President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday, unveiled key areas his administration would focus on, in his remaining days in government.
Buhari listed those areas to include improvement of access to quality education, health care, power supply poverty reduction.
According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari made this revelation while receiving letters of credence from ambassadors/high commissioners of eight countries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The statement, it was gathered, was titled “President Buhari lists nine priority areas to improve livelihood of Nigerians.”
Adesina quoted Buhari to have said that efforts were being made to sustain Nigeria’s position as a profitable investment destination with unequalled incentives in all sectors, especially large market and flexible tax system which investors from various countries can take advantage of.
Buhari told the diplomats about Nigeria’s priority and the need to streamline on people-focused policies, Adesina revealed.
He quoted the President as saying:
In our efforts to achieve a realistic domestic and foreign policy, as well as national development, we have identified the following nine priority areas to guide our policy directions over the next few years.
Build a thriving and sustainable economy; enhance social inclusion and reduce poverty; enlarge agricultural output for food security and export; attain energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products and expand transport and other infrastructural development.
Expand business growth, entrepreneurship and industrialisation; expand access to quality education, affordable healthcare and productivity of Nigerians; build a system to fight corruption, improve governance and create social cohesion; and improve security for all.
He said while describing Nigerians as the “nation’s most prized assets,’’ the President said the nine priority mandates were already reflected in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, a medium-term initiative pioneered by the government to restore economic growth and development while leveraging the resourcefulness and resilience of the citizens.
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The President urged the diplomats to use the opportunity of working in the country to improve relations with their governments and people, saying:
I have no doubt that you might have prior and in-depth knowledge of Nigeria’s huge potential which you will hopefully see for yourselves.
I, therefore, urge you to go around the country, see things for yourselves, and report to your home governments.