On Christmas Day, President Muhammadu Buhari announced he will leave office on May 29, 2023, and return to his birthplace of Daura in Katsina State to take a break from the demands of the job and stay out of trouble.
This was said by President Buhari as he welcomed FCT people to the Presidential Villa in Abuja for their Christmas tributes.
Speaking at the homage, the President said, “Thank you very much for taking your time to come and visit me and I congratulate you on this great day (Christmas). I have promised a lot of my colleagues that I will try and be as far away as possible from Abuja when I leave the office so that nobody can create any problems for me anymore.
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“I will be in Daura, which is on the border with the Niger Republic and I think in spite of technology, I will be safe enough there.”
He expressed his gratitude to Nigerians for their support, trust, and for allowing him to govern them.
He explained to the group, which was led by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Bello, that when he ran for president in 2003, he took his time to visit each of the nation’s 774 Local Government Areas and received resounding public support.
He took use of the opportunity to reaffirm to Nigerians that he would not hold onto his position for a single day past the time allotted for it.
“I thank God that before the 2019 elections I went around the whole of the States and in 2003-2011, I went to all the Local Governments in this country and I thank Nigerians, the people who turned up in every Local Government were more than what anyone can buy. So, I was pleased with the way Nigerians highly treated me and accepted me. In five months’ time, I will happily retire according to the provisions of the constitution of the country and go back home,” he added.
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Prior to this, Mallam Mohammed Bello, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and head of the delegation, stated that because the President serves as the Governor General of the FCT, it has become mandatory for a delegation of FCT citizens to honor him during holidays like Christmas and Sallah.
He said, “It is not surprising to pay such visits because constitutionally, as the Governor General of the FCT, you are also the head of the administration of the FCT but you have graciously delegated that to me. Today marks a milestone for us because in 2020 and 2021 we could not pay such visits due to the emergence of coronavirus.”
He wished President Buhari long life and a successful retirement as his tenure gradually comes to an end.
According to him, “This also presents the last Christmas that we are going to have an opportunity as residents of the FCT to come and pay you homage because in five months’ time, your tenure would have ended and the next Christmas will be under a new President.
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“So, we use this opportunity to thank God almighty for having made it possible for us to witness several Christmas celebrations under your leadership. I wish to also on behalf of the entire residents of the FCT, wish you well and pray for God almighty to grant you long life, and a useful and healthy retirement in the next few months. We want to also extend our appreciation for what you have so far done for the country.”
Archbishop Daniel Okoh, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, thanked God for maintaining Nigeria’s unity and hailed President Buhari for working diligently for the country’s advancement in a speech delivered by the association’s vice president, Rev. Stephen Panya-Baba.
“We want to reassure you that in the twilight of your administration, the Christian community is fully in support of you and praying that God will bless your effort and that this desire you have to see that the sufferings of the citizens of this nation are alleviated, will begin to yield fruits.
“We are not unaware of the challenges that you continue to face especially security challenges which have become a very persistent problem in our nation today we are praying and we have not given up hope and we want to encourage you to continue doing your best and we believe God will one day intervene and do what man cannot do.”
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Additionally, he prayed for peaceful and victorious general elections nationwide the next year.
The FCT Minister’s delivery of a massive Christmas card to the President on behalf of Federal Capital Territory citizens was the event’s high point.
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