President Muhammadu Buhari has declared
that multi-party system remains the best option for Nigeria’s democracy
considering the diverse population of the country.
Speaking at
the commissioning of Edo State University, Iyamho, in Etsako West
Council yesterday, Buhari urged Nigerians to appreciate the strength in
the country’s diverse ethnic and social groups.
“We believe in
multi-party democracy system, it is the best for us. In a country of
over 450 ethnic groups, it is not easy to come together, only God can do
it,” he said.
The President, who concluded a two-day state
visit to Edo, encouraged Nigerians to take the current economic
challenges in the country as an opportunity to set the economy firmly on
the path of true diversification and sustainable economic growth.
He
said: “We are blessed with human and material resources. We made
terrible mistakes in allowing ourselves to become a mono-economy and we
are now paying dearly for our mistakes.”
According to him,
Nigeria made money from cocoa, palm oil, palm kernel, groundnuts, hides
and skin and others. “We threw everything away because of petroleum.”
“We
have to go back to the land and solid minerals and do a lot of savings
so that we can leave a better country for our children,” he said.
President
Buhari expressed appreciation to Nigerians for their understanding and
faith in the administration’s reform programmes.
“This is a time for hardwork, this is a time of rebuilding Nigeria.
“During
my campaigns, I emphasized three things, security, economy and fighting
corruption. In each of them, we are recording success,” the president
said.
He congratulated outgoing Governor Adams Oshiomhole on his
stewardship during his eight-year tenure, aptly demonstrated in the
quality of projects completed in the state.
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