President
Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said that he knows that Nigerians understand
and sympathises with him.
Buhari also
said that passing year 2019 was a very successful year for the nation.
The
President during the traditional Christmas Day Homage led by the FCT minister ,
Mohammed Bello,told residents of the Federal Capital Territory, “We thank God.
It has been a very successful year, relative to the composition of this
country, both politically and ethnically,”.
Buhari said
his administration would continue to do the utmost best to effectively utilise
national resources to rebuild the country.
The
President expressed confidence that in the last four years the Federal
Government had recorded sustainable progress in mobilising resources to rebuild
infrastructure across the country.
He
continued, “This administration sincerely believes that if you get
infrastructure right, most Nigerians will mind their own businesses. They may
not even care who is in government.
“But I can assure you that I thank Nigerians
very much from the bottom of my heart.
“When I travelled
to all the 36 states before the elections, what I personally observed and the
number of Nigerians that turned up in every State to see and listen to me, are
more than what anybody can pay or force.
“I swore to hold this office in accordance
with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and God willing, I
will follow the system diligently to the end of my term and I hope history will
be kind to me and Nigerians.”
The
delegation comprising religious, traditional and political leaders as well top
civil servants and members of the press.