Our administration has done well Buhari tells diasporas
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by prudence arobani3 more importantly as human capital is a vital resource for the development of any country i wish to call on nigerians in united states america to utilise the opportunities to invest at home and be good ambassadors of change in nigeria1 buhari who stated this during an interactive session with a select group of nigerian professionals based in the united states and canada said his administration had delivered within the available resources1 the president explained that boko haram had been decimated adding that it was most important for the country to be secured but regretted that the terrorist group was still targeting soft spots using girls for suicide bombings1 buhari declared that boko haram is not about religion but a pure terrorist group adding that is why we are dealing with them1 on corruption he regretted that nigeria made so much money from 1999 to 2014 when the price of crude oil per barrel was above 100 dollars while nigeria produced around 1.2 million barrels per day1 calculate 2.2 million barrels times 100 dollars times 16 years but everything went down the drain emphasising that if nigeria does not tame corruption corruption will tame nigeria1 the president also said that he was not slow as some people had assumed saying he was trying to follow the law especially as democracy is different from military rule1 he recalled that he put people in kirikiri maximum prison in lagos when he was a military head of state and then ensured they remained in custody until they were able to prove themselves innocent1 buhari however said his administration was making progress but had to go by the law assuring that if i win the next election and i survive the next four years i will do better1 president muhammadu buhari has told nigerians in the diaspora that his administration has done well in the areas of security economy and anti-corruption1 im always conscious of the ordinary people because they are the ones that always vote for me. a lot of big men have no time to go and queue on the line for hours1 there were even pregnant women who were on the line for hours and they delivered. they are my constituencies they always vote for me buhari said1 the president explained that he had warned the independent national electoral commission and the security agencies to ensure that every vote counts by allowing nigerians to vote whoever they want without harassment1 buhari said he recognised that nigerians in the diaspora were talented people and called on them to come to the support of the country particularly in education1 the news agency of nigeria reports that the diasporas appealed to the president to get them more involved in issues about the country considering that they are major stakeholders1 earlier the consul-general of nigeria in new york mr benaoyagha okoyen commended the willingness of the diasporas to support the efforts of the governments economic growth and diversification plans1 the purpose of this gathering is to allow nigerians in diaspora interact with mr president by offering useful suggestions for government to continually strengthen the existing bond of affection identity and sense of responsibility for the diaspora community to actively participate in development efforts of nigeria at home1 i feel delighted to state the obvious that among nigerians in the united states we have some of the most celebrated and outstanding in various fields of human endeavours1 i wish to report to mr president of the desire and passion of these nigerians to contribute and maintain an effective working partnership with government to integrate their valuable contributions into the domestic growth mechanisms1 he also recounted his bitter experience in politics saying that he suffered electoral corruption from 2013 when he started contesting for the presidency and had at each point pursued the case up to the supreme court but lost1