{News} Economy Will Bounce Back – Buhari Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerians for their steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times confronting the country.
Buhari, in his Eid el-Kabir message to
Nigerians released in Abuja on Sunday, gave the assurance that his
administration would get the economy right.
According to him, the Federal Government
is ‘working round the clock’ to address the current hardship the
country is going through.
He attributed the economic recession to
cumulative effects of worldwide economic downturn and failure in the
past to plan and save for difficult times.
“It is impossible to separate the
present from the past to appreciate the extent to which mistakes of the
past are affecting everyday life today. I assure you that this
administration is working round the clock to remove the hardships the
country is going through,” he said.
He said development programmes had been designed to reinvigorate the economy and enhance living standards of ordinary people.
These, according to the President,
include rail and road constructions, housing sector projects, support
for farmers in small and medium scale industries, youth and women
empowerment programmes and support for revival of industries.
“We are getting security right. We are
stopping corruption in its tracks and we will get the economy right by
the grace of God,” he said.
Buhari enjoined Muslims to live by the
dictates of Islam by maintaining good relationships with their Christian
brothers and sisters.
He further charged them to maintain the spirit of the Nigerian nation as patriots.
“The lessons of the Eid are piety and
sacrifice and, my dear brothers and sisters, you have exhibited these in
equal measure. I wish everyone happy holidays,” he added.
Source: NAN
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