Ahead of the 5th year anniversary of President Buhari in office, tomorrow May 29, Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has released a statement enlisting the ”salutary achievements” the President has made so far.
President Buhari took over from Goodluck Jonathan after a keenly contested election in 2015 and was re-elected for a second term in 2019.
Adesina in his statement said the President came into office on the wings of change and that the change ”has so far been wrought in nearly all facets of national life”.
The presidential spokesperson added that the President has kept his promise to improve security, diversify the economy by creating jobs, and fight corruption.
According to Adesina, prior to the Buhari administration, ”bombs went off like firecrackers, insurgents ran riot around the country, other forms of crime and criminality held sway” but that over the last five years, the battle has been taken to the insurgents and that they are being extinguished by the day.
Read his statement below
“Between May 29, 2015, when he was inaugurated for the first term, and now, the Buhari administration has made salutary impact in almost all the facets of Nigerian life.
The government swept into office on the wings of change, and that change has been wrought in nearly all phases of national life. Where the lofty goals are yet to be attained, it is work in progress, and eyes are firmly fixed on the ball. No distraction.” Adesina said
According to the statement below
”May 29, 2020, marks the end of the first year of the second four-year term of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, and the fifth year of the government in office.
Between May 29, 2015, when he was inaugurated for the first term, and now,
Buhari’s administration has made salutary impact in almost all the facets of Nigerian life.
The government swept into office on the wings of Change, and that change has been wrought in nearly all phases of national life. Where the lofty goals are yet to be attained, it is still work in progress, and eyes are firmly fixed on the ball. No distraction.
The three main areas on which government of is administrative agendas are: Security, Reviving the economy ,with emphasis on job creation, especially for youths, and lastly fighting Corruption. These three major areas, today cannot be compared with where we used to be.
By May 2015, Lack of adequate security,kidnapping had badly fractured the fabric of the nation. No one could bet that the country would survive the following hurdle, not to talk of another year. There were lots of kidnapping , insurgents ran riot round the country,and other forms of crime and criminality were very rampant
The economy, long dependent on a mono product – petroleum, is being retooled, refocused, with diversification as a task that must be accomplished. Agriculture has been given a fillip, Manufacturing has got a shot in the arm, and solid minerals are contributing a large chunk to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The country is very close to food security, with rice, beans, maize, millet, and all sorts of grain are no longer imported. We now eat and depend on what we grow.
