The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) said the outgoing administration under President Muhammadu Buhari was a huge success, describing him as the “father of modern Nigeria.”

This is contained in a statement by MURIC director Ishaq Akintola on Sunday in Abuja.

“As President Muhammadu Buhari winds up his administration and prepares to hand over power on Monday, May 29 we congratulate him and we thank Allah for his life. Although some Nigerians may not appreciate him at the moment, we have no iota of doubt that his legacy will endure. He is, indeed, the ‘Father of Modern Nigeria,” the statement read in parts.

Mr Akintola asserted that “no Nigerian leader has gone through so much, yet he survived and achieved victory. A gassing conspiracy theory kept him on hospital bed for eight months, but still he ‘rose from the dead’ and toiled with all his strength to bequeath to Nigeria a lasting memorabilia.

The Islamic group in the statement further claimed that one of Mr Buhari’s successes in government today “in the area of security is the absence of suicide bombers and the closure of many Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps. 

“He subdued Boko Haram and ISWAP and transformed the Nigerian Army into the most deadly fighting machine on the continent of Africa through consistent funding and transparency.

“He completed several Macadam road projects and bridges around the country, particularly the Second Niger Bridge which was recently commissioned.”

Mr Akintola however claimed that Mr Buhari’s “greatest asset is his incorruptibility. No single allegation of corruption was laid at his door throughout his eight-year rule.”

(NAN)