Thursday, December 31, 2015

Read President Buhari's Touching New Year Message to Nigerians

Muhammadu Buhari- President Federal Republic of Nigeria

Read below...
Welcome to the beginning of a New Year of the continuation of CHANGE in our beloved nation. I am aware that Nigerians have experienced a number of significant hardships over the past months. Living in the State House has not alienated me from your daily sufferings. I am aware of the lengthy queues at fuel stations and of the difficulties businesses have faced in acquiring foreign exchange.

These challenges are only temporary; we are working to make things better. When
 I presented myself to you as a presidential candidate and asked you to vote for 
me, I wanted to be a leader who keeps his promises. I wanted to be a leader who 
restores the people's hope in those elected to serve them. I wanted to be a 
leader who initiates positive and enduring CHANGE.

I am still totally committed to being that kind of leader. Unforeseen circumstances 
and other distractions notwithstanding, I shall still do my utmost best to keep 
every promise I made to Nigerians during my election campaign. In the past seven 
months since our inauguration on May 29, 2015, my administration has focused on 
laying the right foundation for the CHANGE you voted for during our historic 
presidential election. Nigerians will in due course begin to enjoy the fruits of 
all our ongoing work.

The effective and efficient implementation of our 2016 budget proposals will address
many of the socio-economic issues that are of current concern to our people. 
One area in which Nigerians, especially those in the northeast, have already 
begun to experience major CHANGE is in the war on terror. I commend our Armed 
Forces for significantly curtailing the insurgency which has ravaged the northeast 
of Nigeria over the past few years.

However, there is still a lot of work to be done in the area of security. Our Armed 
Forces will maintain, consolidate and build on their successes in the war against 
Boko Haram and violent extremism. This government will not consider the 
matter concluded until the terrorists have been completely routed and normalcy 
restored to all parts of the country that have been adversely affected by the Boko 
Haram insurgency.

Our crackdown on corruption will continue to be vigorously undertaken. I urge the 
courts to support our efforts and help in the recovery of stolen funds by 
speedily concluding trials and showing that impunity no longer has a place in our 
country.

There is much work to do in other areas as well and I have charged all my ministers 
and other appointees to ensure that Nigerians experience positive changes in their 
lives in 2016. We must reduce our country's reliance on oil. We must diversify 
our economy.

And we must do all we can to promote job creation. Our challenges are many but 
our determination to succeed is strong and unshaken. So too is our confidence in 
God. I wish you all a very

Happy New Year.
MUHAMMADU BUHARI


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