Can someone remind Mr President that election is over

My govt will set Nigeria free from poverty

 

President Buhari said his plan is diversify the economy, use agriculture to save foreign exchange and pull many out of poverty – He said Nigeria cannot continue to spend $11billion annually to import wheat, rice, sugar and fish – The president maintained that his social policy programmes will go ahead despite austerity measures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bola Tinubu President Buhari being received by Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the International Conference Centre Abuja Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that his administration is poised to break all economic barriers and set Nigeria free from poverty.
Buhari said this before jetting out of the country to the united states of America yesterday, March 29 at the Eighth Bola Tinubu Colloquium in Abuja He said although some Nigerians had become disoriented and impatient, but the plan is basically to: diversify the economy, which Buhari said could no longer be a slogan but a necessity; and use agriculture to save foreign exchange and pull many out of poverty. READ ALSO: 10 legacies of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as Lagos state governor Buhari said his administration will continue to make substantial investments in human capital development. He said: “The theme for this year could not have been better chosen. As the nation grapples with decades of dependence and profligacy of natural resources, and the coincidence of shrinking of oil prices, the chickens have indeed come home to roost.


“Diversifying the economy can no longer be a slogan. It has become a necessity. Economic growth cannot just be for the lucky few at the top, it has to be broad-based, for every Nigerian citizen, and a good place to start is with the agricultural sector. “We face urgent challenges – tackling insecurity, creating jobs, addressing the country’s balance of payments and stimulating and sustaining national economic recovery. READ ALSO: President Buhari eulogises Tinubu at 64 “ But even as we deal with these issues, I know it is also important, and indeed critical to focus on the pressing challenge that confronts some millions of our men, women and children around the country — the injustice of hunger and the need for long-term food security.”

The president equally stated that Nigeria cannot continue to spend $11billion annually to import wheat, rice, sugar and fish stressing that his social policy programmes will go ahead despite austerity measures. Meanwhile, the All Progressive Congress Urban-Rural Self Employment and Poverty Eradication Nationwide (APCURSEPEN) has revealed plans to raise N64 billion as a birthday gift for Bola Tinubu. The group which claims political alliance with the former Lagos state governor and national leader of APC noted that the money will be used in helping less privileged Nigerians including physically challenged, internally displaced persons and the aged.