By Omobolanle Shosanya
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday,says he was an orphan and had no idea about who his father was.
He spent nine years in a boarding school to acquire education, which in turn enabled him to get enlisted into the Nigerian Army,he said at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at August 27 Stadium in Damaturu on Tuesday.
He urged the crowd at the Stadium to ensure they send their children to school and make them understand that whatever they have in this world can be taken away except the knowledge they have acquired.
He said a vote for both party flagbearers, would guarantee the sustenance of progress made in the security, economy and education sectors of the country.
Speaking on his achievements against terrorists in the region,hethat the APC-led government is more than ever before energized to defeat whoever threatens the unity of Nigeria.
Addressing the crowd in Hausa language, Buhari recounted how Boko Haram inflicted damage on the people, their property and the economy, before the intervention of government led to their decimation by Nigeria Armed Forces and security agencies.
He added:‘‘Make sure you send your children to school and make them understand that whatever you have in this world can be taken away from you except the knowledge you have in your head. I was an orphan; I did not know my father. I spent nine years in a boarding school and because of education, I was enlisted into the Nigerian Army.
‘‘I want you to strengthen your faith, try your best to uphold the children and family God has entrusted to you. Do not betray that trust,” Buhari revealed.
Admonishing the APC flagbearers in the forthcoming general elections, President Buhari challenged them to ensure good governance when elected and not to disappoint the electorate.
He declared that the governing party has done its utmost in the last eight years at the Federal level and would continue to ensure the progress, prosperity and stability of Nigeria.
The presidential candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urged Nigerians to reject the lies peddled by the opposition parties on the Buhari-led administration.
Tinubu,who lauded Buhari for the return of peace and normalcy in the Northeast region of the country, promised that his government would turn the region into the Agro-allied processing centre of Nigeria.
‘‘We will give you good jobs that you can depend on. Agriculture will come back. Hunger will go away. We will give you what is necessary, consumer credit to build houses and roofs over your heads,’’ he said.
Tinubu also promised to make the perennial ASUU strikes history, adding that undergraduates will not need to spend extra years in the university beyond the standard duration of course of study.
He urged the people of Yobe and Northeast Nigeria to vote APC candidates in the general elections, assuring that Nigeria economic prosperity will blossom under his watch.
