I Mean Well for Ndigbo, Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday affirmed that he meant well for Ndigbo, saying that his administration was working towards restoring the infrastructure in the region and also working to uplift the economy, improve security and combat corruption.

Buhari spoke at the presidential campaign rally at the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cathedral field in Onitsha.

The campaign rally in Onitsha and also in Enugu yesterday was marked by a traffic logjam in the two cities arising from road closures by security agencies.

The president shortly on arrival to Onitsha, paid a courtesy call on the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe where he met with traditional rulers in the state, before moving to Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Inosi Onira residence where commissioned the newly completed Zik’s Mausoleum.

Addressing party supporters at the rally, Buhari declared: “I am happy to have commissioned the Zik’s Mausoleum, I am just coming from there now. The road from Enugu to here (Onitsha), which was last done during the Abacha time is being done again.

“We are also working on the Port Harcourt road to this place too, and I believe the minister of Transport (Rotimi Amaechi) has also told you of the railway project, which will also pass from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri, through some of your states”.

The president, however, refused to make new promises of what his government would do for the people of the South-east if he returns as President of the county for a second term.

He lamented that too many able-bodied youths are not employed as a result of poor economy in the country and pledged to correct the anomaly if re-elected for a second tenure on February 16.

In the area of security, Buhari assured that his government was doing his best, while also stating that no local government in the North East was being held by members of the Boko Haram sect.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and Coordinator of President Muhammadu-Buhari Campaign Council in Anambra state, Senator Andy Uba also spoke at the event.