Fellow Compatriots, as you celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir, .I
salute your steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times the country
is going through.
The lessons of the Eid are piety and sacrifice and, my dear
brothers and sisters, you have exhibited these in equal measure. The present
recession is as a result of cumulative effects of worldwide economic downturn and
failure in the past to plan & save for difficult times.
It's impossible to separate the present from the past to
appreciate the extent to which mistakes of the past are affecting everyday life
today.
I assure you that this administration is working round the
clock to remove the hardships the country is going through. Rail and road
constructions, projects in the housing sector, support for farmers and for
small and medium scale industries youth and women's empowerment programmes,
support for revival of industries are all designed to reinvigorate the economy and
enhance living standards of ordinary people.
We are getting security right. We are stopping corruption in
its tracks and we will get the economy right by the Grace of God. We are
getting security right. We are stopping corruption in its tracks and we will
get the economy right by the Grace of God.
I enjoin Muslims to live by the dictates of Islam, to keep
good relationships with their Christian brothers and sisters and as patriots to
maintain the spirit of the Nigerian nation.
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