Hameed Ali, Comptroller General of Customs on Tuesday, said it is only Nigerians that are lazy that are complaining of hunger, considering the strides of President Muhammadu Buhari within three years.
He said this when he led members of the Buhari Support Group(BSG) to declare their support for the 2019 presidential ambition of President Buhari at the State House,Abuja.
“What more can we say in terms of growth of wealth. People say we are hungry, of course the lazy must be hungry because if you do not work hard, manna will not fall from heaven. So when people say we are hungry, there was never a time in Nigeria that food is dropped in the mouth of the people and there can never be,”the CG said.
The Comptroller General of Customs who attracted controversies for remaining devaint to abide by the instructions of the National Assembly members to appear in his uniforms, said left for him, Buhari should take a deserved rest from politics but considering the level of decay occassioned by previous administrations, he should go for additional 4 years.
He said,“I can enumerate what you have done in just three years of your administration but three is not enough to undo what was done in 16 years. The destruction, the monumental stealing that we have witnessed, the destruction of our structures and our system, it takes more than eight years to be able to address them and I believe in three years you have done wonderfully well.
“I have said it and I will repeat it here Mr. President with all due respect, at 70 plus, with a good retirement benefits and with your house in Daura, if I were you I will see no reason to be in this arena. But why are you here? It is because you love this great country. You left your comfort to serve Nigeria and that is why for those of us who love you for who you are said we must follow you and ensure that your second term in this country becomes a reality.
“We want to say on behalf of Nigerians that we are solidly behind you in this second term bid. People may ask why are you so passionate about change. why were you so committed in 2014 and why are you so committed in 2018, this is because you are a man of integrity, of honesty and above all Mr. President you love this great nation”.