Buhari Warns Nigerians: Stop Making Expensive Demands From My Govt

[caption id="attachment_14431" align="alignnone" width="699"]President Muhammadu Buhar[/caption]

President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerian elites to cease from making expensive demands from his government, as things would no longer be done the ‘old way’.

The President said this during a meeting he had with a group of Nigerians in the Diaspora, on the sidelines of the 3rd Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa in Dakar, Senegal.

He explained that his administration was on the right track to improve the image of the country by entrenching accountability and probity in governance.

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In a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari stated that the poor handling of the nation’s resources and infrastructure in the last 16 years have continued to impact negatively on the country.

“This administration is pleased we won the election; we are pleased Nigerians are cooperating with us. But, the problems are so enormous that we need the cooperation of Nigerians, particularly the elite,” he said.

“They (elite) should reflect on the condition of the country, and stop making expensive demands because things cannot be done the old way.

On the welfare of Nigerians in the Diaspora, president Buhari assured them that the Federal Government will continue to promote good neighbourliness and improve the negative perception about Nigerians abroad.

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“Nigerians are known for their competitiveness and I am very passionate about Nigeria.

“I will continue to preach good neighbourliness and work hard to improve the numerous human and material resources in the country,” he said.

Also speaking, the President of the Nigerian community, Senegal, Osas Edigin, told the President that Nigerians in the country have enjoyed excellent relationship with their hosts.

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