President Buhari Was Misquoted: Like An Old Wine,he Gets Better With Age- Adesin

Femi Adesina , Special Adviser on Media and

Publicity, has stated that President Muhammadu

Buhari was misquoted by national dailies and online

media, noting that, “like old wine, Buhari gets

better with age”.

Adesina noted that on Monday evening, Buhari

spoke with the Nigerian community at the Nigerian

Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Speaking extempore, because according to him, he

wanted to “speak from the heart,” the President

urged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria, a

country he went to the warfront to keep together.

Buhari who served as a military governor of the

then North-Eastern State at 33 years old,

declared: “I wish I became Head of State when I

was a governor. Now at 72, there is a limit to what

I can do.”

He added that “old wines are tasty” and the

President Buhari we have today is a man, like old

wine, that has got tastier. At 72, yes, he can’t be

called a youth, but he has in quantum the wisdom,

the patience, temperance and forbearance that

age brings. And all these virtues he has brought to

the Presidency, to make a difference in our

national life.

Meanwhile, the President assured the Nigerian

community in South Africa that his administration

will make a positive impact on the country. And

that he would do.

“Insecurity as symbolized by insurgency will be

brought to an end, corruption will be fought to a

standstill, employment will be created for the

teeming army of unemployed, the economy will be

revived, and the quality of life of Nigerians will

take an upward swing again. These will not come by

a sudden flight, but they will happen in the life of

this administration”.

Adesina noted that: “At 72, the Buhari persona has

not changed. He remains the simple, honest,

incorruptible patriot he has always been. And

because Nigerians earnestly desired change, that

was why they voted for him overwhelmingly at the

general elections in March, this year. All the

virtues and values of the Buhari persona will be

deployed into governance in the weeks and months

ahead.”