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I will not rest until I tackle Nigeria's challenges - Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has told
governors in the country that he does not
need more rest as he is concerned with the
challenges facing Nigeria. The president said this on Thursday, March
16, 2017 when he turned down an advice by
the state governors for him to take more rest. The president who recently returned from
London after 49 days medical vacation, said
he was poised to addresses all issues
affecting Nigerians’
A statement by his Shehu Garba, the
president’s senior special assistant on media
and publicity, Buhari turned down the
advice of the governors at a meeting of the
National Economic Council (NEC) at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The statement quoted Buhari as saying: “I
will not rest until I address those issues that
affect our people. One of these basic things is
the issue of salaries.
“It is most important that workers are able to
feed their families, pay rent and school fees,
then other things can follow.”
He commended the governors for not
considering political affiliations in their
goodwill messages and prayers for him while
he was away from the country.

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