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Eid-el-Fitr: Let’s support our leaders for devt, Buhari urges Nigerians

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to support their leaders from the lowest to the topmost in the country.

Speaking to journalists after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayer in Daura, Katsina State on Wednesday morning, the former president congratulated fellow Muslims on the successful completion of the 30-day Ramadan fasting and urged “all citizens to support our leaders from the local government level to the highest at the centre in their efforts to transform the development landscape of the nation.“

Buhari added: “Let’s Support for our leaders.

“It is a vote for a better tomorrow.

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“It is imperative that we stand united in safeguarding the sovereignty and integrity of our nation.”

The former president however called on contestants to political offices in the country “to always ensure a smooth succession from one administration to another without stoking communal tensions and obstructing development, irrespective of political party affiliation.”

Buhari further expressed his appreciation to the people of Daura, his hometown, and the state in general for according him a warm welcome as indicated by the massive crowd at the Eid prayer ground.

He expressed his happiness at being in the midst of his people after he finished his term as president.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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