Abuja – The Muhammadu Buhari administration will
strive to deliver on its campaign promises to the people of Nigeria, the Vice
President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has assured.
Osinbajo gave the assurance on Saturday at Ikenne, his home town
where he was the Special Guest of Honour at the 39th Ereke Day celebration.
Osinbajo pointed out that the opportunity to address the
nation’s numerous challenges and reposition the country for greatness is now.
He said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration
would keep its promises, saying “the President has no other business besides
fixing the problems of the country.’’
He cited corruption and stealing as some of the reasons why
things had gone wrong in the country, adding “but it is time now to fix all
that have gone wrong.”
He restated the commitment of the Federal Government to address
the challenges facing the country.
He said: “we have to deal with unemployment of young people; we
have to deal with infrastructure; we have to deal with bad roads; we have to
restore power, the challenges are many.
“But I want to assure you that every single day that President
Buhari spends in Abuja; that I spend in Abuja, we will work hard to achieve the
promises we have made.
“You can be sure of an honest and transparent government; you
can be sure of hard work.
“You can be sure that everything we promised, we will do.”
Osinbajo, who also spoke to newsmen at the end of the event,
said that President Buhari was working daily on how to solve Nigeria’s economic
challenges.
“The President you know has no other business; he is not doing
anything else; this is his life commitment.
“And he has said this is what he is going to commit his entire
life to, to ensure that the economic problems are solved, employment
opportunities are created,”, the VP said.
He called on the indigenes of Ikenne to re-dedicate themselves
to the visions of their elders such late Chief Obafemi Awolowo former Nigerian
nationalist and Premier of the old Western Region. (NAN)
Source: Vanguard
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