{"id":62373,"date":"2018-05-29T19:01:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=62373"},"modified":"2018-05-29T19:01:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:01:42","slug":"buhari-my-score-card-in-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/buhari-my-score-card-in-three-years\/","title":{"rendered":"BUHARI: MY SCORE CARD IN THREE YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA<\/div>\n
IN COMMEMORATION OF<\/div>\n
THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION,<\/div>\n
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My Dear Nigerians!<\/div>\n
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Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the 3rd Anniversary<\/div>\n
of this administration. I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus<\/div>\n
far.\u00a0 This administration came at a time that Nigerians needed Change, the<\/div>\n
Change we promised and the Change we continue to deliver. We have faced a<\/div>\n
lot of challenges on this journey and Nigerians have stood by us in<\/div>\n
achieving the three cardinal points of this administration namely;<\/div>\n
Security, Corruption and the Economy.<\/div>\n
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2.\u00a0 \u00a0 The commemoration of this year\u2019s Democracy Day is a celebration of<\/div>\n
freedom, a salute to the resilience and determination of Nigerians and a<\/div>\n
recommitment by Government to keep its promise to lead Nigeria into a new<\/div>\n
era of justice and prosperity.<\/div>\n
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3.\u00a0 \u00a0 Public safety and security remains the primary duty of this<\/div>\n
Government. Before this Administration came into being 3 years ago, Boko<\/div>\n
Haram held large areas of land spanning several Local Governments in the<\/div>\n
North East.<\/div>\n
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4.\u00a0 \u00a0 Today, the capacity of the insurgents has been degraded leading to<\/div>\n
the re-establishment of authority of government and the release of<\/div>\n
captives including, happily, 106 Chibok and 104 Dapchi girls, and over<\/div>\n
16,000 other persons held by the Boko Haram.<\/div>\n
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5.\u00a0 \u00a0 In order to minimize the impact of the insurgency on Internally<\/div>\n
Displaced Persons, Government has established secure IDP Camps and has<\/div>\n
improved the mechanism for the distribution of basic aid, foods and<\/div>\n
essential commodities using various strategies in collaboration with local<\/div>\n
and international Organizations.<\/div>\n
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6.\u00a0 \u00a0 Efforts are in process for resettlement of IDPs in their home<\/div>\n
communities by providing schools, hospitals, clinics, water and sanitation<\/div>\n
to facilitate a quick return to economic activities. Government is<\/div>\n
similarly implementing de-radicalization and rehabilitation programmes to<\/div>\n
facilitate sustainable peace and development.<\/div>\n
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7.\u00a0 \u00a0 The unfortunate incidences of kidnappings, herdsmen and farmers<\/div>\n
clashes in several communities which have led to high number of fatalities<\/div>\n
and loss of properties across the country is being addressed and the<\/div>\n
identified culprits\u00a0 and their sponsors shall be made to face the full<\/div>\n
wrath of the law. All the three tiers of Government are presently engaged<\/div>\n
with communities and religious organizations to restore peaceful<\/div>\n
co-existence among Nigerians.<\/div>\n
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8.\u00a0 \u00a0 I want to commend members of the Multinational Joint Task Force<\/div>\n
drawn from Niger, Benin, Chad, Cameroon and our own country in<\/div>\n
collaboration with the International Community who are assisting in the<\/div>\n
fight against insurgency in the North East. I also commend the gallantry<\/div>\n
of members of our Armed Forces and other security agencies that have<\/div>\n
continued to provide security for lives and properties across the country.<\/div>\n
State and Local traditional authorities are helping with much needed<\/div>\n
intelligence in this fight against insurgency.<\/div>\n
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9.\u00a0 \u00a0 This administration is pained over the grievous loss of lives and<\/div>\n
properties occasioned by the carnage of insurgency and other forms of<\/div>\n
criminality in the country. I wish to assure Nigerians that we will not<\/div>\n
rest until all criminal elements and their sponsors are brought to<\/div>\n
justice. Government is boosting the capacity of our security agencies<\/div>\n
through recruitment of more personnel, training and procurement of modern<\/div>\n
equipment, enhancement of intelligence gathering as well as boosting their<\/div>\n
morale in the face of daunting challenges.<\/div>\n
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10.\u00a0 The Niger Delta Region has enjoyed relative peace through social<\/div>\n
