By Marcus Ikechukwu
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said he was an orphan; he had no idea about who his father was.
The president said he spent nine years in a boarding school to acquire education, which in turn enabled him to get enlisted into the Nigerian Army.
He made the revelation while he spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at August 27 Stadium in Damaturu on Tuesday.
The President in his attempt to butress the importance of education urged the mammoth crowd at the Stadium to ensure they send their children to school and make them understand that whatever they have in this world can be taken away except the knowledge they have acquired.
Selling the candidacy of Tinubu and Shettima, the President said a vote for both party flagbearers, would guarantee the sustenance of progress made in the security, economy and education sectors of the country.
Buhari also seized the campaign to reel out his achievements against terrorists in the region, insisting that the APC-led government is more than ever before energized to defeat whoever threatens the unity of Nigeria.
While addressing the crowd in Hausa language, Buhari recounted how Boko Haram inflicted damage on the people, their property and the economy, before the intervention of government led to their decimation by Nigeria Armed Forces and security agencies.
‘‘Make sure you send your children to school and make them understand that whatever you have in this world can be taken away from you except the knowledge you have in your head.
‘‘I was an orphan; I did not know my father. I spent nine years in a boarding school and because of education, I was enlisted into the Nigerian Army.
‘‘I want you to strengthen your faith, try your best to uphold the children and family God has entrusted to you. Do not betray that trust,” Buhari revealed.
