Alhaji Shehu Gabam, a chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), said President Muhammadu Buhari has good intentions for
the country and urged the opposition to support him.
Gabam, Chief of staff to
former Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State, made the call on Saturday in
Tilde-Fulani, Toro Local Government Area, in an interview with the News Agency
of Nigeria.
According to him,
President Buhari has a good intention for the country and there is no need for
the opposition to start bombarding him.
“Well, I believe the
president should be allowed to determine his own pace of speed and also
determine his own cruising level.
“As an opposition party,
we are monitoring with keen interest with a lot of maturity, and a lot of
respects for him.
“He is the president of
the country whether you voted him or not, he is the President of Nigeria.
“The institution of
presidency must be respected, and I am among one of them who always appeal that
everybody should respect the position of the presidency,” Gabam said.
“You can differ with him
on issues, operational issues, policies and programmes, and you can take him up
on any other issues, we should be decent and not rascal in our approach.
“As for me, nobody should
insult the president, nobody should insult the institution of the presidency,”
he stressed.
The PDP chieftain further
appealed to the president not to run a government that is purely investigative,
but run a government that will alleviate the suffering of the people.
According to him, there
are too many issues this country is looking forward to for his proper
attention.
“The President should,
therefore, be sensitive to the needs and aspirations of the people,” he said.