Buhari honest, incorruptible leader, says Shagari

Former President Shehu Shagari has urged Nigerians
and the international community to support President
Muhammadu Buhari and his administration, saying he
was an honest, incorruptible and detribalised leader.
Shagari, who clocked 92 on Saturday, said that the
president was doggedly fighting corruption to sanitise
governance in the country and therefore, needed the
prayers and support of all Nigerians.
He told newsmen in Sokoto that Buhari was a true
nationalist whose penchant for Nigeria’s socio-
economic development was unparalleled.
He said that the president was striving to salvage the
country from the hands of anti-Nigeria forces, and
appealed to Nigerians to continue to pray for leaders at
all levels ”rather than cursing them’’.
”Buhari is also intensifying efforts to truly diversify the
economy by taking attention away from heavy
dependence on oil revenue,” the former president said.
He expressed satisfaction with the efforts so far made
by the present administration to improve the security
situation in Nigeria and urged the government not to
relent.
Meanwhile, Captain Bala Shagari (retd), eldest son of
the former president, has described his father as
“humble and disciplined,” saying they were proud of
him.
He said that the family was grateful to God for the life
of their father, adding that it was a blessing that he
had lived to 92 years and was still strong.
”We must show gratitude to Almighty Allah for his
longevity. Our father is an invaluable blessing from
God; he is free with us and always provides wisdom
and guidance to us.
” He is never greedy and he is a person who never
solicits for anything or position, only gets it purely on
merit,” Shagari added.


SOURCE...VANGUARD