Buhari is also a human being like us — Idahosa appeals to Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari needs more encouragement not attacks, if Nigerians want to get the best out of his government. This is according to Rep. Dennis Idahosa (APC-Edo), who is also the Chairman House Commitee on Legislative Compliance.



Idahosa in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Benin, said President Muhammadu Buhari is the right man to move Nigeria forward, but that no matter his good plans for the country, he needs the support of the people, to succeed.

He said, “This support is needed to surmount the challenges of insecurity, economic issues, fight against corruption and many other problems bedeviling the country.


“We must all realise that the President is also human like us, he is not a magician that can solve the problem of this country alone without our support. We all have a role to play.

“For instance, we should know what is due from us as tax, report anything that tends to undermine security in your area to the appropriate authority, don’t engage in any activity that will sabotage the economy of the country, protect public properties and above all, obey the law of the land.




“These are just some of the ways we can be supportive to any government, from Federal down to the local government level,” he urged.

Idahosa assured that the National Assembly (NASS) would continue to be supportive to the executive to continue with it’s people oriented programmes.



“Just like the Speaker said sometime ago, we were never elected to fight the executive, but to assist in every way possible to achieve the lofty dream of taking Nigeria to the next level.

“We may have cause to defer with the executive on some issues, but it will be resolved without necessarily heating up the polity or make Nigerians suffer unjustly.


“In conclusion, we must learn how not to play politics with every policy statement made by the government. Let us always argue issues based on its merit and demerit,” he said.