President Mohammadu Buhari has said that
Nigeria is erroneously being regarded as a rich country, stating that indices
and parameters of evaluating a rich country such as economic advancement,
improved social services were lacking.
He however enjoined the Nigerian elites to be
prepared to make sacrifice to rescue the country. The president spoke when he received the
outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Donald Kaberuka
and other officials of the bank.
According to him, the privileged and
influential citizens clearly have to do more now than in the past to help the
country deal successfully with its economic and security problems.
President Buhari also Kaberuka that his
administration will welcome more support from the AfDB for projects in
versatile sectors like agriculture that can easily be explored to create more
jobs for unemployed Nigerians.
He said: “With the shock of falling oil prices,
lack of revenues, and insecurity, the Nigerian elites must now wake up and
provide the right guidance in their communities, and also lead the economy on
the right path more than they used to do”.
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