Muhammadu Buhari has addressed his ministers-designate while opening two-days retreat in Abuja, today, Nov 5.
President Muhammadu Buhari speaking while declaring open a two-day ministerial retreat at the presidential villa in Abuja.
The retreat held inside the old Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock villa and had the theme “Delivering Change: From precepts to practice”.
President Buhari touched several
key issues in his speech.
On how his administration will be
judged
Buhari said the achievements of
his government would be counted according to the number of Nigerians that were
moved out of poverty.
The president said the economic
focus of his government would ensure inclusive growth.
“All
government officials should count themselves privileged to have been chosen
among millions of their compatriots at this time to be the instruments that
will deliver the change the ruling party promised,” he stated.
The direction and priorities of
the government
While defining the work of
renovation as immediate and hige, Buhari described Nigerians’ expectations as
high.
The leader of the nation added
that officials’ resolve to succeed and change the fortunes of Nigeria must be
the same to the challenge.
Buhari said he was persuaded that
in accepting his invitation to work for the nation, the incoming ministers were
also equally determined to take part in what he defined as a patriotic
undertaking.
On Boko Haram
He said: “My election
as President of this country was hinged on my promise to tackle corruption,
insecurity and revive the economy.
“We have already taken deliberate
measures to plug leakages of government revenue and resources. You all know the
steps we have taken to tackle Boko Haram. We have degraded them and in
desperation, they are resorting to attacks on soft targets, killing innocent
people.”
“Diversification
of the economy away from oil will be a major focus of this government. We will
intervene in mining and agriculture and upgrade the country’s physical and
social infrastructure, which will broaden our revenue base and significantly
improve the level of employment, especially among the youth.
“Our economic focus will be
policies that will ensure inclusive growth and we will count our achievements
based on the number of Nigerians we move out of poverty.
Senate president Bukola Saraki had on November 3
submitted the list of confirmed ministers to President Buhari.
After receiving the document,
Nigerian president gave the indication that some of the new ministers would
have to operate without portfolio.
Source: Naij.com
Post a Comment