President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he decided to join partisan politics after release from prison.
Speaking when he received the youths leaders of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, who came from across the country to pay him a visit in
Abuja, Buhari said he took interest in politics after a clean bill on
his integrity by those who detained him after the 1985 military coup and
who thoroughly checked his record as governor of the North East,
Minister of Petroleum and Head of State and found nothing incriminating.
“After I was released and nothing was found on me I took interest in
politics. This is what pushed me into partisan politics; to serve with
integrity. So I decided to try leadership as a civilian, after taking
off the military uniform,’’ he added.
Speaking on his second tenure, the President assured that he would be
more firm, focused and relentless in delivering results, especially in
securing the country, stimulating the economy to work for all, and
fighting corruption.
“I am currently serving my last term in office. I swore by the
constitution to defend the country, and I will do the needful for the
country,’’ President Buhari said.
In his remarks, National Youth Leader of the APC, Comrade Sadiq
Shuaibu Abubakar, congratulated the President for winning the
Presidential elections in 2019, assuring him that the youths will
continue to support his policies and vision of greatness for the
country.
Abubakar urged the President to get more youths involved in governance so as to learn from his “treasured wisdom.’’