inclusiveness and cooperation of the Elders and the good people of the<\/div>\n
region. Government is committed to implementing the comprehensive peace,<\/div>\n
security and development plan for the region. The environmental clean-up<\/div>\n
of the region which commenced with the launch in Bodo, Ogoni in June, 2016<\/div>\n
is progressing satisfactorily. Furthermore farming assets are being<\/div>\n
revived and investors in cocoa and palm oil plantations are showing<\/div>\n
serious interest.<\/div>\n
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11.\u00a0 The second primary object of this Administration is to fight<\/div>\n
corruption headlong. Like I have always said, if we don\u2019t kill corruption,<\/div>\n
corruption will destroy the country. Three years into this Administration,<\/div>\n
Nigerians and the international community have begun to applaud our<\/div>\n
policies and determination to fight corruption. We are more than ever<\/div>\n
before determined to win this war, however hard the road is. I therefore<\/div>\n
appeal to all well-meaning Nigerians to continue to support us in this<\/div>\n
fight.<\/div>\n
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12.\u00a0 Various policy measures already put in place to stem the tide of<\/div>\n
corrupt practices are yielding remarkable results. Some of these key<\/div>\n
reform policies include:<\/div>\n
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a.\u00a0 The Treasury Single Account (TSA) has realized Billions of Naira being<\/div>\n
saved from maintenance fee payable to banks.\u00a0 N200 Billion has also been<\/div>\n
saved from elimination of ghost workers in public service.<\/div>\n
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b.\u00a0 The Whistle-Blowing Policy has helped to recover over N500 Billion;<\/div>\n
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c.\u00a0 The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit set up with a mandate<\/div>\n
to validate controls, assess risks, prune personnel costs, ensure<\/div>\n
compliance with Public Financial Management reforms has helped to identify<\/div>\n
and remove over 52,000 ghost workers from the Federal Government MDAs<\/div>\n
Payroll;<\/div>\n
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d.\u00a0 The Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) aimed at<\/div>\n
expanding tax education and awareness has offered the opportunity for tax<\/div>\n
defaulters to regularise their status in order to enjoy the amnesty of<\/div>\n
forgiveness on overdue interest, penalties and the assurance of<\/div>\n
non-prosecution or subject to tax investigations.<\/div>\n
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e.\u00a0 \u00a0 The Sovereign Wealth Fund project portfolio has been expanded with<\/div>\n
an injection of US$650 million so as to strengthen its investment in local<\/div>\n
infrastructure, power, health, re-construction of Abuja-Kano road,<\/div>\n
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, East West Road (Section V) and the Mambilla<\/div>\n
Hydro-electric Power project as well as the construction of the 2nd Niger<\/div>\n
Bridge.<\/div>\n
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13.\u00a0 The fight against corruption through the Economic and Financial<\/div>\n
Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related<\/div>\n
Offences Commission has resulted in recoveries of Billions of Naira, as<\/div>\n
well as forfeiture of various forms of assets. This alongside other<\/div>\n
efforts has improved Nigeria\u2019s international image and regional<\/div>\n
cooperation.<\/div>\n
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14.\u00a0 We have retained the services of one of the world\u2019s leading assets<\/div>\n
tracing firms to investigate and trace assets globally. This is in<\/div>\n
addition to the exploitation of provisions of existing Treaties,<\/div>\n
Conventions as well as Bilateral Agreements with Multilateral bodies and<\/div>\n
Nations. Nigeria has also signed Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements to<\/div>\n
ensure that there is no hiding place for fugitives.<\/div>\n
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15.\u00a0 This Administration has therefore focused on revamping the ailing<\/div>\n
economy it inherited in 2015.\u00a0 In 2016, Government executed an<\/div>\n
expansionary budget and developed the Strategic Implementation Plan.\u00a0 For<\/div>\n
the first time, 30% of the budget was earmarked for capital expenditure<\/div>\n
which represents an upward review when compared with the 2015 budget. The<\/div>\n
SIP was followed by the development of a comprehensive medium term plan \u2013<\/div>\n
the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017 \u2013 2020.<\/div>\n
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16.\u00a0 The broad strategic objectives of the ERGP were to; Restore and<\/div>\n
sustain economic growth; Build a globally competitive economy; and Invest<\/div>\n
in our people.\u00a0 The implementation of the ERGP has started yielding<\/div>\n
