Disturbed by the current economic downturn in the country, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu, yesterday called on Nigerians to offer prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari because “he needs God’s intervention to address the country’s challenges”.
The monarch made the call when he received a delegation from Kebbi State led by the state governor, Atiku Bagudu, on a courtesy visit to his palace.
Akiolu said that Buhari has good intention for the country.
According to him; “He has good intention for Nigeria and that was why I like him. But he needs Gods intervention to achieve his aim. And I know that if we pray for him, by this time next year, the economic challenges we are experiencing would cease. And we will all have reasons to smile”.
On his part, the paramount ruler of Lagos said “I often pray for the President to achieve his campaign promises. And we expect Nigerians also do so for him to achieve all his aspirations for the country”.
He, however, appealed to Nigerians to patronize Made-in-Nigeria goods because it would “help create more employments for Nigerians”.
Earlier, Governor Bagudu said that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, facilitated the partnership between Lagos and Kebbi state on the establishment of a commodity value chain and appealed to other governors to adopt the strategy.
According to him; “Infact, yesterday, he (Tinubu) saw me at the Economic retreat in Abuja, asking the progress made on the partnership. That showed how keen he was to ensure that the partnership works”.
Mr. Bagudu stressed that the partnership was what the founding fathers of the country envisaged after the country’s independence, which helped the country’s economy to grow.
