One of the Aso Rock Cabals and Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari, is laying a solid foundation for the future generations, through his leadership style.
Lawal who spoke at a round-table with top government officials in Owerri, on Saturday, said the Buhari administration was not witch-hunting anybody, but wanted to ensure that impunity and corruption are eradicated in the country.
He said the President inherited a lot of challenges, ranging from insecurity to corruption, adding that, the situation needed support and patience to fix the economy.
He stated that everybody must join hands to rediscover the nation, and to put it back to where it rightfully belongs.
“We have commenced a new journey of rapid and sustainable economic growth, that will usher us prosperity despite all the challenges,” he said.
“Our economy should have been among the strongest in the world, if not for the high level of corruption which is more evident in key sectors like education and health care delivery,” he added.
The SGF stressed that the administration had recorded huge success since it started the fight against corruption, and had prosecuted many public office holders.
He added, that the new whistle blowing policy had helped the administration recover millions of naira from corrupt Nigerians, adding that the huge sum would be reinvested to boost the economy.
Lawal speaking further, said that the government was aware of the pains Nigerians were passing through, but assured that the government was doing everything possible to address it.
“This government has introduced diversification policy, and very soon we will begin to witness changes as we have witnessed in rice and wheat production,” he said.
In reaction, the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, said that this was not the time for Nigerians to weep or complain in the struggle of nationhood, but a time to comply.
According to him, Nigeria must write the history of recession, just like other advanced nations did in their own struggle for greatness.
Okorocha further said Buhari’s main job was not to build skyscrapers, but to lay solid foundation for other successors to build on.
He said Nigerians should continue to pray for the President, as his emergence was divine, and the purpose must be fulfilled
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