HOW AND WHY WE GOT INTO TROUBLE, PRESIDENT BUHARI BRIEFS NIGERIAN PROFESSIONALS IN AMERICA


They converged from different parts of the United States of America, top rate professionals all, Nigerians whom Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Matters and International Relations, described as "15 of the best people God ever created."


The professionals were in New York to meet with the Nigerian President. Top flight aeronautics engineers, physicians, I.T experts, a Judge, a top policewoman, entrepreneurs, an Import Specialist at Customs and Border Protection, professors, two straight A students, and many others.


The parley provided President Buhari opportunity to bring them up to speed on how and why Nigeria got into trouble, with an assurance that with all hands on deck, including the best brains in the Diaspora, the country would bounce back in the shortest possible time.


"I am very pleased with this meeting," President Buhari stated. "Wherever you go in the world, you find highly competent and outstanding Nigerians. They not only make great impact on their host countries and communities, their financial remittances back home also help our economy, particularly at a time like this, when things are down.


"We got into trouble as a country, because we did not save for the rainy day. For example, between 1999 and 2015, when we produced an average of 2.1 million barrels of oil per day, and oil prices stood at an average of $100 per barrel, we did not save, neither did we develop infrastructure. Suddenly, when we came in 2015, oil prices fell to about 30 dollars per barrel.


“I asked; where are the savings? There were none. Where are the railways? The roads? Power? None. I further asked; what did we do with billions of dollars that we made over the years? They said we bought food. Food with billions of dollars? I did not believe, and still do not believe.


“In most parts of Nigeria, we eat what we grow. People in the South eat tubers, those in the North eat grains, which they plant, and those constitute over 60 per cent of what we eat. So, where did the billions of dollars go? We did a lot of damage to ourselves by not developing infrastructure when we had the money.


"Talking of our military, they earned respect serving in places like Burma, Zaire, Sudan, Liberia, Sierra-Leone, and then, suddenly, that same military could no longer secure 14 out of 774 local governments in the country. Insurgents had seized them, calling them some sort of caliphate, and planting their flags there; till we came, and scattered them.


"We raised the morale of our military, changed the leadership, re-equipped and retrained them; USA, Britain, and some other countries helped us, and today, the pride of our military is restored.
"Boko Haram ran riot, killing innocent people in churches, mosques, markets, schools, motor parks, and so on. And they would then shout Allahu Akbar. But if they truly knew Allah, they would not do such evil. Neither Islam, nor any other religion I know of, advocates hurting the innocent. But they shed innocent blood, killed people in their thousands. Now, we have dealt with that insurgency, and subverted their recruitment base.


"Those who stole Nigeria dry are not happy. They recruited the militants against us in the Niger Delta, and began to sabotage oil infrastructure. We lose millions of barrels per day, at a time when every dollar we can earn, counts. It is a disgrace that a minimum of 27 states, out of 36 that we have in Nigeria, can't pay salaries.


"But I prayed so hard for God to make me President. I ran in 2003, 2007, 2011, and in 2015, He did. And see what I met on ground. But I can't complain, since I prayed for the job. In the military, I rose from 2nd Lieutenant to Major-General. I was military governor in 1975 over a state that is now six states. I was head of state, got detained for three years, and headed the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), which had N53 billion of that time in Nigerian banks.


“God has been very good to me, so I can't complain. If I feel hurt by anybody, I ask God to help me forgive. He has done so much for me.
"After 16 years of a different party in government, no party will come and have things easy. It's human. We need quality hands to run Nigeria, and we will utilize them. I will like to welcome you home when it's time. But I'll like you to be ready."

All the Nigerian professionals pledged to contribute their quota towards re-launching their fatherland to a new dawn.


FEMI ADESINA
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)


Source: http://newsbeatng..co.ke/2016/09/how-and-why-we-got-into-trouble.html?m=1

May God help you through these troubling and dark days. The stars shine when it's dark.

Lalastica

AND FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND? IN WANDE COAL'S VOICE; NA LIKE DIS WE GO DEY DEY?

