President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that it is not easy to fulfill electoral promises.
The president admitted this yesterday at the graduation ceremony of
Course 24 participants of the National Defence College, Abuja.The president admitted this yesterday at the graduation ceremony of
He however, assured of his administration’s determination to bequeath a new orientation in leadership which he said, would be service-driven and committed to the fulfillment of its electoral promises.
“We are, however, not under any illusions that this task is an easy one. But we have put our trust in God knowing that with hard work and sound vision, we will triumph,” the president said.
Buhari stated that international confidence in Nigeria and its future was beginning to return because of how the country was slowly finding ways to solve its problems.
He said the nation was also beginning to have faith in the ability of its society’s institutional capacity to tackle its problems.
The president, who urged that efforts be doubled to restore Nigeria to higher glory, said the country had made tremendous progress in the last one year towards taking its rightful position in the comity of nations.
“We are, however, not under any illusions that this task is an easy one. But we have put our trust in God knowing that with hard work and sound vision, we will triumph,” the president said.
Buhari stated that international confidence in Nigeria and its future was beginning to return because of how the country was slowly finding ways to solve its problems.
He said the nation was also beginning to have faith in the ability of its society’s institutional capacity to tackle its problems.
The president, who urged that efforts be doubled to restore Nigeria to higher glory, said the country had made tremendous progress in the last one year towards taking its rightful position in the comity of nations.
“We hope to continue to build on this progress in the coming years so as to ensure that Nigeria maintains the enviable heights it has achieved thus far. It is a task that all of us must resolve to do,” he said.
The president recalled that during his inauguration last year, he had outlined certain core areas of national life requiring immediate intervention such, including security, improving the economy and fighting corruption.
According to him, while this is the nation’s unfinished business from the past and dates back to the creation of the Republic; “yet to this day, corruption and poverty remain our main national problems.”
Buhari said as part of efforts to address corruption, his government had set in motion legal processes to recover whatever it could and bring to justice those who betrayed their trust.
“Thus far, we’ve been able to recover billions of naira from indicted companies and individuals. In addition, through the implementation and enforcement of the Treasury Single Account, we’ve been able to save more for our nation,” Buhari stated.
Buhari affirmed that the Nigerian Armed Forces had proven to be equal to the task of maintaining the country’s internal and external security.
He challenged the graduating officers to harness the latest defence and security research as well as extant government policies for the benefit of their services, organisations and their nations.
The president said he was pleased to learn that the blueprints of training at the College had kept pace with the nation’s current security environment.
He noted that in the last one year, through the hard work, dedication and sacrifices made by the armed forces and security services, the capacity of Boko Haram insurgents to wreak havoc on the society had been significantly degraded.
The president recalled that during his inauguration last year, he had outlined certain core areas of national life requiring immediate intervention such, including security, improving the economy and fighting corruption.
According to him, while this is the nation’s unfinished business from the past and dates back to the creation of the Republic; “yet to this day, corruption and poverty remain our main national problems.”
Buhari said as part of efforts to address corruption, his government had set in motion legal processes to recover whatever it could and bring to justice those who betrayed their trust.
“Thus far, we’ve been able to recover billions of naira from indicted companies and individuals. In addition, through the implementation and enforcement of the Treasury Single Account, we’ve been able to save more for our nation,” Buhari stated.
Buhari affirmed that the Nigerian Armed Forces had proven to be equal to the task of maintaining the country’s internal and external security.
He challenged the graduating officers to harness the latest defence and security research as well as extant government policies for the benefit of their services, organisations and their nations.
The president said he was pleased to learn that the blueprints of training at the College had kept pace with the nation’s current security environment.
He noted that in the last one year, through the hard work, dedication and sacrifices made by the armed forces and security services, the capacity of Boko Haram insurgents to wreak havoc on the society had been significantly degraded.
Daily Trust
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