Residents of Damaturu, Yobe, have lauded President Muhammadu Buhari,
for his proposed N500 billion social intervention programme and the
fight against corruption and insurgency.
The respondents commended government for considering economic
diversification by focusing on solid minerals and agriculture, noting
the measure will create more jobs and enhance the country’s revenue
profile.
They further expressed optimism that the existing economic hardships
that Nigerians have experienced in the last one year notwithstanding,
there are better days ahead.
A retired civil servant, Alhaji Bukar Musa, told the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu that Buhari was on a “salvation mission.”
According him, the meticulousness of the leadership style of the president gives hope for a better Nigeria.
In his assessment, Buhari’s greatest success in the first year has been recorded in the fight against corruption and insurgency.
In his contribution, a businessman, Alhaji Haruna Babale, said the
Buhari administration had taken bold policies including the increase in
pump price of petrol which has now guaranteed availability of petrol in
Nigeria.
Also speaking, an applicant, Mr Mohammed Alkali, said the social
intervention programme announced by the president will create jobs for
teeming youth roaming the streets and alleviate poverty of many
Nigerians.
A house wife, Mrs Hauwa Mustapha, also noted the president’s concern,
saying “the presidential address was specific on the plight of women
and I am sure Buhari will give us the desired attention”.
Hauwa appealed to the Niger Delta militants to eschew violence in their
region as “unfortunately, mothers, wives and children are always the
major victims of violence as experienced here in the North east”.
