“I Don’t Even Want Anybody to Believe Me” - Man Who Trekked for Buhari

Hashimu Suleiman said he was going to trek from Lagos to Abuja if Buhari won Nigeria's presidential election. Buhari won, Hashimu did his trek and during the week, finally got his wish to meet Buhari in flesh, pictured above.

Not everybody believes his trek story and Hashimu has addressed that. Here's what he said during his meeting with the President-elect:

“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 kilometers. People always walk with me to the next village. I work with a construction company based in Ibadan.''.

In response, Buhari told him:

“I want to congratulate you for making it. He is a young man and he was lucky that his health did not fail him. I also heard so many stories that you wore almost half a dozen pair of shoes. I also understand that there are people who have been quite generous to help you to pay for pairs of shoes”.