Nigeria would have collapsed without Buhari — Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said that Nigeria would have become a failed state had President Muhammadu Buhari not emerged victorious at the 2015 elections.

The governor, who disclosed this in Lokoja while briefing newsmen on the state of the nation, maintained that there was no way the country could have survived the raging Boko Haram menace and endemic corruption that held it hostage then.

“Nigeria would have become a failed state if Buhari didn’t emerge as the President. Buhari has brought immense stability and credibility to the corridors of governance.

“We can’t also forget too soon, how corruption was almost bringing our nation to its knees and our institutions were drained, abused and destroyed,” he said. 

The governor said the emergence of President Buhari “has not only restricted the operations of Boko Haram, but had seen government boldly winning the war against insurgency in Nigeria.”