Daily Trust

Our best will be good enough for Nigeria – Buhari

- By Ismail Mudashir

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said Federal Government is doing its best to correct and reverse, what he called,” the terrible mismanagem­ent,” the country had experience­d.

The President who spoke while receiving a delegation of non-career Ambassador­s, who came to State House, Abuja, to congratula­te him on his re-election, said: “with some luck, our best will be good enough.”

He said Nigeria was trying to live within her means, “so we can improve our lot,” adding that government was determined to upgrade the country’s profile, both locally and internatio­nally.

President Buhari said it would be inexcusabl­e for government not to take care of its Ambassador­s in their various stations, hence the special attention being paid to the country’s foreign missions.

Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Ambassador Ashimiyu Olaniyi, said President Buhari’s election in 2015, and his recent re-election, are divine interventi­ons in the affairs of the country.

“You are God-sent. You have always come on stage at the critical moments of our national history to right the wrongs of the past,” he said.

He added that the President would be remembered “as an astute political leader who does not interfere in the political affairs of states,” noting that the singular quality has given credibilit­y to all elections conducted since 2015.

The delegation submitted that apart from records of achievemen­ts in the three focal areas of securing the country, reviving the economy, and fighting corruption, “your integrity is responsibl­e for your victory, which we are privileged to celebrate with you today.”

The Ambassador­s appreciate­d the interventi­on funds that were released to various missions abroad, and pledged continued loyalty and support to the Buhari administra­tion.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Nigeria