Buhari warns Nigerian Elites to stop making expensive demands
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, December 6, asked Nigerian elite to stop insisting that things should be done the ‘old way’, which impoverished the nation.
Buhari revealed this during a meeting he had with a group of Nigerians in the Diaspora, on the margins of the 3rd Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa in Dakar, Senegal.
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The president in a statement by Garba Shehu his senior special assistant on media and publicity, said his administration was on the right track to improve the image of the country by entrenching accountability and probity in governance.
He told the 11-man Nigerian delegation of association leaders resident in Senegal and Cote D’ Ivoire, that the last 16 years of poor handling of the nation’s resources and infrastructure have continued to impact negatively on the country.
“This administration is pleased we won the election, we are pleased Nigerians are cooperating with us. But the problems are so enormous that we need the cooperation of Nigerians, particularly the elite.
“They (elite) should reflect on the condition of the country, and stop making expensive demands because things cannot be done the old way,” he said.
On the welfare of Nigerians in the Diaspora, Buhari assured them that the Federal Government would continue to promote good neighbourliness and improve the negative perception about Nigerians abroad.
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President Buhari arrived Dakar, Senegal, on Monday, December 5, 2016 for the 3rd Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa.
He was welcomed by President Macky Sall of Senegal and other top rancking officials upon his arrival.
President Buhari along with African leaders and representatives of regional and international organisations will discuss security-related challenges on the continent.
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