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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has told ministers-designate that the expectations of Nigerians from the government were high and urged them to be the vehicle that would drive the change he promised Nigerians before he was elected president.
In his opening remarks at a presidential retreat for the ministers-designate held at the State House Conference Hall, Abuja, on Thursday, November 5, Buhari told them to count themselves privileged to have been chosen among millions of Nigerians at this historic time to be the instruments that would deliver the change he promised.
The president said: “The work of restoration and renewal is urgent and immense… I have invited you to join me in this urgent mission for our country. I am convinced that in accepting this invitation you are also equally determined to take part in this patriotic undertaking.”
He reminded them that his election as president was based on his promise to tackle corruption, insecurity and revive the economy.
Reiterating the point he made at his inauguration about the uniqueness of the moment for the country and for Nigerians, Buhari told the ministers-designate that they came on board the ship of governance at an interesting time.
Buhari said: “Shakespeare’s words ring true for us as they did when he first wrote them centuries ago.” quoting the author, he said: “There is a tide in the affairs of men; Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life; Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
He said further that so much had been said about the bad state of the nation’s economy. Buhari, therefore, said based on the expectations, they must run a lean government at all levels, avoid waste and conserve resources.
— Nov 16, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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