₦airaland Forum

naijacentric:
Mumu pressy

Dindinrin citizen

I think you are the confused, ethnocentric, tribal bigot here. When all these cleansing,killings, carnages and destructions were been carried out under Jonathan, you blamed it on Buhari and some northern elders, now the killings which started under the administration of Jonathan is been blamed on religion under Buhari.
Questions
1 was there ever a terrorist group in Nigeria before Jonathan's administration?
2 Was there no religious killings under Jonathan?
3 Was there no herdsmen killings under Jonathan>
Do not be a religious bigot.

MadeInTokyo:

Buhari is a confused ethno-religous dictator





Lies and propaganda

Thunder fire Buhari Insha allah

contigiency:
Buhari you still have my support. You have channeled the country to the right direction especially on the giant strides being made on agriculture and social safety net. Even when we supported you prior to 2015, some of us never expected that you will come and do magic and fix the already messed up country within a short while. We were guided by the fact that it is more difficult and more time consuming to rebuild than to spoil. Apart from the criminals that infiltrated the herdsmen and brought casualties against the people of this country, I would have said it's been a complete success story so far. Even though PDP and their apologist as well as others who never meant well for the country are rejoicing because of their expected selfish political gain from the problem, but I always know that all of them put together are in the minority and as such will definitely fail in their project come next year.

Only optimists like you will identify this fact but for pessimists, no way. Thank God for giving us worthy leader this time.

MadeInTokyo:

Buhari is a confused ethno-religous dictator





Lies and propaganda

Thunder fire Buhari Insha allah

sorry I don't understand what you mean by highlighted or saying the president was lying about his speech. Are you saying there is no school feeding across the states he mentioned? If you don't know better better seek for knowledge before criticising what you don't have knowledge about it. All the states he mentioned were all enjoying school feeding from the federal government. To the mumu reno, the god ipob, most of what he mentioned were not in today's speech but just looking for opportunity to tanish the image of Mr president. Ippis he mentioned started during the time of obasanjo not the time jonathan and apc have never claim glory for that but claiming glory for better implementation since the policy was created. And, this is what gave them opportunity to remove ghost workers from the payroll. Meanwhile jonathan government also do their best on Ippis then but not as better as this government has done it.

NwaChibuzor100:
the mallam never finish him nonsense talk.. See as he take time lie on security matterz. The old agbaya no even gree talk about killing of Benue people by him family.tyrant

i'm not sure you remember to use your drug this morrning

seguno2:
Almajiri schools.
New universities.
Revived railways.
Revived automotive industry.

You said the looters team did these in 6 years abi

In just 3 years of Buhari...check in out . file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/BUHARI-ADMINISTRATION-3RD-YEAR-REPORT_FACTSHEET_MAY-2018.pdf

musa234:
Failed government of lies and propaganda .

To make your comment relevant and meaningful ,,,why cant you state out your facts so that everybody can see the lies he has told...mumu

udees:
Are you blind--Go to Abuja airport,Lagos Airport new terminals that Buhari is claiming bis his project was initiated ,built and completed by Johnatan administration--it only remain to commision them before the new government took over by 2015.Secondly,,About 7 power plant was completed by Johnathan administration...Alorji in Abia,Egbema in Imo,Odukpani in Cross river,Qua Iboe Power Plant in Exxon Mobil[which is now sold to Emir Sanusi by Fashola last year],Gbaran which is operated by Shell,Geregu near ajaokuta revamp and completed,Olorunsogo in Ogun [675mw] was revamp and completed ,Ughelli was revamp and completed,Omotosho [11] in Ondo,,was revamp and completed,Aba power station operated by GEOMETRIC [140MW] ,aFAM VI was revamp and completed,Egbin second phase was revamp and completed and some other private power plant like Ibom,Rivers state was also completed during his administration--some of this power generation station are the ones producing light that your Clueless government is claiming they have improve power--Did they built anyone in the last three years.Lets go into Rail system--Johnathan single handedly initiated everything about the rail system in nigeria by signing the agreement with the Ccec and Nexim bank for the construction of the railway lines in all part of the country--He Revamp and completed Enugu Port Harcourt--where Amaechi said He did not believed it was real--He bought the coaches after completing Lagos Kano,,He completed Abuja Kaduna and bought the Coaches which arrive in 2016,,He initiated ,construct the Abuja intercity[Metropolitan ]Train services that link to the new airport terminal in Abuja--This arrange is to take passengers from the airport to town when completed [What was left before he left office in 2015 was that it was not link to the Terminal as it was not completed yet.

