President Muhammadu Buhari (image courtesy Presidency)
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government is still on track in fulfilling its promises to Nigerians as the country marks the 2018 Democracy Day.
Buhari noted this on Monday during the Democracy Day lecture held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
As stated by him, his government has fought corruption, tackled insecurity and has made lots of progress in transforming the economy.
“We are still grappling but successfully, with border disputes and restoring the much needed peaceful co-existence amongst our people and neighbouring countries,” Buhari said.
“The rebuilding of the North East is ongoing, to return our internally displaced brothers, sisters and children to their ancestral homes.
“Our resolve to fight corruption was informed by the realisation that reducing corruption and ensuring the effective and just utilisation of public resources, are crucial for achieving sustainable growth and development in Nigeria.
“Corruption has been at the root of most of the development challenges of our country. There can be no progress in any facet of our national life unless we tackle and curb corruption.”
He added that, “Our Economy is on the mend. We have achieved a good number of our set objectives, notably increased food production and food security; increased economic diversification into sectors that were hitherto neglected or under-explored.
“Our foreign reserves have reached new heights and the outcome in respect of investments in infrastructure expansion are manifest everywhere.
“Overall, we are on track. I thank and commend all who have worked so hard with us to achieve these successes. I assure you that our people will not stop to see and experience more progress, more prosperity and greater security.”