President
Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigeria not to lose confidence in the ability of his
administration to bring about the change they so much desire, reports ITRealms.
Speaking
at the 2015 Vanguard Awards in Lagos on Friday night, where he was honoured with the
Personality of the Year Award 2015, the President said he is keenly aware of
the difficulties that Nigerians are facing at this time, resulting mostly from
the fuel scarcity, poor power supply, inflation etc.
''As a
government that was propelled into office by the power of the people, we cannot
but feel the pains of our compatriots, and we deeply empathise with them. We
are working round the clock to ease the pains of Nigerians, and the efforts of
the government have started yielding fruits as we seek to make the petroleum
products available nationwide, restore gas supply to the power generating
firms, reflate the economy and put Nigerians back to work,'' he said.
President
Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji
Lai Mohammed, said he understands that Nigerians have started questioning
whether this indeed is the CHANGE they voted for, while some have even gone as
far as saying that by voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigerians
have entered ''One Chance''.
''Well, I
can tell Nigerians that our CHANGE AGENDA is real, and that indeed, they will
get the change they voted for. Nigerians have not entered 'One Chance', because
the 'One Chance' drivers and their conductors have been driven out of town,''
said the President. ''''Change is a process, and that process has begun...The
pains of today are temporary, and will soon give way to abundance joy as we put
our country firmly on the path of sustainable growth and development.''
The
President said all Nigerians, the Civil Society Organisations and the media are
the real heroes of the last general elections in particular and the country's
democracy in general, adding: ''And they, more than anyone or group of people,
deserve all the accolades.''
He went on
to commend the media for the role it played in ensuring the relative success of
the last general elections, and the resilience of the nation's democracy since
the beginning of this Republic.
Pix: Buhari, Nigeria President
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