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On this Independence Day anniversary, I will do something no Nigerian president has ever done in our 64 years as an independent nation. I will speak to you from my heart.
I won’t list things we are doing to fix our economy and bring everyone prosperity. You have heard that from me long enough, and things have gone from bad to worse. It is not right. It is not fair. It should not be happening in a country like ours. It is abominable. It has to stop. Now.While I cannot say to hell with those countries and financial institutions to which we owe money, I can say that the days of waste in the government are over.
Here are the concrete steps I have made along these lines. And I am starting with the Office of the President.Having acknowledged that Nigeria is rich but currently poor because we have mismanaged our resources, I am cutting my travels abroad to six times a year. People who need me so badly should come to Nigeria and meet with me. We will sell off all the planes in the presidential fleet. I will travel on my plane or a chartered one if I must.
The party is over. Henceforth, those interested in public service must serve the public. Public service must cease to be for those interested in stuffing their pockets.Though these measures are mere symbolism, the message is simple. We are serious about fixing this country. We cannot be pleading for loan forgiveness while living like oil magnets. Even though I indulged in this, it never made sense.
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