Acting President Yemi
Osinbajo says the government spent much of 2016 clearing the mess it inherited
from the government of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Muhammadu Buhari government was inaugurated on May 29, 2015,
amid great celebrations.
But the loud ovation which greeted it at its inception soon turned
into harsh criticism over its handling of the economy.
In a Democracy Day speech on Monday, Osinbajo said tremendous
progress had been made in the past five months.
“One of the first tasks of the cabinet and the economic management
team was to put together a Strategic Implementation Plan for the 2016 budget,
targeting initiatives that would create a speedy yet lasting impact on the
lives of Nigerians,” he said.
“Indeed, much of 2016 was spent clearing the mess we inherited and
putting the building blocks together for the future of our dreams; laying a
solid foundation for the kind of future that you deserve as citizens of
Nigeria.
“In his budget presentation speech to the national assembly last
December, President Buhari outlined our economic agenda in detail, and assured
that 2017 -would be the year in which you would begin to see tangible benefits
of all the planning and preparation work. It is my pleasure to note that in the
five months since he delivered that speech, we have seen tremendous progress,
as promised.”
-The Cable
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