Buhari returns to Abuja after 8-day working visit to Kano, Katsina
The president performed the ground breaking ceremony of the Kano-Kaduna segment of the Kano-Lagos railway modernisation project on July 15.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after eight days working visit to Kano and Katsina States, and spending the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in his country home in Daura.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during the visit, the president performed the ground breaking ceremony of the Kano-Kaduna segment of the Kano-Lagos railway modernisation project on July 15.
At the event, Mr Buhari reiterated his administration’s commitment to continue to accord railway infrastructure development the greatest priority, describing rail transportation as a potent economic driver.
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Federal Government contractors to give back to society through Corporate Social Responsibility.
This was disclosed in a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, after the President visited the Emir of Daura, Dr Umar Faruk Umar, at his Palace, in Daura, Katsina on Friday.
What President Buhari said on CSR
“We don’t want cheques from anyone or organisation as returns or influence of any kind. Let them remember their Corporate Social Responsibilities,” he said.
We are known for farming and I have my farm here. I could come every two weeks and no one can stop me. But the cost to the movement is high.
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According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke when he received some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his country home in Daura, Katsina state.
Buhari was quoted as saying it would be unfortunate to mislead the electorate with “lies and personal bias”, noting the need to put the interest of the country beyond other considerations.
“For the time remaining, and for those who have one more term in office based on the provision of the constitution, the elections are important to the parties,” Buhari was quoted to have said.
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“Intellectuals and historians should be fair to us so that those who are looking for leadership positions will not exploit the political ignorance or lack of knowledge of the people.”
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura, Katsina State, urged historians and intellectuals to be factual in keeping the record of the administration, especially in guiding the electorate to make the right choice of leadership for the country.
The President made the statement when he received not fewer than 12 governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his country home, Daura, Katsina State where he spent the Eid-el-Kabir Sallah holiday.
The outcome of the meeting was disclosed by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President in a press release made available to DAILY POST on Thursday.