President Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that he
is still as popular as he was during the 2015
presidential election.
Buhari said this in an interview with the magazine,
African Leadership.
His words: “Yes, I was elected by an overwhelming
majority of Nigerians, and I am ever grateful for the
opportunity I have been given to serve.
“However, I don’t consider the result of the so-
called survey a slip in my public rating and
acceptance. I appreciate the high expectations of
Nigerians and as an administration we are working
assiduously to deliver.
“We came in with a mantra of Change and the zeal
to give a new lease of life to governance. Our zeal
has remained the same and we are always prepared
to make the difference.
“You will recall that when I was being sworn in, I
emphasized that as a government, three key areas
will be the priorities. The first is the need to rebuild
the economy. I also pledged to fight insecurity
while the third and equally important area is the
fight against corruption.
“Nigeria will soon be back on track. Before now,
we have been having sleepless nights in Nigeria
with Boko Haram having field days in tormenting
people, most especially in the North-Eastern part of
the country. So far, we have shown resilience in
stopping these people and yet many criticize the
approach we are using.
“What I think our people should know is that a
process of change is difficult as it requires
endurance and patience. China, Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia and other great Asian countries had at
different times passed through processes of
change. They are far better off today.
“And some of these countries were at par with
Nigeria in terms of development some five decades
ago. We are attempting to do the same here to say
let us stop building individuals, let us stop making
those who serve in government get stupendously
wealthy at the expense of ordinary Nigerians they
had sworn to serve.
“Rather, we should concentrate on building strong
institutions. Let us introduce economic prosperity
by bringing on more investors to catalyze a sense
of competition to grow our economy. Let there be
law and order in our ways.”
He urged Nigerians to “continue to exercise patience
and let them know that we will not rest on our oars
until we bring succour back to them and to the
country. From our efforts so far.”
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