Ex-Governor Adeleke urges Nigerians to support Buhari

Isiaka Adeleke

The first civilian governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, has urged Nigerians to support the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

He said for the nation to recover from its economic woes, the citizens must support and be committed to the ideals and values the Buhari administration is setting out to establish for the growth of the nation.

Speaking at the 2016 empowerment programme for the people of Osun West, who he represents at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Adeleke blamed the past administration for the present economic crisis.

The lawmaker, who gave out 120 motorcycles, 50 grinding machines, 700 sewing machines, 45 refrigerators and two 18-seater buses to 1,000 beneficiaries, advised rich, good-spirited Nigerians to assist the less privileged by giving them means of livelihood.

He enjoined the beneficiaries to utilise the items.

Adeleke said the harsh economic climate called for intervention in empowering the people with resources to help them in small scale businesses.

He advocated vocational training for youths in trades and vocations, as part of efforts to engage them in meaningful ventures and reduce unemployment.

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboyega Famodun, said there was no alternative to his party.

According to him, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties in the state are dead.

The APC chairman said: “This empowerment programme is a very good thing. The situation in the country is tough, but this was caused by the previous administration.”