President Muhammadu Buhari went sober in the United States of America, where he thanked God for having done so much for him which gave him reason to ask Him to give him strength to forgive those who hurt him.
The President, who addressed Nigerians professionals living in the US, declared… “I prayed so hard for God to make me President. I ran in 2003, 2007, 2011, and in 2015, He did. God has been very good to me, so I can’t complain. If I feel hurt by anybody, I ask God to help me forgive. He has done so much for me.”
Buhari, who narrated the sordid economic situation he inherited from his predecessor, said however that he is not complaining, adding: “I can’t complain, since I prayed for the job. In the military, I rose from 2nd Lieutenant to Major-General. I was military governor in 1975 over a state that is now six states. I was head of state, got detained for three years, and headed the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), which had N53 billion of that time in Nigerian banks.
“After 16 years of a different party in government, no party will come and have things easy. It’s human.”
The President appealed to Nigerian professionals in America and in Daiaspora generally to render helping hands to his government to succeed in revamping the ailing economy.
“We need quality hands to run Nigeria, and we will utilize them. I will like to welcome you home when it’s time. But I’ll like you to be ready.”
The professionals, made up of top flight aeronautics engineers, physicians, I.T experts, a Judge, a top policewoman, entrepreneurs, an Import Specialist at Customs and Border Protection, professors, two straight A students, and many others have converged from different parts of the United States of America in New York to meet with the President.
The parley provided President Buhari opportunity to bring them up to speed on how and why Nigeria got into trouble, with an assurance that with all hands on deck, including the best brains in the Diaspora, the country would bounce back in the shortest possible time.
All the Nigerian professionals pledged to contribute their quota towards re-launching their fatherland to a new dawn. [myad]