Do you want to go to the airport remodeling--The Lagos International new terminal and the Abuja new terminal was on completion stages before he left office---He would have commissioned them if he was still in power--Get this right---But instead of this government gIVING HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE ,THEY KEEP FEEDING YOU AND OTHERS THAT WANTS TO BELIEVED THEM WITH LIES--AND TAKE SOMEBODIES gLORY....tHEY SHOULD KEEP QUIET AND RETURN NIGERIA TO WHAT THEY MET WHERE AN AVERAGE MAN CAN BUY FOOD A A AFFORDABLE PRICE,,wHERE CARS WERE AFFORDABLE,,A NIGERIA WHERE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GIVEN ALL WHO MERITS IT AND NOT TO mINISTERS CHILDREN AND RELATIVES, a NIGERIA WHERE EMPLOYMENT WERE EVERY WHERE both in the public and private organisation,, A nigeria where every body can leave together in peace irrespective of where you come from[Nigerian has never been this divided on religion,tribes before]]Nigerians have never experience this kind of ethnic cleansing going on in nearly all pets of the country before,,Nigerians have never experience this kind of brutality in the hands of Uniform men before.

Welldone. While I accept some of your points, let me counter some i believe are largely incorrect
1. The Abuja and Lagos airport terminals wasn't completed during Jonathan's era. In fact, they are still not ready as of now

2. GEJ competed 7 power plants in 6 years, Buhari through Fashola will commision 9 plants this year. While the plants are yet to commissioned, it is against your claim that they haven't added anything to the owner grid.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fg-to-commission-8-new-power-plants-fashola.html


3. The improvement in power can be attributed to increase in gas supplies to the Gencos due to the Federal Government’s N701 billion Payment Assurance Guarantee (PAG) that enabled GenCos to promptly pay for gas and other services.

4. Yes, Jonathan initiated the revamping of the railway sector but GE only supplied 25 locomotives instead of the agreed 100. And almsot all of the 25 locomotives are dead now because the govt then didn't sign any maintainance agreement for the 25 locomotives. The federal government also due to lack of capacity and inability to provide the needed counterpart funding had to walk away from a joint venture with GE to build locomotives in Nigeria.

5. It was Buhari that concessioned the rail system to GE in 2017 and this is why most of the railway lines you mentioned are currently being worked on.

6. GEJ also started and almost completed the Abuja-kaduna railway project which was conceived by Obj. So Buhari isn't wrong to have continued where GEJ failed.

7. I am sure you were only blabbing in the last paragraph by the way because it's either you were trying to play to the gallery or you have a short memory.

BlackPeni5:
Mumu president. 2019 is on the way. By the grace of God this will be the last time we hear your boring dictator day speech.

by the grace of God,he will be there till 2023

Deputy1111:
To make your comment relevant and meaningful ,,,why cant you state out your facts so that everybody can see the lies he has told...mumu

I don't argue with Yoruba Muslims cos we lead and you follow. Asslickers

package7:
I pray never to have such a nepotism and wicked Fooolani in power again.

But you pray have the team of the looters in power again...right? You pray to have the people that believe stealing is never a corruption in power again...right?. You never the value of what you have until you lose it, and when you lose it you will be crying to have it back but it would be too late then

yunusasa:
you dont to initiate n complete, what about completing d on going project or dont you think the moni he is using to complete d rail project can be use to initiate n complete a project,

Your point is that RAILWAY PROJECT is not important. It shows that you are not expose at all. Do you know the ease of transportation of goods and services it will bring? Do you know it impact on the economy of both region will the project cover and Nigeria at large. You need to seek urgent spiritual intervention for wisdom and knowledge because to me your are living in Pluto, not on earth.

emmasege:
Buhari just gave his last democracy day speech before the next general election, and his penultimate in Aso Rock, the last being on 29 May 2019.

We have 365 days more to endure this national disaster called BUHARI.

GOD, PLEASE GIVE US ENDURING GRACE FOR ONE MORE YEAR.

Who is condemning when God has not.....if God still want him there,,,who are you to say no...i beg go sit down

Pope22:
Your last democracy message from the oval office

Says who

good speech by the president

seunlayi:
And what about herdsmen killing for fun?
Ok

Your hypocritical and bad impression mind may not let you know this administration is working so hard to put an end to the senseless and incessant killings in the country...and to put those people behind the killing to justice.

