- President Muhammadu Buhari expressed disappointment in the country’s elite for failing to develop the country
- The president spoke Nigerians in France saying they will be able to participate in elections in the near future
- He said his administration was doing a lot with fewer resources
President Muhammadu Buhari has given condition for the restructuring of the country saying it must be well defined before it can be done for the interest of all Nigerians.
The Nation reports that the president made this comment during an interactive session with Nigerians living in France on Monday, November 12.
READ ALSO: President Buhari has made Atiku’s 2019 victory easier - Nduese Essien
He said the issue of restructuring has to be properly explained and in what form it should be.
The President said: “There are too many people talking lazily about restructuring in Nigeria. Unfortunately, people are not asking them individually what do they mean by restructuring? What form do they want restructuring to take?
“Do they want us to have something like the three regions we used to have? And now we have 36 states and the FCT. What form do they want? They are just talking loosely about restructuring.
“Let them define it and then we see how we can peacefully do it in the interest of Nigerians.
“They are just saying they want Nigeria restructured and they don’t have the clue of what the form the restructuring should be.
“So, anybody who talks to you about restructuring in Nigeria, ask him what he means and the form he wants it to take.
The president also said the diaspora community cannot participate in elections for now but said this will happen in the future.
He said “We want to secure the Nigeria votes first before we go foreign. We are going to strengthen the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be more independent and viable …. so that they can recruit more committed and educated Nigerians to be in charge and use technologies to get the votes from all the constituencies.
“So, with the way the economy is now, I think with the elections in three months’ time, it will be very difficult for INEC and the government to organize quality survey of those that are outside.”
The president also lamented the 16 years that the country wasted saying a lot of institutions could have been developed.
He said: “So, really I have seen it all and I was disappointed in the Nigerian elites. What have they done in these sixteen years?”
“What do we have with our oil production down to half a million and the price per barrel went down to about $30, what could we have done with the infrastructure?
“You should find out the damage done by the main opposition now to the economy and the integrity of the country.
“So, we are now trying to improve infrastructures and do more in education and other areas.
“We are currently reviewing investments in the entire infrastructure of the country like road, rail and power, including investing more in education. We will certainly need to do more in education.
“I am doing my best now to utilize our resources to develop the country. We are already getting results on road, rail and power. My frustration is that some people still have plenty stolen money stashed in Europe, U S and other countries.’’
PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Grassroots Mobilisers for Buhari (GMB) and the Abuja chapter of the Arewa Traders’ Association had agreed to mobilise 1.03 million votes for President Buhari in the forthcoming 2019 presidential election.
GMB is a political association saddled with the task of ensuring electoral victory for President Buhari in 2019 general elections.
The national chairperson of GMB, Fatima Goni, who announced this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, November 11, said the agreement was reached at a meeting between the leaderships of the two associations at Kebbi Hotel, Abuja.
NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better
President of France Emmanuel Macron Visits Fela’s Home New Afrika Shrine | Legit TV
Source: Legit.ng