results. The National Bureau of Statistics reports that\u00a0 the economy grew<\/div>\n
by 1.95% in 1st quarter 2018, which is a good performance when viewed<\/div>\n
against -0.91 in 1st quarter 2017 and -0.67% in 1st quarter 2016<\/div>\n
respectively.<\/div>\n
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17.\u00a0 Our foreign reserve has improved significantly to 47.5 billion USD<\/div>\n
as of May, 2018 as against 29.6 billion USD in 2015.\u00a0 The inflationary<\/div>\n
rate has consistently declined every month since January, 2017.<\/div>\n
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18.\u00a0 Recently, Government conducted Focus Labs in three key sectors of<\/div>\n
the Economy namely, Agriculture & Transport, Manufacturing and Processing<\/div>\n
as well as\u00a0 Power and Gas. These have yielded significant prospects for<\/div>\n
investments and Job creation to the tune of US$ 22.5 billion with a<\/div>\n
potential for creating more than 500,000 jobs by 2020. These investment<\/div>\n
generation initiatives are expected to increase capital inflows in the<\/div>\n
form of foreign direct investment. There is a high prospect that the<\/div>\n
cumulative investments from this first phase of the Labs will hit US$39.2<\/div>\n
billion by 2025.<\/div>\n
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19.\u00a0 Under agriculture, Nigeria continues to pursue a strategic food<\/div>\n
security programme built around self-sufficiency and minimization of<\/div>\n
import dependency. As a result, rice importation from other countries has<\/div>\n
been cut down by 90% which has a direct impact on foreign reserves.<\/div>\n
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20.\u00a0 The Social Investment Programmes (SIP) has been created as a means<\/div>\n
to graduating our citizens from poverty through capacity building,<\/div>\n
investment and direct support. The major strategic objective is to restore<\/div>\n
livelihood, economic opportunities and sustenance for the poor across the<\/div>\n
country. The SIP programmes and projects include:<\/div>\n
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a.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Home Grown School Feeding Programme \u2013 About 8.2 million<\/div>\n
pupils are currently being fed from 24 States of the Federation with over<\/div>\n
75,000 Catering Staff engaged under the programme.<\/div>\n
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b.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Conditional Cash Transfer has so far recorded over<\/div>\n
297,000 caregivers and being trained by 2,495 Community Facilitators in 21<\/div>\n
states. Less privileged Nigerians are now being paid N5,000 monthly<\/div>\n
stipend in 9 pilot States of Bauchi, Borno, Cross River, Ekiti, Kwara,<\/div>\n
Kogi, Niger, Osun and Oyo. Eventually the scheme will cover all the 36<\/div>\n
states of the federation including the FCT.<\/div>\n
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c.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Under the Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme \u2013<\/div>\n
About 264,269 loans had been disbursed to 4,822 societies in the 36 States<\/div>\n
and FCT, while another 370,635 are awaiting release of funds.<\/div>\n
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d.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 N-Power Job creation Scheme \u2013 is targeted at providing<\/div>\n
jobs for unemployed young graduates and has so far recruited 200,000<\/div>\n
youths while the next batch of 300,000 have been selected, verified and<\/div>\n
would soon be deployed across the 36 States and the FCT. Furthermore,<\/div>\n
20,000 non-graduate volunteers have also been selected to kick off the<\/div>\n
N-Build programme in collaboration with the National Automotive Design and<\/div>\n
Development Council and the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria.<\/div>\n
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21.\u00a0 In the area of power generation, Nigerians from all parts of the<\/div>\n
country continue to report better power supply and less use of generators.<\/div>\n
This underscores the effectiveness of the methodical plan to deliver<\/div>\n
incremental and uninterrupted power supply to our homes, markets, offices<\/div>\n
and factories.<\/div>\n
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22.\u00a0 The country achieved 5, 222.3 MW representing the highest peak of<\/div>\n
power generated onto the national grid and delivered to customers in<\/div>\n
December, 2017. With new facilities, repairs and rehabilitations by<\/div>\n
Government and private investors, generation capability now exceeds 7,500<\/div>\n
MW.<\/div>\n
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23.\u00a0 This Administration is committed to lawful interventions to ensure<\/div>\n
the operators of the distribution business live up to expectations<\/div>\n
especially in the areas of distribution capacity, service delivery,<\/div>\n
collection efficiency, and metering to eliminate contentious estimated<\/div>\n
billing.<\/div>\n