Futureleader201:
APC GOVERNMENT and lies are 5 & 6.

How can you be saying all this lies ,,,and you call yourself futureleader.....you cant be a leader when you cant see anything doing by this government ....it also means you are preparing for lie lie government in the nearest future...

Pope22:
Your last democracy message from the oval office

Wake up from your slumber...
Good work continues...

Oladimeji1969:
Because you naturally hate truth that is why the truth appear to you as a lie

Odedimeji or whatever you call yourself, give us your own narrative not watery comment like this. Your own view as far as today is concern is just above comment......You should cover your eye....You justify the fact that you are a lazy Nigerian.

twentyk:
Do you have any work to do....do you need something done asap,an errand, casual, menial, official in fact anything....id do it for you FOR FREE...... JUST QUOTE ME..... better anything than idleness......

your cv to bajomooludare@gmail.com

Realdeals:
I didn't bother to listen to PMB address, because it's irrelevant. It is my first time of doing that.

trust me,you are the problem of yourself

GOD BLESS YOU mr president

Brunicekid:
ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI , PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION , TUESDAY, 29 TH MAY, 2018
My Dear Nigerians !
Today marks the 19 th year of our nascent democracy and the 3 rd Anniversary of this administration . I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus far . This administration came at a time that Nigerians needed Change, the Change we promised and the Change we continue to deliver . We have faced a lot of challenges on this journey and Nigerians have stood by us in achieving the three cardinal points of this administration namely; Security , Corruption and the Economy .
2 . The commemoration of this year ’s Democracy Day is a celebration of freedom , a salute to the resilience and determination of Nigerians and a recommitment by Government to keep its promise to lead Nigeria into a new era of justice and prosperity .
3 . Public safety and security remains the primary duty of this Government . Before this Administration came into being 3 years ago, Boko Haram held large areas of land spanning several Local Governments in the North East .
4 . Today , the capacity of the insurgents has been degraded leading to the re -establishment of authority of government and the release of captives including , happily, 106 Chibok and 104 Dapchi girls, and over 16 , 000 other persons held by the Boko Haram.
5 . In order to minimize the impact of the insurgency on Internally Displaced Persons, Government has established secure IDP Camps and has improved the mechanism for the distribution of basic aid , foods and essential commodities using various strategies in collaboration with local and international Organizations .
6 . Efforts are in process for resettlement of IDPs in their home communities by providing schools , hospitals , clinics , water and sanitation to facilitate a quick return to economic activities . Government is similarly implementing de -radicalization and rehabilitation programmes to facilitate sustainable peace and development.
7 . The unfortunate incidences of kidnappings , herdsmen and farmers clashes in several communities which have led to high number of fatalities and loss of properties across the country is being addressed and the identified culprits and their sponsors shall be made to face the full wrath of the law . All the three tiers of Government are presently engaged with communities and religious organizations to restore peaceful co -existence among Nigerians .
8 . I want to commend members of the Multinational Joint Task Force drawn from Niger, Benin , Chad , Cameroon and our own country in collaboration with the International Community who are assisting in the fight against insurgency in the North East . I also commend the gallantry of members of our Armed Forces and other security agencies that have continued to provide security for lives and properties across the country . State and Local traditional authorities are helping with much needed intelligence in this fight against insurgency.
9 . This administration is pained over the grievous loss of lives and properties occasioned by the carnage of insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country . I wish to assure Nigerians that we will not rest until all criminal elements and their sponsors are brought to justice . Government is boosting the capacity of our security agencies through recruitment of more personnel , training and procurement of modern equipment , enhancement of intelligence gathering as well as boosting their morale in the face of daunting challenges.
10 . The Niger Delta Region has enjoyed relative peace through social inclusiveness and cooperation of the Elders and the good people of the region. Government is committed to implementing the comprehensive peace , security and development plan for the region. The environmental clean - up of the region which commenced with the launch in Bodo , Ogoni in June , 2016 is progressing satisfactorily . Furthermore farming assets are being revived and investors in cocoa and palm oil plantations are showing serious interest .
11 . The second primary object of this Administration is to fight corruption headlong . Like I have always said , if we don’t kill corruption , corruption will destroy the country . Three years into this Administration , Nigerians and the international community have begun to applaud our policies and determination to fight corruption . We are more than ever before determined to win this war , however hard the road is. I therefore appeal to all well-meaning Nigerians to continue to support us in this fight .
