President Buhari has said that the recent
economic recession being experienced is as a
result of cumulative effects of worldwide
economic downturn and failure in the past to
plan and save for difficult times. According to
him, it is impossible to separate the present
from the past to appreciate the extent to which
mistakes of the past are affecting everyday life
today. President Buhari said this in his Sallah
message to Nigerians. Read the full text below
Fellow Compatriots, as you celebrate the
Eid-El-Kabir, I salute your steadfastness
in spite of the difficult economic times
the country is going through. The lessons
of the Eid are piety and sacrifice and, my
dear brothers and sisters, you have
exhibited these in equal measure.
The present recession is as a result of
cumulative effects of worldwide economic
downturn and failure in the past to plan and
save for difficult times. It is impossible to
separate the present from the past to appreciate
the extent to which mistakes of the past are
affecting everyday life today.
I assure you that this administration is working
round the clock to remove the hardships the
country is going through. Rail and road
constructions, projects in the housing sector,
support for farmers and for small and medium
scale industries, youth and women's
empowerment programmes, support for revival of
industries are all designed to reinvigorate the
economy and enhance living standards of
ordinary people.
We are getting security right. We are stopping
corruption in its tracks and we will get the
economy right by the Grace of God.
I enjoin Muslims to live by the dictates of Islam,
to keep good relationships with their Christian
brothers and sisters and as patriots to maintain
the spirit of the Nigerian nation.
I wish everyone happy holidays.
Muhammadu Buhari
