He
also donated 10 bags of rice and N500,000.00 to members if the
National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, serving in his home town.
Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in a
statement said the President shunned protocol and opted to trek some
800 metres, acknowledged cheers from Nigerians who had trooped out
to attend the Eid prayers and also catch a glimpse of Mr President in
his Daura hometown, Katsina State.
The
president told reporters at his residence after the walk that he
didn’t expect anything less from his ‘immediate constituency’
even as he thanked the almighty God for a bumper harvest and
Nigeria’s steady progress towards food sufficiency.
According
to him, ‘‘I am very happy about he warm reception and I do not
expect anything less from my immediate base.’’
The
statement further noted that President Buhari at a separate event,
received members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) currently
serving in Daura community in an audience that has become part of his
schedules during the Sallah celebrations in the past years.
He
reaffirmed his support to the scheme established in 1973, the
President told the corps members: ‘‘It is better to know all the
country than for people to be state-inclined.
‘‘I
always look forward to meeting the NYSC team because since I served
mostly in the south when I was in the military, some people in Lagos
the only thing they know is the sea.
‘‘For
them (NYSC members) to be brought to the desert or near the Sahel
region is a very difficult thing but it will make an impact on
Nigeria.
‘‘I
have personally spoken to Gen. Gowon to thank him for having the
initiative to start the NYSC programme. It is very good for Nigeria."
In
the spirit of the season, the president donated a bull, 10 bags of
rice and half-a-million Naira to the corps members.
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