12 . Various policy measures already put in place to stem the tide of corrupt practices are yielding remarkable results . Some of these key reform policies include:
a . The Treasury Single Account ( TSA) has realized Billions of Naira being saved from maintenance fee payable to banks . N200 Billion has also been saved from elimination of ghost workers in public service .
b . The Whistle -Blowing Policy has helped to recover over N500 Billion;
c . The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit set up with a mandate to validate controls , assess risks , prune personnel costs , ensure compliance with Public Financial Management reforms has helped to identify and remove over 52 ,000 ghost workers from the Federal Government MDAs Payroll ;
d . The Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme ( VAIDS ) aimed at expanding tax education and awareness has offered the opportunity for tax defaulters to regularise their status in order to enjoy the amnesty of forgiveness on overdue interest , penalties and the assurance of non -prosecution or subject to tax investigations .
e . The Sovereign Wealth Fund project portfolio has been expanded with an injection of US $650 million so as to strengthen its investment in local infrastructure , power , health , re -construction of Abuja - Kano road , Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, East West Road ( Section V ) and the Mambilla Hydro -electric Power project as well as the construction of the 2 nd Niger Bridge .
13 . The fight against corruption through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has resulted in recoveries of Billions of Naira, as well as forfeiture of various forms of assets . This alongside other efforts has improved Nigeria ’s international image and regional cooperation .
14 . We have retained the services of one of the world’ s leading assets tracing firms to investigate and trace assets globally . This is in addition to the exploitation of provisions of existing Treaties , Conventions as well as Bilateral Agreements with Multilateral bodies and Nations . Nigeria has also signed Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements to ensure that there is no hiding place for fugitives .
15 . This Administration has therefore focused on revamping the ailing economy it inherited in 2015. In 2016, Government executed an expansionary budget and developed the Strategic Implementation Plan . For the first time , 30 % of the budget was earmarked for capital expenditure which represents an upward review when compared with the 2015 budget . The SIP was followed by the development of a comprehensive medium term plan – the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017 – 2020 .
16 . The broad strategic objectives of the ERGP were to; Restore and sustain economic growth; Build a globally competitive economy ; and Invest in our people . The implementation of the ERGP has started yielding results . The National Bureau of Statistics reports that the economy grew by 1.95 % in 1 st quarter 2018, which is a good performance when viewed against - 0.91 in 1st quarter 2017 and -0 .67 % in 1 st quarter 2016 respectively .
17 . Our foreign reserve has improved significantly to 47 .5 billion USD as of May , 2018 as against 29 .6 billion USD in 2015 . The inflationary rate has consistently declined every month since January, 2017 .
18 . Recently , Government conducted Focus Labs in three key sectors of the Economy namely , Agriculture & Transport , Manufacturing and Processing as well as Power and Gas . These have yielded significant prospects for investments and Job creation to the tune of US$ 22 .5 billion with a potential for creating more than 500 ,000 jobs by 2020. These investment generation initiatives are expected to increase capital inflows in the form of foreign direct investment . There is a high prospect that the cumulative investments from this first phase of the Labs will hit US$ 39 . 2 billion by 2025.
19 . Under agriculture , Nigeria continues to pursue a strategic food security programme built around self -sufficiency and minimization of import dependency . As a result, rice importation from other countries has been cut down by 90 % which has a direct impact on foreign reserves .
20 . The Social Investment Programmes ( SIP ) has been created as a means to graduating our citizens from poverty through capacity building , investment and direct support . The major strategic objective is to restore livelihood , economic opportunities and sustenance for the poor across the country . The SIP programmes and projects include :
a . Home Grown School Feeding Programme – About 8 .2 million pupils are currently being fed from 24 States of the Federation with over 75 ,000 Catering Staff engaged under the programme .
b . The Conditional Cash Transfer has so far recorded over 297 ,000 caregivers and being trained by 2 ,495 Community Facilitators in 21 states . Less privileged Nigerians are now being paid N 5 ,000 monthly stipend in 9 pilot States of Bauchi, Borno , Cross River , Ekiti , Kwara , Kogi , Niger, Osun and Oyo. Eventually the scheme will cover all the 36 states of the federation including the FCT .
