“Nigeria is on the right track to change for good” – President Buhari

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President Buhari says, by establishing accountability and probity in governance, the existing administration is on the right track to improve the image of the country.

The statement was made by the President in Dakar, Senegal, while speaking at a meeting with a group of Nigerians in the diaspora, on the sidelines of the 3rd Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa.

According to a statement made by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Buhari, has called on the Nigerian elite to stop insisting that things should be done the ‘old way’, which impoverished the nation.

President Buhari told the Nigerian delegation based in Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire, that the previous 16 years of poor handling of the nation’s resources and infrastructure had continued to have a destructive impact 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.

President Buhari, on the welfare of Nigerians in the diaspora, assured them that the Federal Government would continue to promote good hospitality and improve the negative view about Nigerians abroad.

 “Nigerians are known for their competitiveness and I am very passionate about Nigeria.

“I will continue to preach good neighborliness and work hard to improve the numerous human and material resources in the country,’’ he added.

In his comments, the President of the Nigerian community, Cote D’Ivoire, Alhaji Adebayo Yahaya, commended the president for his bold and unwavering fight against corruption.