PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State, assured that his administration will not relent in giving its best for the development of the country until when he’d leave seat on May 2023. He promised to hand over as stipulated by the Constitution.

The President gave this speech after the commissioning of Oriental Energies Resource Ltd Hanger, Muhammadu Indimi Distance Learning Centre and an International Conference Centre donated to the University of Maiduguri by business mogul, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi.

President Buhari also commissioned the Tijjani Bolori Memorial Secondary School and the first fly-over in Borno State, Custom Roundabout (3.5km) with a stretch of 10 km Gamboru Ngala Road constructed by the state government.

The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina last night said, “ I know I swore by the Constitution, and I will leave in 17 months. I pray that the person that will take over from us will also follow the targets of securing the country and building the economy.

“Without securing the country, you cannot grow the economy.”
The president also called on Nigerians to commend the performance of his administration, comparing the state of the country’s security, economy and corruption before he came in and how it is now.

“We have a great country,” he said, “and we thank God for giving us so many resources. But we need to develop our resources.”

The president noted that one way to sustain development was by empowering the people.

Concerning the security in the North West, he regretted that it was the same people who lived together, shared the same culture and outlook that were now stealing, kidnapping and killing one another.
He however warned that the military will come down hard to stabilize the situation.

“I am highly impressed with what I have seen at this state-of-the-art Centre for Distance Learning and Auditorium sited here, the University of Maiduguri. I am told that this international conference hall has 1,300 seats. The high-quality standard of this edifice is major contribution by Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi. This intervention will benefit not only students from Borno and the North East but also students from all parts of Nigeria.

“For the Oriental Energy Resources Hangar which I commissioned, it will welcome and offer support services to aircraft and pilots involved with Humanitarian Air Services,” the President noted.

President Buhari did not fail to commend Prof. Babagana Zulum, Governor of Borno, for his work and efforts in two years, noting that he had visited the state state earlier in June to commission developmental projects.
Governor Zulum in turn appreciated the President for honoring the state, adding that Alhaji Indimi’s contributions to the development of the state showed his love for his people.

“Words cannot convey our gratitude for the statesmanship, “ he said.

Governor Zulum added that, in recognition of the contributions of Alhaji Indimi, the state had honoured him by renaming the Damboa Road after him, now Alhajji Muhammadu Indimi Road.

In his remarks, Alhaji Indimi said he was motivated to build the Distance Learning Centre and the International Conference Centre to encourage education in the state.

“I believe the centre will help in delivering training and skills as well as encourage those who will be taking lessons from remote places,” he said.

Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Aliyu Shugaba, thanked President Buhari for honoring the invitation and Alhaji Indimi for the contribution.

Buhari leaves Abuja for Maiduguri