President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to leave the country better than he met it and advised the various ethnic groups in the country to maintain unity and assist the nation become greater again.
He lamented the grievous past mistakes the nation made by her over dependence on Oil while adding that the belief that the nation is paying for it today.
Buhari said this after commissioning the Edo State University, Iyahmo, Etsako West Local Government Area and Ugbegun-Ujiogba-Ebudin- Igueben-Ewohinmi Road in Edo Central senatorial district.
He said: “I am not deterred over such criticisms because I am focused and I am happy that many Nigerians have started realizing what we are doing and trying to do, to fix this country for the better. Our problem as a nation started when we abandoned agriculture, our hides and skins, cocoa export, palm kernel and engaged in oil business. Once petroleum was discovered and developed in large quantity, we threw everything to the dust. Now petroleum is diving from 100 dollars to between 40 and 50 dollars per barrel and that is the price we are paying now. What have we done to our agriculture, power, rail, road and social infrastructure; education and health? Just check and find out. “We have been wasteful. Now, we have to go back to the land, to solid minerals and do a lot of savings so that we can leave a better country for our children and our great nation.”
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