President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured Nigerians that he would do all within his powers to ensure that they would not regret entrusting national responsibility to him by electing him during the March 28 presidential election.
Buhari made the submission in an address he delivered to members of the Nigerian community in Niger during his visit to the country. Adding that his administration was capable of fixing the nation’s problems.
A copy of his speech was made available to journalists in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
Buhari told the Nigerian community that his government was just coming on board and was still in the process of setting out appropriate modalities on how to actualise its agenda of revamping Nigeria as contained in the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress. The reason Nigerians voted for him.
He however urged them to exercise patience because “the task of rebuilding Nigeria is an arduous one.”
He reiterated his position that to ensure accelerated development, his administration would concentrate on challenges of insecurity, near economic collapse, pervasive corruption and power shortages.
Punch reports he said: “I want to reassure (you) that we are going to tackle these challenges head on. Nigerians will not regret that they have entrusted national responsibility to us. We must not succumb to hopelessness and defeatism. We can fix our problems. However, daunting as the task to surmount these challenges may be, they are by no means insurmountable. There is now a national consensus that our chosen route to national development is democracy. To achieve our objectives, we must consciously work to improve the democratic system.” Buhari also assured them that his government would be resolute in ensuring that the country’s regained its enviable position among the comity of nations.
He however said he needed all Nigerians, including those in the Diaspora, to partner his administration in order to realise the dream. “I want to conclude by urging you to continue to remain law-abiding and to continue to be good ambassadors of the country as we embark on the journey of rebirth, development, evolution and integration,” the President concluded.
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Posted: at 4-06-2015 05:32 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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Posted: at 4-06-2015 05:44 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Nigerains are funny GMB hasnt spent a week in office people are already complaining gej had 6yrs with nothing to show only to ask for more time many were willing to give
Posted: at 4-06-2015 07:21 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Nigerains are funny GMB hasnt spent a week in office people are already complaining gej had 6yrs with nothing to show only to ask for more time many were willing to give
Well said. Only d wise will understand.
Posted: at 4-06-2015 09:47 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
I dont know why Nigerina's Presidents will always want to study the modalities... Are they not Nigerians?...If you are prepared to rule you would have studied the modalities before coming to contest...Go to work and stop all these modality studies that you couldn't study since twelve years that you started contesting....Get bussy enough of the talk.
Posted: at 4-06-2015 10:26 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
change ke,in nigeria,hmmmmm,well if the change really come i will be the happiest person on this planet,boc isee africans leaders as wicked minded people that is why we re still backward,especially nigeria.
Posted: at 4-06-2015 04:34 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac