I have fulfilled all my campaign promises, Buhari boasts

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has delivered on all the campaign promises he made to Nigerians in 2015.

According to him, his promises in education, economy, security and anti-corruption have been accomplished in his eight-year tenure as president.

Buhari said at the 7th convocation of the Federal University, Oye, Ekiti State, that the war against terrorism has also been won under his administration.

The President, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Mr Goodluck Nanah Opiah, noted that Nigeria is now the largest economy in Africa continent.

“Let me remind us all that my campaign to become the president in 2015 was built on the promise to improve security, strengthen the economy and combat corruption.

“It is with immense gratitude to Almighty Allah that I make bold to say that we have delivered on the three promises.

“At my inauguration, the country was practically under the siege of terrorism and other forms of insecurity.

“With every sense of responsibility, I state boldly that the war against terrorism has been fought and won, as all the territories lost to these groups have been reclaimed and terrorism in Nigeria today is breathing its last breath.

“It is also noteworthy that under my watch, Nigeria rose from the brackish waters of near-economic collapse to being acknowledged as the largest economy on the African continent.

“This is no mean feat. It is not a given. It can only be the result of a well-orchestrated developmental plan. Corruption also held the country by the jugular before I assumed office in 2015,” Buhari said.

On education, the stated that his administration had invested in education.

“While it is an impossibility to channel all the available funds in the country to the education sector, it is a matter of public knowledge that my administration has been incrementally increasing funding to the sector in its yearly budgets.”