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)
September 23, 2016.

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We don hear

How we got into trouble is by electing Buhari

Buhari is the problem!

krendo:
How we got into trouble is by electing Buhari

Buhari is the problem!

Truth is bitter,they says!

will you keep kwayet.

baba they never saved for tomorrow but they stole for tomorrow. God if you are happy with PDP am ok but if actually u are not prepare six bed room flat in hell for them.

These useless people in government are busy making noise & blaming others up and down instead of taking responsibility and salvage this sinking country. Cursed people!

Buhari can blame even a cockroach if he forgot to take his bath in the morning. Continue blaming up and down and forget how your ineptitude and lethargy led us to this mess. Continue laying blames when you managed to select the most useless set of ministers collectively Nigeria has ever seen since 1914, it's only the internet zombies you can deceive but the world and Nigerians generally know that Buhari is a disaster, the facts are there for all to see why Nigeria got into a recession and everything boils down to president Buhari who's either overwhelmed with the office and it's responsibilities or deliberately destroyed Nigerian economy for some sinister motives. The last time Nigeria got into a recession coincidentally was during Buhari's military tenure as head of state.

Ps; 4+ trillion naira has been spent by this junta since its inception last year with absolutely nothing to show for it, I guess it's 16 yrs of PDP that's at fault or we blame Gej. Just remember your days in that office are numbered, either 2019 or 2023 you will leave but posterity will judge you.

Blah, blah...let the blame game continue

I don't see anything wrong with what he said. He basically stated the reason for the downward movement of the economy. But he didn't say he wouldn't try to do something about it. Stop the unrealistic criticism. Look at matters with plain eyes.

This old man no dey shame o

ok continu

The country is in recession but the good news is recession doesn't last long, soon we are getting out of this.
My only complain with the direction of this economy policy is why are we not looking more into the currency swap deal with PRC to reduce dependency on dollar since more than 70% of Nigerian import is from China?

Person wey dey earn 100k monthly he no safe,he no buy land,he no build house for him family, he even dey owe him children school fees, na so so land rover and range e dey use for rented apartment,make una tell me how e go do well when dem don slash him salary to 30k...

Then get us out of trouble sir.....Thats what you are voted for. Instead of making your cabinet 70% technocrat , and critical thinking expertraite, you fill the cabinet with manual men that are part of those who plunge us into this mess after looking for so called "saints" for 6 months. And majority are just below zero in performance. Now, it is like tinubu has gone mellow after your so called boys hijacked the affairs of government. We will see how you will win this coming election because i know much wont be done in this manual administration.
I dont know why we, southerner, cant form a strong political affinity to show northerners that without us, they are nothing. That is why i always prefare regional government , any day any time. Nigeria is in the wrong hands and we (masses) need to break that their back bones.

Blame game over again...U make no mention of your wrong action and utterances

hmmm

Wish baba God could fast-forward this bubu's tenure and make 2019 next week Monday.

Next time we hear CHANGE we go understand the REAL MEANING.


The poor masses are seriously suffering

Hehehe....

You laid policies....first JP Morgan took off, then some key investors in our hotels, then some airlines, then some people lost jobs, then some biz folded up, then fuel increased (but we were told no subsidy), then some other things just increased, except our salaries.

You may have good intentions as regards making Nigeria great, but when I look, I see Amaechi, tinubu, oshiomole(that uses public funds to fry amara for election), I see rauf, I see the deed called hellrufai.......

Remember, to kill a rat in the house, you don't have to shut the doors and windows airtight, we'll all suffocate...

The headline should be 'HOW AND WHY YOU GOT US INTO TROUBLE'

Some will call this blame game but won't address the issues. They won't want to tell us how much was saved under le shoeless monsieur clueless. They won't want to discuss how come le shoeless was not able to tame boko haram but PMB was able to using the same military.

They won't want to discuss why monies meant for arms was used for electioneering. They will want us to get out of recession but won't want to accept the fact that it is corruption that got us here in the first place.

Children of hate won't ever say the truth simply because of the "my brother syndrome".

Blame game over again.U make no mention of your wrong action and utterances

We avv hear.

Enough of the blame game. If I took over the management of a sinking company do I go about blaming the past management? No I raise a team of managers, the very best in their various fields, and take the company to greater heights.

Mr President, sack your cabinet, bring on board the best hands before Nigerians sack you.

Shikena.

Government of Talkativeness and Photography... Keep it up

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Story for the gods

So when are we getting out?

Al the money and travelling haven't yield any returns
Still on this blame game

This kind country called Nigeria...only God is our hope

Dont wanna read dis shiiit!!

krendo:
How we got into trouble is by electing Buhari

Buhari is the problem!

The few elites (Obj and the abokis) imposed Buhari on the Masses.

And the innocent masses ignorantly accepted the CHANGE from BAD to WORST.