I Didn’t Bargain For An Economy Like This, Buhari Cries Out
President Muhammadu Buhari[/caption]
Considering how hard he prayed to taste power again after he got overthrown in 1985, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his frustration over Nigeria’s current state of economy.
Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said that he did not bargain for an economy like this all the four times he contested to be Nigeria’s President.
The president, who spoke with Nigerian professionals living in the United States of America (USA), however noted that he cannot continue to grumble since he asked for power, and got it.
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“I prayed so hard for God to make me President. I ran in 2003, 2007, 2011 and in 2015, He did. And see what I met on ground. But I can’t complain, since I prayed for the job,” Buhari said.
“We need quality hands to run Nigeria, and we will utilize them. I will like to welcome you home when it’s time. But I’ll like you to be ready,” Buhari told Nigerians in diaspora during his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
“Wherever you go in the world, you find highly competent and outstanding Nigerians. They not only make great impact on their host countries and communities, their financial remittances back home also help our economy, particularly at a time like this, when things are down.”
Speaking about his career in the military Buhari said, “I rose from 2nd Lieutenant to Major-General. I was military governor in 1975 over a state that is now six states.
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“I was head of state, got detained for three years, and headed the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), which had N53 billion of that time in Nigerian banks. God has been very good to me, so I can’t complain. If I feel hurt by anybody, I ask God to help me forgive. He has done so much for me,” he added.
