The man, who trek from Lagos to Abuja for the celebration of General Muhammadu Buhari victory in the March 28 Presidential election, has finally met the President-elect.
The Ibadan-based man, Suleiman Hashimu,after spending 18 days trekking from Lagos to Abuja has met Buhari in Abuja on Friday, April 24, 2015.
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.
