The President has opened up on why he chose to compound three portfolios for the former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN to handle.
The President opened up during an interview re\cently granted to a magazine, The Interview.
Buhari during the interview said the former Lagos State Governor showed a lot of hardwork in handling the affairs of Lagos state. He also noted that “the economic realities demanded that we merge ministries and we did”.
He continued: “Putting three critical ministries under one man was determined by the ability to perform.
“This is a man who had ruled a state excellently for eight years and as they say, the reward for hard work is more work”.
The President also addressed the slow nature of his administration as he pointed out that there was no wisdom in rushing things.
“There is still a lot of wisdom in the saying, ‘slow and steady wins the race.’
“If they say we are slow, do they also say we are steady?
“Then, it means we will win the race eventually.
“There is no wisdom in being in a rush and messing up everything. You will make avoidable mistakes and end up with a lot of regrets,” he added.