c . Under the Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme – About 264 ,269 loans had been disbursed to 4 ,822 societies in the 36 States and FCT , while another 370 , 635 are awaiting release of funds .
d . N -Power Job creation Scheme – is targeted at providing jobs for unemployed young graduates and has so far recruited 200 ,000 youths while the next batch of 300 ,000 have been selected , verified and would soon be deployed across the 36 States and the FCT . Furthermore, 20 ,000 non -graduate volunteers have also been selected to kick off the N - Build programme in collaboration with the National Automotive Design and Development Council and the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria .
21 . In the area of power generation , Nigerians from all parts of the country continue to report better power supply and less use of generators . This underscores the effectiveness of the methodical plan to deliver incremental and uninterrupted power supply to our homes, markets , offices and factories .
22 . The country achieved 5 , 222 .3 MW representing the highest peak of power generated onto the national grid and delivered to customers in December , 2017. With new facilities , repairs and rehabilitations by Government and private investors , generation capability now exceeds 7 ,500 MW .
23 . This Administration is committed to lawful interventions to ensure the operators of the distribution business live up to expectations especially in the areas of distribution capacity, service delivery , collection efficiency, and metering to eliminate contentious estimated billing .
24 . The Transportation Sector continues to undergo a series of reforms in order to sustain the international best practices and ensure safety and security. The nation ’ s major airports have witnessed reconstruction of runways, installation of navigational equipment and new international terminals due for commissioning in Abuja , Lagos , Kano and Enugu. Bilateral Air Services Agreements between Nigeria and the Governments of other countries will significantly open up new flight routes .
25 . As a result of strict regulatory and compliance policies, Nigeria retained her Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) Category 1 status , after a routine international audit . Recently , a new Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility with capacity for aircraft C - checks and other comprehensive levels of maintenance was established in Lagos . This would save the country an estimated $90 m annually .
26 . Giant strides have been recorded over the past three years to improve road transport infrastructure in all geopolitical zones of the country .
27 . The Railway Sector has also received tremendous attention as this Administration is committed to the goal of linking all State capitals in the Federation by rail network to ease the movement of goods and passengers .
28 . The Education Sector especially at tertiary level has continued to witness expansion in order to improve access to higher education by millions of youths in Nigeria . Over the last three years , Government has approved the establishment of 1 new Federal Polytechnic, granted licenses for the establishment of 4 State and 14 private -owned Universities as well as 12 private Polytechnics .
29 . Government has also continued to support the implementation of various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of Basic Education delivery . Thus , it has ensured proper funding at the Basic Education level with the disbursement of N42 .2 billion UBE Matching Grant to 26 States and the FCT , N 851 .5 million Special Education Grant disbursed to 23 States and private providers of Special Education and N2 .2 billion Teachers Professional Development Fund to 33 States and the FCT .
30 . The Federal Government has continued to support fiscal sustainability at the sub- national governments through the implementation of the Budget Support Facility which was accompanied by the 22 - point Fiscal Sustainability Plan . Thus , bailouts funds were made available to States to ease their fiscal challenges and other obligations including payment of salaries .
31 . In addition , a total of 73 Ecological Fund projects for the control of gully erosion in different communities across all geopolitical zones have been completed in the last three years and are undergoing commissioning while 53 other projects are ongoing. The execution of these projects has generated 357 skilled jobs and 1 ,350 unskilled jobs during this period.
32 . It is pertinent to also make mention of the immeasurable contributions of the Nigerian woman to national development and advancement of democracy , over the last three years . The government and people appreciate you all as mothers of our great country .
33 . My dear country men and women , as we all celebrate our democratic experience, let us resolve to avoid hatred and intolerance ; we can only achieve our objectives in an atmosphere of harmony and peaceful co - existence.
34 . Finally, the up -coming months will usher us into another season of general elections . Let me use this opportunity to urge us all to conduct ourselves , our wards and our constituencies with the utmost sense of fairness , justice and peaceful co -existence such that we will have not only hitch free elections but also a credible and violence free process .
35 . In few days to come , I will be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign into law the “Not Too Young to Run ” Bill
36 . I thank you for your attention .
37 . God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria .