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Stupid of APC to think that PDP will save money down for them to come and spend, how much is Oshiomhole saving down now for Ize Iyamu?. Edo state that is presently in the red as regard savings.
Buhari should go and generate his own money to meet his needs, period. Who saved down for Goodluck?. Rubbish APC mentality.

Baba tell them

Ipob criminals have been taking care in your absence


So don't worry about them anymore

We have neutralized them psychologically, mentally

Gen burutai alias BRUTAL will take care of the physical

Aspect if they remain adamant

Well done sire

God bless you

God bless federal republic of Nigeria

does d dullard expect PDP to leave him billions of dollars for him to fulfill his campaign promises let d dullard generate his own funds n stop complaining.

What happened to your Grondnut Pyramids?, You prefer Oil abi?, then learn how to grow Oil.

sarrki:
Baba tell them

Ipob criminals have been taking care in your absence


So don't worry about them anymore

We have neutralized them psychologically, mentally

Gen burutai alias BRUTAL will take care of the physical

Aspect if they remain adamant

Well done sire

God bless you

God bless federal republic of Nigeria

drss2:
does d dullard expect PDP to leave him billions of dollars for him to fulfill his campaign promises let d dullard generate his own funds n stop complaining.

The thing tire me my brother. Instead of him to think of how to Generate his own funds, he still Pionting dirty fingers at others, why not change your name to Goodluck Buhari since the change begins with you, and start to achieve some positive result before your time runs out.

Jirate:
Stupid of APC to think that PDP will save money down for them to come and spend, how much is Oshiomhole saving down now for Ize Iyamu?. Edo state that is presently in the red as regard savings.
Buhari should go and generate his own money to meet his needs, period. Who saved down for Goodluck?. Rubbish APC mentality.

How old are you?

drss2:
does d dullard expect PDP to leave him billions of dollars for him to fulfill his campaign promises let d dullard generate his own funds n stop complaining.

So the best thing was to cart away the money in the treasury so that Buhari can start from the scratch right?

You must be quite intelligent...for an ape.

Walahi this Man wey call himself President no get Shame.


Oga we re tired of this "16yrs of PDP that 16 yrs of PDP this"

Oga do somtn.

Okpono!

idensko:
Walahi this Man wey call himself President no get Shame.


Oga we re tired of this "16yrs of PDP that 16 yrs of PDP this"

Oga do somtn.

Okpono!

Let me spare my little time to give you adult education


Your past determines your present

Your present determines your future

That what baba is try to tell you

Do u need more light on this same topic ?

Ioannes:


How old are you?

None of your business, unless Ban dey hungry You.

sarrki:


Let me spare my little time to give you adult education


Your past determines your present

Your present determines your future

That what baba is try to tell you

Do u need more light on this same topic ?

your level of reasoning is exceptional.
I cherish you

sarrki:


Let me spare my little time to give you adult education
...................
Do u need more light on this same topic ?

I can see you have no idea of the real issue, we want Actions not Talk Talk, Blame Blame. It's highly Disgusting for an elected president to be passing the buck which now stop at your Desk.

Jirate:


None of your business, unless Ban dey hungry You.

Run along kiddo.

Jirate:


I can see you have no idea of the real issue, we want Actions not Talk Talk, Blame Blame. It's highly Disgusting for an elected president to be passing the buck which now stop at your Desk.

Did u elect him ?

So if No

Just Sidon look

N see our dear & great country transformed by our

Amiable & articulate president

sarrki:


Let me spare my little time to give you adult education


Your past determines your present

Your present determines your future

That what baba is try to tell you

Do u need more light on this same topic ?

If u keep on blaming your past, u will never move forward.


Isn't 16yrs of PDP d reason pple voted for him?


Dre slogan was change.

Oooh I forgot!
70% of APC members nd this present cabinet memebers were part of d 16yrs too.

Infact ur case is spiritual if u re not yet tired of this government excuses.