Garba Shehu, senior special
assistant to the president on media and publicity, has asked Nigerians to take
a moment to acknowledge the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration.
He said this in a statement
issued in Abuja on Wednesday.
Acknowledging that more still
needs to be done, Shehu said the federal government is working to make everyone
feel the change they voted for in 2015.
“The presidency wants Nigerians
to count the blessings that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari
has brought to the country’s economy, irrespective of the other areas where the
government is still working hard to ensure that every citizen can feel the
change for which they massively voted in 2015,” the statement read.
“We wish, however, to caution
that these comments should not be misconstrued as denying that there is more
that needs to be done, as the current administration is relentless and
determined to continue in its task of continuously improving the lot of
Nigerians.
“We are only saying that we must
learn to pause and count our blessings. The loud voices of critics with selfish
ambitions and ulterior motives should not be a veil that keeps Nigerians blind
to the many ways God has blessed us and improved our lot through the Buhari
administration.”
Shehu went on to list some of the
achievements of the government since it assumed power in 2015.
“Last year, the World Bank ranked
Nigeria among the top 10 reforming economies in the world. This was clearly in
recognition of the thorough
and rigorous growth and
development-oriented economic policies of the Buhari administration,” he said.
“In line with campaign promises,
this administration is spending trillions of naira to build railways, roads and
ramp up power supplies.
“Today, investors and businessmen
and women from around the world can arrive in Nigeria and get their visas right
at the airport without any hassle. This is just one of the many reasons why
Nigeria has advanced 24 steps in the global ‘Ease of Doing Business’ rankings of
the World Bank.
“The government is spending more
on infrastructure than previous administrations, despite earning barely half of
what the country earned from oil between 2011 and 2014 when the product was
selling for an average of $110 per barrel.
“The latest GDP figures show
continued growth after the Buhari administration successfully brought the
country out of recession, with virtually all sectors of the economy now on the
rebound, and significant progress recorded in agriculture.
“Has anyone heard of the
Graduates-in-Agriculture Scheme in several states of the federation, a
self-driven, government-assisted programme by which our young men and women are
stopping their endless wait for white-collar jobs and creating wealth for
themselves and the nation?
“Power generation and
distribution have more than doubled from 2015 when President Buhari took power
to the present.”
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Garba Shehu is in a state of inebriation, to say the least. Just recently, a statement was credited to Buhari saying that "Nigeria is in trouble under me". Garba Shehu is too stupefied to remember this quote.
ReplyDeleteFoolish man. Ten reforming countries and that is an achievement when we were fastest growing economy some years ago.Mtschew
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