The man, who vowed to trek from Lagos to Abuja if General Muhammadu Buhari wins the March 28 Presidential election to celebrate his victory, has finally met the President-elect.
The Ibadan-based man, Suleiman Hashimu, met Buhari in Abuja on Friday, April 24, 2015.
Hashimu spent 18 days trekking from Lagos to Abuja.
He narrates his experience; "I
made a promise because of the love I have for Mr. President that if
Buhari should win the 2015 elections, I will trek from Lagos to Abuja
which I have done. I thank God that I made a promise and I fulfilled the
promise. I passed through Kwara and Niger states to Abuja. I was
trekking from 6.00am to 6.00pm and anywhere I find myself when it is
6.00pm, I pass the night there.I spent 18 days from Lagos to Abuja.
“Once
I found myself inside the bush by 6.00pm and I managed to continue the
trek till 9.00pm to a nearby village. 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 Berger junction
in Lagos. I am not bothered about what people think. It is a promise
between me and my God. I don’t want anybody to believe me. I left Lagos
because I made a promise. Right from Kwara state, I never walked alone
for five kilometres. People always walk with me to the next village. I
work with a construction company based in Ibadan.” he said
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