anaton:
All this long grammar and only just 5 likes. Just to show you how popular your principal is.

You lack sense of reasoning....what matter is not how popular the messenger is, but the most important thing is how truthful and effective the message is.

truthfulparrot:
Still waiting for one project initiated and completed by this administration

maybe you are not on this planet or you deliberately decided to be a fool......if you are lazy to read or lazy to find out his achievement so far.....i can help you out bro

musa234:
Failed government of lies and propaganda .

which lies are you talking about?

Brunicekid:
ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI , PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION , TUESDAY, 29 TH MAY, 2018
My Dear Nigerians !
Today marks the 19 th year of our nascent democracy and the 3 rd Anniversary of this administration . I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus far . This administration came at a time that Nigerians needed Change, the Change we promised and the Change we continue to deliver . We have faced a lot of challenges on this journey and Nigerians have stood by us in achieving the three cardinal points of this administration namely; Security , Corruption and the Economy .
2 . The commemoration of this year ’s Democracy Day is a celebration of freedom , a salute to the resilience and determination of Nigerians and a recommitment by Government to keep its promise to lead Nigeria into a new era of justice and prosperity .
3 . Public safety and security remains the primary duty of this Government . Before this Administration came into being 3 years ago, Boko Haram held large areas of land spanning several Local Governments in the North East .
4 . Today , the capacity of the insurgents has been degraded leading to the re -establishment of authority of government and the release of captives including , happily, 106 Chibok and 104 Dapchi girls, and over 16 , 000 other persons held by the Boko Haram.
5 . In order to minimize the impact of the insurgency on Internally Displaced Persons, Government has established secure IDP Camps and has improved the mechanism for the distribution of basic aid , foods and essential commodities using various strategies in collaboration with local and international Organizations .
6 . Efforts are in process for resettlement of IDPs in their home communities by providing schools , hospitals , clinics , water and sanitation to facilitate a quick return to economic activities . Government is similarly implementing de -radicalization and rehabilitation programmes to facilitate sustainable peace and development.
7 . The unfortunate incidences of kidnappings , herdsmen and farmers clashes in several communities which have led to high number of fatalities and loss of properties across the country is being addressed and the identified culprits and their sponsors shall be made to face the full wrath of the law . All the three tiers of Government are presently engaged with communities and religious organizations to restore peaceful co -existence among Nigerians .
8 . I want to commend members of the Multinational Joint Task Force drawn from Niger, Benin , Chad , Cameroon and our own country in collaboration with the International Community who are assisting in the fight against insurgency in the North East . I also commend the gallantry of members of our Armed Forces and other security agencies that have continued to provide security for lives and properties across the country . State and Local traditional authorities are helping with much needed intelligence in this fight against insurgency.
9 . This administration is pained over the grievous loss of lives and properties occasioned by the carnage of insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country . I wish to assure Nigerians that we will not rest until all criminal elements and their sponsors are brought to justice . Government is boosting the capacity of our security agencies through recruitment of more personnel , training and procurement of modern equipment , enhancement of intelligence gathering as well as boosting their morale in the face of daunting challenges.
10 . The Niger Delta Region has enjoyed relative peace through social inclusiveness and cooperation of the Elders and the good people of the region. Government is committed to implementing the comprehensive peace , security and development plan for the region. The environmental clean - up of the region which commenced with the launch in Bodo , Ogoni in June , 2016 is progressing satisfactorily . Furthermore farming assets are being revived and investors in cocoa and palm oil plantations are showing serious interest .
11 . The second primary object of this Administration is to fight corruption headlong . Like I have always said , if we don’t kill corruption , corruption will destroy the country . Three years into this Administration , Nigerians and the international community have begun to applaud our policies and determination to fight corruption . We are more than ever before determined to win this war , however hard the road is. I therefore appeal to all well-meaning Nigerians to continue to support us in this fight .
12 . Various policy measures already put in place to stem the tide of corrupt practices are yielding remarkable results . Some of these key reform policies include:
a . The Treasury Single Account ( TSA) has realized Billions of Naira being saved from maintenance fee payable to banks . N200 Billion has also been saved from elimination of ghost workers in public service .
b . The Whistle -Blowing Policy has helped to recover over N500 Billion;
c . The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit set up with a mandate to validate controls , assess risks , prune personnel costs , ensure compliance with Public Financial Management reforms has helped to identify and remove over 52 ,000 ghost workers from the Federal Government MDAs Payroll ;
d . The Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme ( VAIDS ) aimed at expanding tax education and awareness has offered the opportunity for tax defaulters to regularise their status in order to enjoy the amnesty of forgiveness on overdue interest , penalties and the assurance of non -prosecution or subject to tax investigations .
e . The Sovereign Wealth Fund project portfolio has been expanded with an injection of US $650 million so as to strengthen its investment in local infrastructure , power , health , re -construction of Abuja - Kano road , Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, East West Road ( Section V ) and the Mambilla Hydro -electric Power project as well as the construction of the 2 nd Niger Bridge .
13 . The fight against corruption through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has resulted in recoveries of Billions of Naira, as well as forfeiture of various forms of assets . This alongside other efforts has improved Nigeria ’s international image and regional cooperation .
14 . We have retained the services of one of the world’ s leading assets tracing firms to investigate and trace assets globally . This is in addition to the exploitation of provisions of existing Treaties , Conventions as well as Bilateral Agreements with Multilateral bodies and Nations . Nigeria has also signed Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements to ensure that there is no hiding place for fugitives .
15 . This Administration has therefore focused on revamping the ailing economy it inherited in 2015. In 2016, Government executed an expansionary budget and developed the Strategic Implementation Plan . For the first time , 30 % of the budget was earmarked for capital expenditure which represents an upward review when compared with the 2015 budget . The SIP was followed by the development of a comprehensive medium term plan – the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017 – 2020 .
