
Present
at the dinner included the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal.
The Deputy Chief Whip of
the Senate represented Senate President Bukola Saraki.
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