President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday
received Suleiman Hashimu, the young man who trekked from Lagos to Abuja to
celebrate the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the recently
concluded presidential election.
Buhari, who received Hashimu in Abuja, congratulated him for
his achievement and courage.
Buhari said: “I want to congratulate you for making it. You are a young man and you are lucky that
your health did not fail you. I heard
many stories about you. I understand you wore many shoes. I also understand
that there were many people who were generous to you.”
Hashimu told the President-elect that he made a promise
about two years ago to trek from Lagos to Abuja, if you emerged the winner in
the presidential election.
He said: “I made the promise because of the love I have for
you. I thank God that I made a promise
and I fulfilled it”.
He said it took him 18 days to trek from Lagos to Abuja,
covering a distance of about 12 hours daily.
He said: “I passed through Kwara and Niger states. I was trekking from 6.00am to 6.00pm
everyday.
“I made this promise two years ago. I am based in Ibadan and
I started my journey from Lagos because Lagos is the most popular city in
Nigeria and I started from the Berger Junction in Lagos.
I'm not bothered about
what the people say. I have made it.”
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