President elect, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari has said he is getting nervous as the expectations of Nigerians from him are too high. He asks there was therefore the need to sensitise all to set realistic targets.Buhari said this at a meeting with the APC governors-elect at Defence House, Abuja, on Monday.

He also lamented the poor state of the economy which has made it difficult for both the federal and state governments to meet their obligations to workers.

The President-elect was responding to pleas by the incoming governors for him to prepare a sort of bail out for states to enable them pay salaries.Buhari said, “The expectation is too high and I have started nervously to explain to people that Rome was not built in a day.

”According to him, it is sad that the nation is grappling with security challenges while the economy is lying prostrate with most states unable to pay salaries in spite of the revenue we earned from 1990 till date.

He also said, “For this to be corrected, please give the incoming government a chance. Here, I will like to recall what happened during the Abacha regime which led to the emergence of PTF.

”The former military ruler recalled that, “The Abacha regime was a military regime and it thought that the only way was to increase the prices of petroleum products, but they were not taking Nigerians for a ride.

“They could have said if Nigerians decide too riot, they have the guns and so they can have their way. They decided to tell Nigerians that they were going to increase prices of petroleum products and the money we get, we will put aside for development. That was how PTF came.”Perhaps in a veiled reference to what his administration is planning to do to mitigate the effects of the economic down turn, Buhari hinted at embarking on public enlightenment to galvanise public support for his economic policies.

The President-elect said, “This time around, under this system, to bounce back with the issue especially with the backlog of salaries which are of immediate concern to individuals and states, I think we should look for a better way to address the issue and think of how to persuade people to give us a chance to organise the economy immediately and get something to pay salaries.

”He reaffirmed his determination to give priority to securing the lives and property of Nigerians because according to him no meaningful development can take place without security.

SkyBlue1:
I don't know how authentic the source is but if there is any truth to that comment Buhari should take solace in the fact that he cannot be worse than Jonathan. The task is great but the people are behind you and are cheering you on to succeed.

MizMyColi:
Good thing he took my advice.

dulaman:
seriously naija should calm down. PDP did 16yrs and did nothing, baba should be given time

ki02020:
PDP and TANoids will be like this man is confuse,no he is not at all. he is only been realistic with us that the stakes are high and any wrong step or policie will be a disaster

SkyBlue1:
I don't know how authentic the source is but if there is any truth to that comment Buhari should take solace in the fact that he cannot be worse than Jonathan. The task is great but the people are behind you and are cheering you on to succeed.

MizMyColi:
Good thing he took my advice.

Edunwa302:
He ain't seen nothing........... I said it before elections that it's only God who can stabilize this our dear country

Emyogalanya:
And when u raised the stakes so high what were u expecting. When the stakes are high there will be a showdown.
1 Reduce fuel pump price 2 stabilize world oil price 3. Create 3mill jobs each wear 4 pay workers 5 end terror from north ( dont start with massob or militants o start with boko 6 find chibok babes 7 revamp our refineries 8 maintain our economy (na we dey carry first o) 9 do our roads 10 end importation of gen (if you know what i mean) 11 make #1=1doll 12 pay our graduates 5k 13 feed our students 14 improve our agriculture to stop importation of food (e remain air make we import for nigeria ) 15 industrialise the country 16 2nd niger bridge 17 sea port 18 enugu/osha express 19 mainten our rail (se no get o ) 20 Hurl ur sword in the arena and ur dead... You have till december 31 to do all these and many more do this and i'l trek sound 36 states for you nonstop #babaonechance

Emyogalanya:
what fucking time pdp did 16 out of which obj buhari's ally did 8 yar adua buhari's bro from north did 3 and u heap the whole on jonathan? If obj fought corruption and insecurity would we be expecting that fight from jonathan today and u dare ask of time. How much time does he need another 16apc years? Or what you did not vote out pdp you voted Gej out if its pdp u wanted to sack then what are the founding fathers of ur sacked doing in apc. now they got what dey want, they wanna shut the defection door

Emyogalanya:
And when u raised the stakes so high what were u expecting. When the stakes are high there will be a showdown.
1 Reduce fuel pump price 2 stabilize world oil price 3. Create 3mill jobs each wear 4 pay workers 5 end terror from north ( dont start with massob or militants o start with boko 6 find chibok babes 7 revamp our refineries 8 maintain our economy (na we dey carry first o) 9 do our roads 10 end importation of gen (if you know what i mean) 11 make #1=1doll 12 pay our graduates 5k 13 feed our students 14 improve our agriculture to stop importation of food (e remain air make we import for nigeria ) 15 industrialise the country 16 2nd niger bridge 17 sea port 18 enugu/osha express 19 mainten our rail (se no get o ) 20 Hurl ur sword in the arena and ur dead... You have till december 31 to do all these and many more do this and i'l trek sound 36 states for you nonstop #babaonechance

Truckpusher:
Baba wanted this Presidency at any cost as if he has a silver bullet to settle the Nigerian misfortune ,now is still morning and he is already feeling nervous?

Omo! wake up o ,else e dun set for your head.


I guess it has finally dawned on you that it is not about talking but walking the walk.

Emyogalanya:
my dear who raised the stake if not he take for instance "AN ATTACK AGAINST BOKO HARAM IS AGAINST THE NORTH" now the same man says he will personally lead the war against boko and yet again he cannot guarantee and end to insurgency let alone chibok babes same thing that was the pivot of his campaigns 31december is the deadline first impeached president is in the making you can quote me by then. And pls stop the fallen oil price sympathy gist the price don fall long before campaign start

Jesusloveyou:
are u with ur sense?expect u to rain curse on gej now,for his failure,stealing all our resource,which he can't even pay workers,more than 30tr naira just disappear,$67b national debt,foreign reserve disappear,excess crude and swf acc disappear,more than $50b from nnpc is stil missing,wil all this money not be enof to pay workers and construct new nigeria to be like dubai?buhari is already better than ur corrupt gej that were not impeach in 6yrs, even if buhari did not do any work,but our 1naira wil not miss.sai buhari