“Nigerians should continue to trust in Buhari” – Martin Luther King’s nephew
Isaac Newton-Farris, a nephew of iconic civil rights movement leader, Martin Luther King Jr, has implored Nigerians to give President Buhari more time to implement his ideals.
Members of King’s family had visited Buhari at the Villa on Monday (yesterday) and conferred him with the 1st Black History Month National Black Excellence and Exceptional African Leadership Award 2018.
Newton-Farris made his position known during the visit.
He said in his speech, “My advice to Nigeria is this, I know that a lot of Nigerians feel a little displeasure with President Buhari moving too slow on some of his reforms.
“I will counsel Nigerians to say give this man the time he needs to do the job that he is doing. He is one of the most legitimate leaders that the continent has produced.
“And he would if you all just stick to him I assure you he is going to make Nigeria a better place.”
Dr King’s nephew further said he was sure Buhari is a honest man and Nigerians should be cautious about voting him out of office should he declare his intention to run again.
“I know for instance what your citizens will say to me, he will identify the corruption but won’t do anything, he says until an investigation is done. But that is the proper way to do that,” Newton-Farris continued.
“You know fortunately he is an honest man, but if he would just decide in his mind what is corrupt and not corrupt and just taking action without a process what will happen with the next guy that comes who might not be as honest as he is.
“So, you need a process. So, it is not about the person or personality, but it is about the fact. So, I will just counsel Nigerians, I know, I am a visitor it is really not my business, but be careful before you vote this man out of office.”
Newton-Farris is quite unpopular with his opinions, as he once said he didn’t believe President Donald Trump is racist, much to the chagrin of the African American community in the United States.
