The President-elect
Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja
said he would shift attention from oil to
agricultural and mining sectors to create
jobs.
Buhari said this while receiving
Northern Elders led by Nigeria's
permanent representative at the United
Nations, Alhaji Maitama Sule, visited
him.
He said he would address the problem of
unemployment as it was one of the
biggest challenges facing the nation.
"The biggest message is to try and
persuade the people that it is not
possible to change the state of affairs
now.
"It took 16 years and those 16 years,
most of you know it better than myself,
Nigeria earned revenue more than what
it earned from 1914 till then.
"In the economy, we have to quickly turn
to agriculture and mining because that is
where you can do the quickest work and
earn results.
"In other areas, you need to study them
and dust all the books and studies and
get people, experienced people,
committed people, technocrats to come
and help the government.
"They need to help the government to
identify priorities so that with what is
available to us, we can quickly make our
people realise their hope for the
government they have chosen," he said.
The president-elect said that for his
administration to enjoy relative peace,
security, job creation and put
infrastructural facilities in place, the
power sector was paramount.
Speaking on behalf of the delegation,
Sule, urged Buhari to be just and fair to
everyone irrespective of tribe, colour or
religion.
"Sir, it is easy; I know it was easy when
you were a military leader and what
made it easy was justice.
"With justice, you can rule Nigeria well.
Justice is the key; irrespective of tribe,
religion and race, justice must be done
to whosoever deserves it.
"Power can remain in the hands of an
infidel if he is just and fair but it will not
remain in the hands of a believer if he is
unfair and unjust," he said.
Sule also said injustice was the
fundamental cause of crisis all over the
world and that the only solution to avert
crisis was justice.
"The world itself can never be governed
by force or by fear nor by power; in the
end, what governs is the mind, what
conquers is the spirit and what governs
the mind and spirit are justice and fair
play.
''I have always known you to be a man of
justice and I ask you to please continue,
don't change or compromise justice for
anything.
"Mr President-elect sir, we know what
we have gone through.
"I will ask you not to discriminate
against any part of Nigeria but I'll urge
you to do justice to all part of Nigeria,
justice that will bring about peace and
stability, that will lead to the
development of Nigeria.
"I know you believe that one day you
will stand before God to give account of
everything you have done here on earth.
"I will rather prefer that you disappoint
me than to disappoint God, your
creator," he stated.
- NAN
www.josiahdele.blogspot.com
Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja
said he would shift attention from oil to
agricultural and mining sectors to create
jobs.
Buhari said this while receiving
Northern Elders led by Nigeria's
permanent representative at the United
Nations, Alhaji Maitama Sule, visited
him.
He said he would address the problem of
unemployment as it was one of the
biggest challenges facing the nation.
"The biggest message is to try and
persuade the people that it is not
possible to change the state of affairs
now.
"It took 16 years and those 16 years,
most of you know it better than myself,
Nigeria earned revenue more than what
it earned from 1914 till then.
"In the economy, we have to quickly turn
to agriculture and mining because that is
where you can do the quickest work and
earn results.
"In other areas, you need to study them
and dust all the books and studies and
get people, experienced people,
committed people, technocrats to come
and help the government.
"They need to help the government to
identify priorities so that with what is
available to us, we can quickly make our
people realise their hope for the
government they have chosen," he said.
The president-elect said that for his
administration to enjoy relative peace,
security, job creation and put
infrastructural facilities in place, the
power sector was paramount.
Speaking on behalf of the delegation,
Sule, urged Buhari to be just and fair to
everyone irrespective of tribe, colour or
religion.
"Sir, it is easy; I know it was easy when
you were a military leader and what
made it easy was justice.
"With justice, you can rule Nigeria well.
Justice is the key; irrespective of tribe,
religion and race, justice must be done
to whosoever deserves it.
"Power can remain in the hands of an
infidel if he is just and fair but it will not
remain in the hands of a believer if he is
unfair and unjust," he said.
Sule also said injustice was the
fundamental cause of crisis all over the
world and that the only solution to avert
crisis was justice.
"The world itself can never be governed
by force or by fear nor by power; in the
end, what governs is the mind, what
conquers is the spirit and what governs
the mind and spirit are justice and fair
play.
''I have always known you to be a man of
justice and I ask you to please continue,
don't change or compromise justice for
anything.
"Mr President-elect sir, we know what
we have gone through.
"I will ask you not to discriminate
against any part of Nigeria but I'll urge
you to do justice to all part of Nigeria,
justice that will bring about peace and
stability, that will lead to the
development of Nigeria.
"I know you believe that one day you
will stand before God to give account of
everything you have done here on earth.
"I will rather prefer that you disappoint
me than to disappoint God, your
creator," he stated.
- NAN
www.josiahdele.blogspot.com
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