I Thought I Was 74 But Was Told I Was 75, President Buhari

President Muhammadu has said that he though he was 74 years old but was told that he was already 75.
The President, who received in audience, some residents who paid him Christmas homage at the Presidential Villa, said: “I thought I was 74 but I was told I was 75. I have never been so sick; not even during the 30 months civil war. I was stumbling under farm of yams or cassava but this sickness I don’t know, but I came out better. All those who saw me before and when I came back said I looked much better.
“I had explained it to the public that as a General, I used to give orders now I take orders. The doctors told me to feed my stomach and sleep for longer hours. That is why I am looking much better.”
The President explained the importance of respecting neighbours, saying: “one thing I learnt to respect is good neigbourliness, both at individual and national level. That was why when I was elected, my first trip was to Chad, Niger, cameroun and Benin Republics.
“If you are in good terms with your neigbours then you can make some savings for development, but if you start fighting your neigbours, I’m afraid, you will lose the resources you have trying to be very clever.
“So, I try to be very close to my neigbours both individually and nationally. I thank you very much for being very good neigbours.”
He thanked his guests, led by the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and made up of FCT Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop John Onaiyekan, Senator Aduda and others for the visit.
President Buhari admitted that 2017 has been a tough year for Nigeria even as he hoped next year will be a much more prosperous one.
He expressed gratitude to God for the abundant rains this year, saying that some states are doing wonderfully well in food production.
“People from Kano who are more resourceful. used to go to my area and hire farms, but this year, nobody hired farm, and nobody regretted it.
“I am very pleased that people have gone back to the land with very good harvests.”[myad]