“I Came Into Office On 19th Of May 2015” – President Buhari Says

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he came into office on the “19th of May 2015”.

The
President said this on Wednesday at the presidential campaign rally of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Lokoja, capital of Kogi
State, while thanking the crowd for turning up at short notice.

“I’m
very impressed at this very short notice [sic], you turned out for so
many hours standing in the sun to see us and to listen to us,” he said.

“I
assure you that I am very aware of your appreciation of the efforts for
what we were able to deliver since came in 19th of May, 2015. All we
are trying to do is to remind you to think, ‘where were we in 2015 when
we came in, where are we now?’ What have we been able to achieve with
the resources available to us?”

Buhari became President on May
29, 2015, after contesting the presidential election three times — in
2003, 2007 and 2011 — eventually defeating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the March 28, 2015 presidential
election.