President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his
administration will get the economy right by the grace of God.
President Buhari on Sunday gave the assurance in his Eid-El-Kabir
message to Nigerians.
The president said he saluted the citizens' steadfastness in spite of
the difficult economic times the country was going through.
President Buhari acknowledged
that the citizens had exhibited in equal measure, piety and sacrifice which,
according to him, are lessons of the Eid.
He said the present recession was as a result of cumulative effects of
worldwide economic downturn and failure in the past to plan and save for
difficult times.
According to Buhari, "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."
The president also assures that his administration was working round
the clock to remove the hardships the country was going through.
"Rail and road constructions, projects in the housing sector,
support for farmers and for small and medium scale industries, youth and
women's empowerment programmes, support for revival of industries are all
designed to reinvigorate the economy and enhance living standards of ordinary
people.
"We are getting security
right. We are stopping corruption in its tracks and we will get the economy
right by the Grace of God," President Buhari stated.
He enjoined Muslims to live by
the dictates of Islam as well as to keep good relationships with their
Christian brothers and sisters and as patriots in order to maintain the spirit
of the Nigerian nation.
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