President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he is having spending sleepless nights over how to make the country better, just has he commenced moves to address food scarcity and increase in food prices currently being witnessed across the country.
He has therefore ordered that 10,000 tonnes of grains should be released from the national strategic grains reserves for distribution nationwide.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, also quoted Buhari as telling Nigerians that his promised change would not happen overnight.
Shehu added that the President had directed the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, to assist able-bodied men and women currently holed up in Internally Displaced Persons camps across the country to return to farming.
He said the steps were aimed at easing the hardship being experienced by Nigerians.
Shehu said the Buhari administration should not be blamed for the current bad shape of the economy.
Instead of the President, the presidential spokesman said the Boko Haram sect and past administrations should be held responsible for the state of the economy.
He described insinuation that the current state of the economy was caused by the present administration as misplaced opposition criticism.
Buhari, who rejected insinuations that poverty and lack being experienced by Nigerians were products of the change mantra, dismissed this position as “an erroneous and misplaced opposition criticism.”
Shehu said, “The President understands the pain and the cries of the citizens of this country and he is spending sleepless nights over how he can make life better for everyone.
“Contrary to assertions by a faction of the opposition Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, the President’s energy and focus are on changing the life of Nigerians, with a view to making it better than he met it.
“Change is a process. Change does not happen overnight. Change can be inconvenient. Change sometimes comes with pain. Over the past year, the government has been working night and day to deliver on its promise of change to Nigerians, and the painful process is still ongoing.
“This is work in progress. As life gradually returns to normal in much of the country and the North-East in particular, agriculture will resume and traders from neighbouring African countries will once again feel safe to do business with us.”
Shehu said it was only when Nigerians appreciated where they were coming from that they would grasp the full meaning and essence of what the ongoing journey entails.
He cited an example of three North-East states which he said lost about N3trn ($9bn) to the Boko Haram insurgency.
He recalled that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan said Federal Government losses amounted to about $18bn.
The presidential spokesman said it would have been a miracle for Nigeria’s economy not to feel the effects of this. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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More stories, excuses and blame passing. That all we can expect from you - plenty noise, zero action.
ReplyDeleteYou need a first class education system in place.
ReplyDeleteHow can Nigeria move forward, when its people are illiterates ?
Is not like that. Things will gradually changed. Is only we nigerian we are impatient
ReplyDeleteIs not like that. Things will gradually changed. Is only we nigerian we are impatient
ReplyDeleteBut during d campaign u ppl promised over nyt change y dis backward movement now.
ReplyDeleteI wish you all more and more sleepless night unless you uphold Justice and are seen to be Fair to all. God is watching you and there can never be peace for the wicked!
ReplyDeleteGod will help you Mr president. Change is surely difficult because majority are resisting the change. Corruption is in our blood.
ReplyDeleteMr Man, you better go and sleep so that you can a better dreams.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Maybe becos u don't have a laid down plan on how to better that country all u care about is how to turn all of us to Islam. I pity u cos very soon that sleepless night will turn to cardiac arrest. That will lead to ur death.
ReplyDeleteDon't retire oh...remain there.
What a stupid comment! Anyway, I wish you what you wished the President i.e back to sender
DeleteWhat a stupid comment for our president,its like comments are no longer being moderated before being posted.God will see the man through and when u start enjoying,u will use ur SAME stinking mouth to praise PMB.
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