Buhari: I trekked to show respect to my people

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President Buhari speaking with some of his townsmen on Friday in Daura. He sets the record straight on his walking home after the Sallah prayers 

By Ismaila Chafe

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his 800 metre walk home from Eid praying ground on Sallah day was not about testing his physical fitness but to show respect to thousands of people who wanted to greet him on the fateful day.

The President stated this when he received some socio-political groups from Daura Emirate Council, who paid him Sallah homage at his private residence in Daura, Katsina state, on Friday.

President Buhari said the trekking had nothing to do with his bid to seek re-election in 2019, adding that he had since made his intention known to Nigerians about his political ambition.

The President, who spoke in Hausa, said: “Let me react to some media reports about my trekking on Sallah day insinuating that I trekked to demonstrate my fitness for 2019 presidential election.

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