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24.\u00a0 The Transportation Sector continues to undergo a series of reforms<\/div>\n
in order to sustain the international best practices and ensure safety and<\/div>\n
security. The nation\u2019s major airports have witnessed reconstruction of<\/div>\n
runways, installation of navigational equipment and new international<\/div>\n
terminals due for commissioning in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Enugu. Bilateral<\/div>\n
Air Services Agreements between Nigeria and the Governments of other<\/div>\n
countries will significantly open up new flight routes.<\/div>\n
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25.\u00a0 As a result of strict regulatory and compliance policies, Nigeria<\/div>\n
retained her Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status,<\/div>\n
after a routine international audit.\u00a0 Recently, a new Maintenance Repair<\/div>\n
and Overhaul facility with capacity for aircraft C-checks and other<\/div>\n
comprehensive levels of maintenance was established in Lagos. This would<\/div>\n
save the country an estimated $90m annually.<\/div>\n
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26.\u00a0 Giant strides have been recorded over the past three years to<\/div>\n
improve road transport infrastructure in all geopolitical zones of the<\/div>\n
country.<\/div>\n
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27.\u00a0 The Railway Sector has also received tremendous attention as this<\/div>\n
Administration is committed to the goal of linking all State capitals in<\/div>\n
the Federation by rail network to ease the movement of goods and<\/div>\n
passengers.<\/div>\n
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28.\u00a0 The Education Sector especially at tertiary level has continued to<\/div>\n
witness expansion in order to improve access to higher education by<\/div>\n
millions of youths in Nigeria. Over the last three years, Government has<\/div>\n
approved the establishment of 1 new Federal Polytechnic, granted licenses<\/div>\n
for the establishment of 4 State and 14 private-owned Universities as well<\/div>\n
as 12 private Polytechnics.<\/div>\n
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29.\u00a0 Government has also continued to support the implementation of<\/div>\n
various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of Basic Education<\/div>\n
delivery. Thus, it has ensured proper funding at the Basic Education level<\/div>\n
with the disbursement of N42.2 billion UBE Matching Grant to 26 States and<\/div>\n
the FCT, N851.5 million Special Education Grant disbursed to 23 States and<\/div>\n
private providers of Special Education and N2.2 billion Teachers<\/div>\n
Professional Development Fund to 33 States and the FCT.<\/div>\n
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30.\u00a0 The Federal Government has continued to support fiscal<\/div>\n
sustainability at the sub-national governments through the implementation<\/div>\n
of the Budget Support Facility which was accompanied by the 22- point<\/div>\n
Fiscal Sustainability Plan. Thus, bailouts funds were made available to<\/div>\n
States to ease their fiscal challenges and other obligations including<\/div>\n
payment of salaries.<\/div>\n
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31.\u00a0 In addition, a total of 73 Ecological Fund projects for the control<\/div>\n
of gully erosion in different communities across all geopolitical zones<\/div>\n
have been completed in the last three years and are undergoing<\/div>\n
commissioning while 53 other projects are ongoing. The execution of these<\/div>\n
projects has generated 357 skilled jobs and 1,350 unskilled jobs during<\/div>\n
this period.<\/div>\n
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32.\u00a0 It is pertinent to also make mention of the immeasurable<\/div>\n
contributions of the Nigerian woman to national development and<\/div>\n
advancement of democracy, over the last three years. The government and<\/div>\n
people appreciate you all as mothers of our great country.<\/div>\n
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33.\u00a0 My dear country men and women, as we all celebrate our democratic<\/div>\n
experience, let us resolve to avoid hatred and intolerance; we can only<\/div>\n
achieve our objectives in an atmosphere of harmony and peaceful<\/div>\n
co-existence.<\/div>\n
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34.\u00a0 Finally, the up-coming months will usher us into another season of<\/div>\n
general elections. Let me use this opportunity to urge us all to conduct<\/div>\n
ourselves, our wards and our constituencies with the utmost sense of<\/div>\n
fairness, justice and peaceful co-existence such that we will have not<\/div>\n
only hitch free elections but also a credible and violence free process.<\/div>\n
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35. In few days to come, I will be joined by many promising young<\/div>\n
Nigerians to sign into law the \u201cNot Too Young to Run\u201d Bill<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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