16 . The broad strategic objectives of the ERGP were to; Restore and sustain economic growth; Build a globally competitive economy ; and Invest in our people . The implementation of the ERGP has started yielding results . The National Bureau of Statistics reports that the economy grew by 1.95 % in 1 st quarter 2018, which is a good performance when viewed against - 0.91 in 1st quarter 2017 and -0 .67 % in 1 st quarter 2016 respectively .
17 . Our foreign reserve has improved significantly to 47 .5 billion USD as of May , 2018 as against 29 .6 billion USD in 2015 . The inflationary rate has consistently declined every month since January, 2017 .
18 . Recently , Government conducted Focus Labs in three key sectors of the Economy namely , Agriculture & Transport , Manufacturing and Processing as well as Power and Gas . These have yielded significant prospects for investments and Job creation to the tune of US$ 22 .5 billion with a potential for creating more than 500 ,000 jobs by 2020. These investment generation initiatives are expected to increase capital inflows in the form of foreign direct investment . There is a high prospect that the cumulative investments from this first phase of the Labs will hit US$ 39 . 2 billion by 2025.
19 . Under agriculture , Nigeria continues to pursue a strategic food security programme built around self -sufficiency and minimization of import dependency . As a result, rice importation from other countries has been cut down by 90 % which has a direct impact on foreign reserves .
20 . The Social Investment Programmes ( SIP ) has been created as a means to graduating our citizens from poverty through capacity building , investment and direct support . The major strategic objective is to restore livelihood , economic opportunities and sustenance for the poor across the country . The SIP programmes and projects include :
a . Home Grown School Feeding Programme – About 8 .2 million pupils are currently being fed from 24 States of the Federation with over 75 ,000 Catering Staff engaged under the programme .
b . The Conditional Cash Transfer has so far recorded over 297 ,000 caregivers and being trained by 2 ,495 Community Facilitators in 21 states . Less privileged Nigerians are now being paid N 5 ,000 monthly stipend in 9 pilot States of Bauchi, Borno , Cross River , Ekiti , Kwara , Kogi , Niger, Osun and Oyo. Eventually the scheme will cover all the 36 states of the federation including the FCT .
c . Under the Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme – About 264 ,269 loans had been disbursed to 4 ,822 societies in the 36 States and FCT , while another 370 , 635 are awaiting release of funds .
d . N -Power Job creation Scheme – is targeted at providing jobs for unemployed young graduates and has so far recruited 200 ,000 youths while the next batch of 300 ,000 have been selected , verified and would soon be deployed across the 36 States and the FCT . Furthermore, 20 ,000 non -graduate volunteers have also been selected to kick off the N - Build programme in collaboration with the National Automotive Design and Development Council and the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria .
21 . In the area of power generation , Nigerians from all parts of the country continue to report better power supply and less use of generators . This underscores the effectiveness of the methodical plan to deliver incremental and uninterrupted power supply to our homes, markets , offices and factories .
22 . The country achieved 5 , 222 .3 MW representing the highest peak of power generated onto the national grid and delivered to customers in December , 2017. With new facilities , repairs and rehabilitations by Government and private investors , generation capability now exceeds 7 ,500 MW .
23 . This Administration is committed to lawful interventions to ensure the operators of the distribution business live up to expectations especially in the areas of distribution capacity, service delivery , collection efficiency, and metering to eliminate contentious estimated billing .
24 . The Transportation Sector continues to undergo a series of reforms in order to sustain the international best practices and ensure safety and security. The nation ’ s major airports have witnessed reconstruction of runways, installation of navigational equipment and new international terminals due for commissioning in Abuja , Lagos , Kano and Enugu. Bilateral Air Services Agreements between Nigeria and the Governments of other countries will significantly open up new flight routes .
25 . As a result of strict regulatory and compliance policies, Nigeria retained her Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) Category 1 status , after a routine international audit . Recently , a new Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility with capacity for aircraft C - checks and other comprehensive levels of maintenance was established in Lagos . This would save the country an estimated $90 m annually .
26 . Giant strides have been recorded over the past three years to improve road transport infrastructure in all geopolitical zones of the country .
27 . The Railway Sector has also received tremendous attention as this Administration is committed to the goal of linking all State capitals in the Federation by rail network to ease the movement of goods and passengers .
28 . The Education Sector especially at tertiary level has continued to witness expansion in order to improve access to higher education by millions of youths in Nigeria . Over the last three years , Government has approved the establishment of 1 new Federal Polytechnic, granted licenses for the establishment of 4 State and 14 private -owned Universities as well as 12 private Polytechnics .
29 . Government has also continued to support the implementation of various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of Basic Education delivery . Thus , it has ensured proper funding at the Basic Education level with the disbursement of N42 .2 billion UBE Matching Grant to 26 States and the FCT , N 851 .5 million Special Education Grant disbursed to 23 States and private providers of Special Education and N2 .2 billion Teachers Professional Development Fund to 33 States and the FCT .
30 . The Federal Government has continued to support fiscal sustainability at the sub- national governments through the implementation of the Budget Support Facility which was accompanied by the 22 - point Fiscal Sustainability Plan . Thus , bailouts funds were made available to States to ease their fiscal challenges and other obligations including payment of salaries .
31 . In addition , a total of 73 Ecological Fund projects for the control of gully erosion in different communities across all geopolitical zones have been completed in the last three years and are undergoing commissioning while 53 other projects are ongoing. The execution of these projects has generated 357 skilled jobs and 1 ,350 unskilled jobs during this period.
32 . It is pertinent to also make mention of the immeasurable contributions of the Nigerian woman to national development and advancement of democracy , over the last three years . The government and people appreciate you all as mothers of our great country .
33 . My dear country men and women , as we all celebrate our democratic experience, let us resolve to avoid hatred and intolerance ; we can only achieve our objectives in an atmosphere of harmony and peaceful co - existence.
34 . Finally, the up -coming months will usher us into another season of general elections . Let me use this opportunity to urge us all to conduct ourselves , our wards and our constituencies with the utmost sense of fairness , justice and peaceful co -existence such that we will have not only hitch free elections but also a credible and violence free process .
35 . In few days to come , I will be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign into law the “Not Too Young to Run ” Bill
36 . I thank you for your attention .
37 . God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria .

