SAN FRANCISCO, January 18, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the people of the Niger Delta that his promise to develop the region would continue to receive serious attention.
He made this known as he led members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council to the Niger Delta on the campaign train which stopped over in Warri, Delta State and Benin, Edo State.
The President, who gave the assurance at the Warri Township Stadium during the mega rally for the party’s candidates in Delta State, said his administration’s fight against corruption would receive more serious steam if re-elected next month.
He said: “I assure you, the fundamental objectives we have identified and campaigned on in 2015 are still relevant; the country has to be secured to be properly managed and proper management means doing well in the economy. We have a young population, most of them unemployed, this is of great concern.
“We have turned to agriculture and industry. Massively, God has helped us with raining seasons, especially the last two, and we have virtually been able to achieve food security as a nation. A lot of young people have been mobilised and they have gone back to land and they haven’t regretted it.
“In the fight against corruption, I assure you that all those who have fraudulently enriched themselves when they were entrusted with public funds, we will eventually get them and deal with them. We are doing it, we will continue to do it and I assure you, we will not abuse your trust.
“I assure you that the programme mentioned here about the development of the Niger Delta will be taken even more seriously. I expect you to please cooperate and vote APC from top to the bottom.”
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