I won’t abuse the confidence reposed on me– Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his
administration “will do our best to justify your trust in us, and
that confidence won’t be abused.”

This is even as he has said that if the previous administration
had used 50 percent of the revenue made when oil prices was as high
as $143 per barrel, and stabilized at $100 dollars with production
at 2.1 million barrels per day for many years, Nigerians would have
been better for it.

The President gave the assurance in London on Sunday while
receiving the Buhari Diaspora Support Organization, led by Mr.
Charles Efe Sylvester.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
Femi Adesina, in a statement quoted Buhari as saying, “I am happy
that people like you are here, on your own, defending the country.
You have shown courage and sacrifice. I assure you that your
confidence in us won’t be abused, we will do our best to justify
it.”

The President noted that Nigeria was gifted with tremendous
human and natural resources, but regretted that “failure of some of
the leadership we had in the past led to our not being able to
capitalize on resources to improve the lot of the people.”

Buhari reiterated that greedy people plundered the country, “and
kept Nigerians poor,” adding that looking at the condition in which
the current administration met the country, without savings and the
economy badly vandalized, “we have not done too badly.”

President Buhari further stated that the damage done to the
Nigerian economy in the years of plunder has been massive, and that
government was doing its best to recover some of the loot, yet
noted that it was impossible to identify and recover all.

“If they had used 50% of the money we made, when oil prices went
as high as $143 dollars per barrel, and stabilized at $100 dollars
with production at 2.1 million barrels per day for many years,
Nigerians would have minded their businesses. You could almost grow
food on our roads, as they were abandoned. The stealing was so
much, and they were so inept that they could not even cover the
stealing properly. I wonder how all those things could have
happened to our country,” the President said.

He commended the Buhari Diaspora Support Organization for
deciding to identify with the country, “when you could have stayed
here, and being comfortable.”

The Coordinator of the organization, Sylvester, said the group
was happy with the achievements of the Buhari administration so
far, noting that:

“You met a difficult situation, but you have overcome most of
them. We are happy with the agriculture revolution, the ease of
doing business, the anti-corruption war, the employment of youths
through the N-Power programme, and the blockage of leakages in the
public sector through the Treasury Single Account (TSA).

“We are proud of the speed with which you recovered the abducted
Dapchi schoolgirls. It shows you as a worthy general. We are happy
that you have declared for 2019. Majority of Nigerians are happy,
but agents of corruption and darkness are unhappy. The same God,
who healed you when you were ill, will grant you victory in the
2019 elections. You are a General who does not fear combat, either
with Generals or non-Generals. We declare our love and support for
you. You are fixing the faulty foundations of our country and
second term is when you will build the enduring structure,”
Sylvester said.

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his
administration “will do our best to justify your trust in us, and
that confidence won’t be abused.”

This is even as he has said that if the previous administration
had used 50 percent of the revenue made when oil prices was as high
as $143 per barrel, and stabilized at $100 dollars with production
at 2.1 million barrels per day for many years, Nigerians would have
been better for it.

The President gave the assurance in London on Sunday while
receiving the Buhari Diaspora Support Organization, led by Mr.
Charles Efe Sylvester.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
Femi Adesina, in a statement quoted Buhari as saying, “I am happy
that people like you are here, on your own, defending the country.
You have shown courage and sacrifice. I assure you that your
confidence in us won’t be abused, we will do our best to justify
it.”

The President noted that Nigeria was gifted with tremendous
human and natural resources, but regretted that “failure of some of
the leadership we had in the past led to our not being able to
capitalize on resources to improve the lot of the people.”

Buhari reiterated that greedy people plundered the country, “and
kept Nigerians poor,” adding that looking at the condition in which
the current administration met the country, without savings and the
economy badly vandalized, “we have not done too badly.”

President Buhari further stated that the damage done to the
Nigerian economy in the years of plunder has been massive, and that
government was doing its best to recover some of the loot, yet
noted that it was impossible to identify and recover all.

“If they had used 50% of the money we made, when oil prices went
as high as $143 dollars per barrel, and stabilized at $100 dollars
with production at 2.1 million barrels per day for many years,
Nigerians would have minded their businesses. You could almost grow
food on our roads, as they were abandoned. The stealing was so
much, and they were so inept that they could not even cover the
stealing properly. I wonder how all those things could have
happened to our country,” the President said.

He commended the Buhari Diaspora Support Organization for
deciding to identify with the country, “when you could have stayed
here, and being comfortable.”

The Coordinator of the organization, Sylvester, said the group
was happy with the achievements of the Buhari administration so
far, noting that:

“You met a difficult situation, but you have overcome most of
them. We are happy with the agriculture revolution, the ease of
doing business, the anti-corruption war, the employment of youths
through the N-Power programme, and the blockage of leakages in the
public sector through the Treasury Single Account (TSA).

“We are proud of the speed with which you recovered the abducted
Dapchi schoolgirls. It shows you as a worthy general. We are happy
that you have declared for 2019. Majority of Nigerians are happy,
but agents of corruption and darkness are unhappy. The same God,
who healed you when you were ill, will grant you victory in the
2019 elections. You are a General who does not fear combat, either
with Generals or non-Generals. We declare our love and support for
you. You are fixing the faulty foundations of our country and
second term is when you will build the enduring structure,”
Sylvester said.