Before going to defend his performance and express his faith that “the incoming administration will quicken the pace of this walk,” the President acknowledged that he began his term with “a great deal of promise and expectation.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction and development for the nation under his leadership eight years after riding a wave of promises to victory.
In his farewell address to the country on Sunday morning, the President acknowledged his administration’s shortcomings and expressed his sorrow for both the plight of captive children and the deaths brought on by insecurity, but his main points were crystal apparent.
As I return to my hometown of Daura in Katsina State after my retirement, he stated, “I feel satisfied that we have started the Nigeria Re-Birth by taking the initial crucial steps.”
“I am confident that when I leave office, Nigeria will be in a better place than it was in 2015,”
Critics have charged the President of failing miserably to keep his pledges to address insecurity, combat corruption, and develop the Nigerian economy.
“When I first began this trip, I had high hopes and expectations for you. I never set out to just be politically correct, but rather to behave in a way that would positively affect the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
Before moving on to defend his performance and express his conviction that “the incoming administration will quicken the pace of this walk to see a Nigeria that fulfills its destiny to be a great nation,” the President acknowledged that he began his tenure with a “great deal of promise and expectation” in his broadcast.
Critics have used the economic data as proof of the President’s poor performance in office, including worsening inflation and unemployment rates, a drastically depreciated naira, and alarming debt levels.
On the health of the economy, he, however, takes a different stance.
The many techniques put in place to make sure that our economy stayed afloat through instances of global economic downturns have made the Nigerian economy more resilient, he stated in his broadcast.
The President praised his administration’s reaction, recalling the supply chain interruptions and economic depression that the COVID-19 epidemic caused between 2020 and 2022.
“The quickness of our reaction to the pandemic still stands as a benchmark worldwide,” he remarked.
Regarding the economy, President Buhari said that his government assisted rural and underprivileged Nigerians by assisting them to make a better living, aided young Nigerians in developing their skill sets, and boosted the private sector. He also praised the progress made by his government in building infrastructure.
According to him, “We completed age-long projects and processes, particularly the Petroleum Industry Act, completion of some power projects, completion of the second Niger bridge, and various important roads linking cities and states. Mindful of the need to ensure adequate infrastructure to drive economic growth.”
