Buhari appeals to Nigerians to be patient with him while he works on the changes needed to grow the economy

President Buhari through a statement by the Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu appealed to Nigerians to be patient with him over the difficulties in the land, adding that the change he promised will be achieved soon.
As part of the change, the President ordered the release of 10,000 tons of grains from the national strategic grains reserves to help alleviate hard times people were suffering.
The statement reads in full...

The Presidency firmly rejects the insinuations that poverty and lack are products of the Change mantra. This should be dismissed as an erroneous and misplaced opposition criticism. The President understands the pain and the cries of the citizens of this country and he is spending sleepless nights over how he can make life better for everyone.

Contrary to assertions by a faction of the opposition Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, the President’s energy and focus are on changing the lives of Nigerians, with a view to making it better than he met it.

“Change is a process. Change does not happen overnight. Change can be inconvenient. Change sometimes comes with pain. Over the past year, the government has been working night and day to deliver on its promise of change to Nigerians, and the painful process is still ongoing. “This is work in progress

. As life gradually returns to normal in much of the country and the northeast in particular, agriculture will resume and traders from neighbouring African countries will once again feel safe to do business with us. “It is estimated, for instance, that three Northeast states of Nigeria alone have so far lost about three trillion Naira (Nine billion US Dollars) to the Boko Haram insurgency.

The previous administration at the center said Federal Government losses amounted to about USD18 billion. “It would have been a miracle for our country’s economy not to feel the effects of this. And, in addition to the thousands of lives lost to the insurgency, thousands have also lost their means of livelihood.

The northeast region of Nigeria is a mostly agrarian society, which means Nigeria has lost billions of naira in agricultural produce. Many communities, which have had their yearly planting and harvesting cycle disrupted by Boko Haram attacks or occupation are still yet to return to their farms. In many of these communities, there have not been planting and consequent harvest for between two to five years.

“At the time this government came to power, about 600 billion naira was owed to fuel marketers in subsidy payments. Strategic fuel reserves were depleted and local refineries not functioning. “One of the President’s first steps was to pay off the marketers, leaving an outstanding of about N150 billion which is captured in the 2016 budget. The Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries are being brought back to life. Shortly, Nigeria will resume refining its own fuel rather than depending on imports.

” As part of the permanent solution of recurring cycle of petroleum products shortages, government is working on a plan to ensure that some of the newly-licensed independent refineries start coming on stream from 2018.” “Government is also turning its attention to the sabotage of the oil and gas infrastructure that has taken so much away from the generation and distribution of electricity.”

“These are just some aspects of the change that Nigerians voted for, a change that is happening and which will soon be felt by Nigerians in every nook and cranny of our country. “Nigerians are a people renowned for our inner strength and our ability to triumph. These are just the darkest days before the dawn. The change Nigerians voted has indeed begun.”


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/buhari-appeals-to-nigerians-to-be.html

cc lalasticlala, mynd44

And the excuses continue...

We are waiting, at least we've waited for a year now.

MR president no time everything is up side down presently and you are travelling each day. Get down to work abeg or you think presiding over 160million people is by saying "i will, i shall" ?
Razor blade na from#10-#20.
Even shaving stick when be #40 now na #60. Which way presido?

Provide either light or fuel then ask for Patience, as we no get these two where we wan find Patience give am na?

We'll be there...

We shall wait, after four years, he will ask for extension of tenure to complete his work and another four year to implement it.

Pidggin post=:
Provide either light or fuel then ask for Patience, as we no get these two where we wan find Patience give am na?

mosquito don bite my body full with god mark self unto say no light. Fuel na 250 and he they say patience. Rubbish

realestworld:

mosquito don bite my body full with god mark self unto say no light. Fuel na 250 and he they say patience. Rubbish

Good morning
Fuel no be 250 anywhere my Man..

Dear Buhari should we be patient for four years? It's a year now and just little Budget is still on Ghost mode

STFu....donate grains..imagine diz dullard..village headmaster..he thinks we r his cows...

The dullness is real.

We did not vote 4 patience if we still need patience Jonathan wife 4 still dey dia.... If u cant handle d economy my frnd quit.

Till when

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EmekaBlue:
STFu....donate grains..imagine diz dullard..village headmaster..he thinks we r his cows...

Be civil. You are not impressing anybody with your insults. Your point is clearer when u are civil as u can still criticize strongly. Thanks

How is asking for patience the same as making excuses?

EverestdeBliu:
And the excuses continue...

Nigerians are impatient people, we are not known for patience. Mr President needs to work faster. Tho we know change is not by magic, we all must put hands together

SeverusSnape:
The dullness is real.

kodded:


buhari is a dulllard

If u r nt tired of being civil and d govt kip playing with our future..im tired...Not asking them fr a job or money but simply make our basic life a lil less stressful..

blackpanda:


Be civil. You are not impressing anybody with your insults. Your point is clearer when u are civil as u can still criticize strongly. Thanks

After 10 months , oh! I thought we were told that former president never stored anything good for this government. We don't need to be given fish , make the economy and environment suitable to catch fish. Our better still leave it how you met it, don't worsen it by you indecision.

blackpanda:
Nigerians are impatient people, we are not known for patience. Mr President needs to work faster. Tho we know change is not by magic, we all must put hands together

Change can be magical. It depends on which change. Its quite easy to destroy but to build requires intelligence not dullness.

Luckylife:
After 10 months abi?

Abi o.

APC government is incompetent, confused, clueless and wicked.

For what? My name na Patience?

Mr. President we are with you all the way. We know it is more difficult to re-build after the 16years of PDP easy destruction of the polity, especially the past 6years of flagrant waste and wanton corruption of the ineffectual baboon.

Only toddlers will fail to understand this point.

Ioannes:
Mr. President we are with you all the way. We know it is more difficult to re-build after the 16years of PDP easy destruction of the polity, especially the past 6years of flagrant waste and wanton corruption of the ineffectual baboon.

Only toddlers will fail to understand this point.

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EmekaBlue:
STFu....donate grains..imagine diz dullard..village headmaster..he thinks we r his cows...

wouldn't expect anything better from an "emeka".

we should be patient with him until he finishes destroying the whole economy.

SeverusSnape:

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welcome back from hibernation. it's not yet 2019, so I'll advice you go back to sleep.

we will wake you up then.

Atimes I begin to wonder if this present administration has been there for 4yrs, Truth is many of us here know the genesis and antecedents of the messy situation we are presently but religious and ethnic bigotry has chocked us from saying the truth. As long as we continue to shift unecessary blames, not admitting the rot was left by the formers and not hoping and praying to support the present administration, we can only expect the worse because no matter how loud our wailings are it will not remove a day out of the 4yrs PMB ll spend.

Ioannes:


welcome back from hibernation. it's not yet 2019, so I'll advice you go back to sleep.

we will wake you up then.

No, Wake me up by 2023.

SeverusSnape:
No, Wake me up by 2023.

if you like go and sleep forever. one less pest to deal with.