Support for my gov’t growing despite ‘what opposition keeps sponsoring in the press’- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Dutse, Jigawa State, during his two-day official visit to the state, said his administration is delivering on promises and receiving widespread support from the people despite what he described as opposition propaganda.

He said his administration was improving the lot of Nigerians through prudent management of resources and a deliberate policy to plug wastage and prevent the diversion of government resources.

Speaking at the palace of the Emir of Dutse, Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, President Buhari said the odds of initial dwindling oil prices did not discourage the government from setting targets for lofty developmental projects and achieving more in three years than the 16 years of Peoples Democratic Party’s misrule.

The president said the growing support the administration currently enjoys can be attributed to the understanding of Nigerians of the unpleasant realities it inherited, and the efforts to reposition the economy in spite of “what the opposition keeps sponsoring in the press.”

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President Buhari directed the Minister of Water Resources, Sulaiman Adamu, to work with the Jigawa State Government to alleviate the challenge of water scarcity in the state capital, following a complaint by the Emir of Dutse.

On arrival in Jigawa State, the president began his engagements at Auyo, near Hadejia, where he inaugurated the expansion of an irrigation scheme and paid a visit to the Emir of Hadejia, Adamu Maje.

The president, who was received by a tumultuous crowd, thanked the Emir of Hadejia and his people for always supporting him, even when he was an opposition candidate.

He said his visit to Hadejia was more of homecoming, promising to give more attention to the needs of the people in the Emirate.

In his remarks, the Emir of Dutse commended the federal government for its efforts in addressing the challenges of corruption, terrorism and drug abuse in the country.

The emir requested that the Date Palm Research Centre in Dutse, currently under the National Oil Palm Research Institute, be moved to the federal university, explaining that the research centre would be more relevant and functional in the university.

Both Emirs held special prayers for the President and his administration.

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