All is correct apart from number 21 that is questionable

emmasege:
Buhari just gave his last democracy day speech before the next general election, and his penultimate in Aso Rock, the last being on 29 May 2019.

We have 365 days more to endure this national disaster called BUHARI.

GOD, PLEASE GIVE US ENDURING GRACE FOR ONE MORE YEAR.

mumu,you think your stupid comment on nairaland will count as vote?sidon there till 2023 you go dey alright las las

Futureleader201:
APC GOVERNMENT and lies are 5 & 6.

keep deceiving yourself

I congratulate Nigerians for witnessing another epic moment in the history of our nation. Our democracy milestone have witness both progressive narrative from the optimists and retrogressive from the pessimists. The narrative of President muhammadu Buhari is drafted and drawn from the point of maturity, responsibility and responsiveness. Anybody can buy is speech, anybody can as well ignore every content of the speech. What matter most is our patriotism to the country presumably should loved by all and sundry. If you love Nigeria, you love yourself. If you hate Nigeria, you hate yourself. Anybody who ignore the content of the good morning message delivered by the president today, ignore is place in Nigeria.

Obijulius:
Only Zombies/HeadSlammers/Slaves are thrilled by this speech!!!!

If you take this man serious then your IQ and literacy level are on the same level as the IGP!

mumu is your name

Spartan1203:
There's no mention of any new developments in the health sector. Health workers strike lingers.

Os nah the first time health workers go strike?? Abi workers no strike for the last administration...In fact strike is no more a new thing in Nigeria and it is foolish to even attempt to measure any government achievement by the industrial actions.

naijacentric:
Mumu pressy

lazy youth