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...President says change starts with individuals

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged Nigerians to resist the tendency of blaming leaders only for the country’s state of affairs.

The Nigerian leader, who has lately been criticised for his alleged shoddy handling of the nation’s affairs, said the change that was desired in the country “starts with individuals.”

Buhari said this in an address he delivered at the graduation of Senior Course 40 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State.

A copy of the speech was made available to journalists in Abuja by the Presidency.

Buhari said, “The change we desire in Nigeria actually starts with us as individuals. In Nigeria, there is the tendency to lay the blame for the state of affairs in the country on the doorsteps of the leaders alone.

“Yes, leaders have a major role to play in providing direction and the enabling environment. However, the citizens’ role also is vital in attaining meaningful transformation of any society.”

The President assured Nigerians of his administration’s effort to return the country to the path of peace and prosperity.

He recalled that at the inception of his administration, he made three key promises to Nigerians -to address the various security challenges facing the country, reposition the economy and fight corruption.

On security challenges which he said abounded in all countries of the world, Buhari said he was certain that with the consistent efforts of security agencies, the challenges would be considerably minimised.



He told the graduating officers to realise that the nation had invested a lot in their training, hence the country expected the best from them in terms of commitment to their duties and fatherland.

“The highest standard of competence and professionalism is expected of you considering the level of training you have received through this course.

“Go out there and make your honest contributions to the discharge of the constitutional responsibilities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and be good ambassadors of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College,” the President said.

Buhari noted that the numerous security challenges facing the world today were trans-border in nature, involving actors in different sub-regions and regions.

The West African sub-region and indeed the African continent, he said, were not immune to the negative impacts of globalisation.

Buhari said to effectively combat the prevalent security threats, there was the need for African countries to continue to work together at all levels including operational and tactical levels.

He recalled that the armed forces of Nigeria, Cameroun, Niger Republic and Chad are in a multinational operation to combat Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin region.

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Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Who Else Do You Want Us To Blame ?

How many comon Nigerian citizens dey follow una receive treatment abroad, how many of una dey follow us the citizens spend hours on traffic jam, the kind heat wey dey because of no electricity, are you people experiencing it with us, how much is your breakfast allowance in Aso rock while some still dey find 50 naira to buy agege bread chop this morning, how many individuals dey follow una chop good life

My Dear President, To whom much is given, much is expected, i don't like to insult my elders if not i for tell you to shut up your mouth and finish the remaining days of your tenure since you don't know what to do or say !!! Mtcheeewww ...

Yes individual also have a role to play.Developing a nation start from our various homes,communities,states and then to the nation...When a person is bad in his community definitely is gonna be bad to the nation.Change begins with you!

that's d truth my president

Who are we to blame then?

What pled

You are right!
Only in Nigeria will AN ILLITERATE, GERIATRIC, BARRACK TOUT FROM DAURA LIKE YOU SMELL THE SEAT OF PRESIDENCY!

""Yes, leaders have a major role to play in providing direction and the enabling environment""



...Buhari have u done anything of these?

...u blames Jonathan all alone for insurgency and insecuty,

...ur just a confused old man

Chaii the terrorist has ran out of blames, he's trying to be a saint Now
Saint Buhari

Nogodye:
Yes individual also have a role to play.Developing a nation start from our various homes,communities,states and then to the nation...When a person is bad in his community definitely is gonna be bad to the nation.Change begins with you!

why didn't u say all these 4yrs ago

I'd rather vote for buhari or any other party than to vote for atiku or any other PDP aspirant.

kazmanbanjoko:
I'd rather vote for buhari or any other party than to vote for atiku or any other PDP aspirant.

ur vote is not needed

nero2face:
ur vote is not needed

but at least, it'll count. now, hold ur mouth like this...

We know ur type, made in Ekiti

When Sherperd starts blaming the sheep for having ticks in their body and doing nothing as a Sherperd to remove the tick rather blame the sheep more then you ain't a Sherperd, you ought to be one of the Sheep.

Nigeria is a prototype of hell

this illiterate of a man is really fortunate to become a president walahi

The problem of Nigeria is bad leadership. Buhari stfu.

But you blamed only Jonathan leadership in 2015

Nogodye:
Yes individual also have a role to play.Developing a nation start from our various homes,communities,states and then to the nation...When a person is bad in his community definitely is gonna be bad to the nation.Change begins with you!

Gerrout from here joor. Why didn't they tell us that when they were campaigning? Why didn't they tell us that we are the ones that will bring about the change so that we would have left Jonathan there and try changing ourselves.

Chai..
I tire for Oga Bubu
Bulk passing continues..

Does this retard ever accepts responsibility?

Your incompetence is the reason you made such a statement .

Nogodye:
Yes individual also have a role to play.Developing a nation start from our various homes,communities,states and then to the nation...When a person is bad in his community definitely is gonna be bad to the nation.Change begins with you!

My Muslim friend

When you have nothing to say please kindly shut the hell up

Luck and excuses are always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence, but unfortunately for Buhari he ran out of luck, the only thing left is excuses.

OK

He is very right though.The blame goes to the people who voted him as president. Because I don't see how a certificateless illiterate can lead a 21st century developing nation to greater heights.


Check my signature for your blog/website articles on any niche.

Switruth:
Who are we to blame then?

blame the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of Biafra that always worship and praised criminals.

Sorry, It starts with you and Yusuf.
You made the promises and wants to abscond.
APC is Scam!!!

For the first time since the inception of this clueless,incompetent,nepotic buhari/APC i agree with their submission..to an extent.

The followers in this country are as bad as the leaders,the keaders did not fall from the sky but were part of the citizens and followers before they became leaders..

The average moral,integrity,decency and principle compass of the avearage Nigerian on a scale of one to ten...is minus zero!..

It is a trgedy.

AND YOU CALL THIS ONE PRESIDENT.

oga we are tired of blame game theory. blame yourself for the blame