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President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said his
administration would remain unyielding in the face
of terror attacks in parts of the country.
The President said the Federal Government would
continue to reinforce the nation’s defence with a view
to ridding the country of terrorists who had been
threatening the country’s peace and development.
Jonathan spoke through Vice President Namadi
Sambo at the opening of the 16th meeting of the
Baroness Lynda Chalkerled Honorary International
Investor Council, which held at the Banquet Hall of
the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said, “This administration remains committed to
ensuring security of lives and property of Nigerians
and all those that reside in this country.
“Our security forces are confronting terrorism and
any insurgency that seeks to undermine the security
of the nation.
“We will remain unyielding and will continue to
reinforce our defence so as to rid the country of
terrorism and the forces of evil that threaten our
peace and development.”
Jonathan said that Nigeria’s position as the
preferred destination for Foreign Direct Investment in
Africa had been maintained despite the current
security challenges, adding that his administration’s
determination to ensure that Nigeria becomes one of
the world’s 20 most industrialised nations had
grown stronger.
He said he would continue to take all necessary
steps to enhance the competitiveness of Nigeria’s
enterprises, having “significantly improved the
nation’s investment climate.”
The President said he was encouraged that the
measures the government had taken were steadily
contributing to the attainment of the broad objective
of the administration’s transformation agenda and
that he would not relent in efforts to sustain a
predictable and stable policy environment.
Jonathan said, “Let me reaffirm that our efforts under
the transformation agenda are yielding impressive
results. Today, Nigeria is one of the strongest
economic performers in Africa.
“For the second year, the United Nation’s Conference
on Trade and Development has declared Nigeria as
the number one recipient of Foreign Direct Investment
in Africa.
“In May this year, Nigeria hosted global leaders at
the World Economic Forum on Africa. Besides the
record attendance, prospective and sizeable
additional investments into Nigerian economy were
pledged.”
Chalker said a situation where primary school
children failed to complete their education was
symptomatic of the level of problems in the country.
This, she said, was the reason why the council
would focus on education.
“We do not have a separate session on power supply
but we do know that Nigeria’s progress again
depend on the gas reforms, the management of the
Transmission Company of Nigeria, fuel supply to
power plants, speedy implementation of renewable
energy and progress plan for developing domestic
gas utilisation. Power and education are at the
heart of what must be achieved,” she said.