President Muhammadu Buhari said
his administration would assemble a strong team of Nigerians and allies to
implement transformative plans and proposals to reposition Nigeria’s workforce
for the modern technological age.
President Buhari said this in his
speech at the June 12, 2019 National Democracy Day in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said that toward that end, his
administration would ensure significant focus, provide resources, and where
necessary, reform in tertiary and technical education.
“Over the next four years, we are
committed to assembling a strong team of Nigerians, and allies, to implement
our transformative plans and proposals.
“We will see significant focus,
resource and, where necessary reform, in tertiary and technical education to
reposition Nigeria’s workforce for the modern technological age.
“We will accelerate investments
in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare programs, interventions and
infrastructure as well as in upgrading of our medical personnel to stem the flight
of our best trained people,” he said.
On food security, he said: “Our
farmers have made great strides in local production of rice, maize, cassava,
poultry, fertilizer, fisheries and sesame.
“We remain resolute in supporting
private sector in emphasizing backward integration and export expansion plans.
“Felling of trees to provide
energy for domestic use is taking its toll on our rain forests, our ecology and
our climate.’’
The President also said: “We are
taking steps to harness cleaner and more sustainable sources of electricity. We
export over 2 million tons of cooking gas, yet we consume less than half a
million tons.
“We will work to address this
issue and support rural communities with challenges of safely switching from
firewood to cooking gas.
“Dedicated agro-industrial
processing zones will be developed on a PPP basis to increase farming yields,
agricultural productivity and industrial output.
“Over 2,000 kilometers of ongoing
Federal road and bridge projects across the country will be completed to reduce
journey times and the cost of doing business.
“As I mentioned earlier, critical
feeder roads will be built to facilitate easier transportation for people and
goods from rural areas to major roads.
“We are at advanced stages of
securing investments to modernize and expand our transmission and distribution
infrastructure, ensuring that electricity is available and affordable for all
Nigerians.
“Several rail, seaport and
airport projects are at various stages of completion. We will open the arteries
of transportation nationwide.
“It is a fact that Nigeria has
more gas reserves than it has in oil. Over the last four years, we have become
a net exporter of urea, which is made from natural gas. We invite investors to
develop more natural gas-based petrochemical projects.’’
President Buhari insisted that
his government would not tolerate actions by any individual or groups of
individuals seeking to attack our way of life or those who seek to corruptly
enrich themselves at the expense of others.
“We will crack down on those, who
incite innocent people to violence and unrest and ensure that such actions are
met with the strong arm of the law,” he added.
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