Buhari has revealed why his administration seems slow in bringing the
impact of change his party promised Nigerians during the
general
elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday responded to criticisms on the
pace of his administration, saying he adopted the ‘slow’ style
deliberately so that he would not make mistakes, according to the Punch.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President gave the explanation while
receiving a delegation of Women in Politics Forum at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja.
While defending the records of the administration in response to
criticism that it is slow, Buhari was quoted as arguing that steps must
be taken with caution to avoid mistakes.
He said any mistake by his administration would be a disaster for the country.
“People say we are slow. We are trying to change structures put in
place by our predecessors in office for 16 years. If we hurry it, we
will make mistakes. That will be a disaster,” the President said.
While decrying the spate of terrorism in the North East, Buhari told
his guests that a committee to rehabilitate infrastructure and resettle
Internally Displaced Persons in that part of the country would soon be
inaugurated.
He said the committee, which would be led by Lt.- Gen. Theophilus
Danjuma (retd.) would also include Alhaji Aliko Dangote. He added that
all forms of assistance in this respect generated locally and from
foreign countries as promised by the G-7 would be channelled through the
committee when it is inaugurated.
He said that he had compiled a list of damaged infrastructure,
including schools and bridges and handed it to the leaders of the G7 and
the United States, adding that “I didn’t ask for a Kobo (in cash). It
is up to them to choose what they will undertake.
Already, some of them have sent teams to verify our
assertions.”Buhari regretted that women and children are the worst
victims of the Boko Haram sect.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
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