President Buhari today paid a visit to the victims of the Abuja twin bomb blasts which happened on Friday night October 2nd.
He visited the Trauma Centre of the National Hospital where he interacted with some of the victims.
He wished them speedy recovery and reassured them that the Federal Government will take full responsibility for settling their medical bills.
He directed his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari to settle the N268,790.00 medical bill of a young girl in the Paediatric Ward of the hospital.
The girl’s mother, Deborah Stephen, had broken into tears on seeing President Buhari. She told him that her daughter had been shot by armed robbers who raided their home and that the family could not afford the medical bills. President Buhari was accompanied by his personal aides and Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State. Source: Adelove What Do You Think? Comment And Share Now!!!
President
Buhari addressed the UN General Assembly and spoke on the topic
"Strengthening The Means of Implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals and Ensuring an AIDS-free Generation By 2030 Through
The Elimination Of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV. A Dual
Imperative For Nigeria". Continue to see more photos + full text of
PresidentBuhari's address..
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened by the colossal calamity which occurred yesterday in the Saudi Arabia, claiming the lives of hundreds of pilgrims, including some Nigerians. President Buhari believes that the stampede at Mina in which a notable Nigerian Journalist, Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, Prof. Tijjani El-Miskin and others lost their lives is a monumental tragedy, not only for citizens of the countries involved, but for the global Islamic community.
The President extends sincerest condolences to the families of the over 700 pilgrims who lost their lives in this latest disaster in the Holy Places which occurred less than two weeks after a crane collapse in Mecca claimed more than a hundred lives. President Buhari commiserates with the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Nigerian Union of Journalists on the sad loss of Hajiya Bilkisu, an exemplary, dedicated, knowledgeable, very credible, highly-respected, outstanding editor and columnist who, even in death, will remain a glittering role model for journalists, within and outside Nigeria.
The President has taken note of the assurance by the Government of Saudi Arabia that Thursday's catastrophe will be investigated and urges King Salman to ensure a comprehensive and thorough exercise that will identify any flaws in Hajj organisation with a view to avoiding a recurrence of such tragedies during the annual pilgrimage.
In the knowledge that it is not within our powers to question the will of God, President Buhari prays that Almighty Allah will comfort the families who lost their beloved ones in the stampede and receive the souls of all those who died in the Holy Land while fulfilling the religious obligation of the Hajj. Garba Shehu SSA to the President (Media & Publicity) September 25, 2015. Source: Lindaikeji
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, admitted that Aso Rock, Abuja is far bigger than Dodan Barracks, the Government House he left in 1985, adding that he still gets lost when in the Villa.
Buhari who departed Nigeria for France on Monday, during an exclusive interview with France 24 TV, when asked if Aso Rock was the same as the Government House he left in 1985, replied: “It was not the same place. The last time I was there, I was in the barracks. This time I am in a palace. At times, I can’t find my way around. It is so big so much that it must be expensive to maintain. But it is there, it cannot be removed.”
The Presidential Villa was built in the late 1980s and was first occupied in 1991 by Buhari’s successor, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), who moved the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from Lagos to Abuja after an aborted coup.
When quizzed if he is now a different man from his days as the Head of State, President Buhari answered: “I don’t think basically, I am a different man. I came back to power under a different system.”
