Era of free money gone- Says pres. Buhari

Buhari, who urged all Nigerians to think closely about the country’s situation, said:

“There is no easy money to throw around. We must go back to farming and
livestock rearing so that we can develop the industries, we must put our
hands on deck to ensure success of our mission in engineering Nigeria.”

The president emphasised that his administration would not relent in the
ongoing anti-graft war, saying corruption had stunted the nation’s
growth.
He said his government had no intention to humiliate or disgrace
anybody, assuring that recovered loots would be put to public use.

“I also wish to reiterate to the people of Zamfara State and Nigerians
in general the commitment of this administration to restore sanity in
governance. We shall continue to prosecute the war against corruption.
We do not wish or desire to humiliate or disgrace anybody, but we must
recover stolen funds and put them to collect public use,” he said.

Buhari said since his administration was inaugurated on May 29, 2015,
the journey to fix the country and restore the hope of the common man
had begun in earnest.

He said the challenge of his government was translating the change
promised into reality, noting that this could not happen without the
culture of accountability and good governance.

“I assure all Nigerians that the grim economic situations are a passing
phase which all societies go through,” the president added.

Buhari also stated that the security situation in Nigeria was improving,
saying his administration’s commitment to securing the nation was
already yielding results.

The president said the federal government remained committed to dealing
decisively with all threats to national security from any quarters. 

He said that was part of the reasons he was personally in Zamfara to
flag-off the military operations aimed at routing out the menace of
cattle rustlers and armed bandits, not only in the state, but in the
entire axis of the North-west.