Welcome to the beginning of a New
Year of the continuation of CHANGE in
our beloved nation. I am aware that
Nigerians have experienced a
number of significant hardships over
the past months. Living in the State House has not alienated me from
your daily sufferings. I am aware of
the lengthy queues at fuel stations
and of the difficulties businesses
have faced in acquiring foreign
exchange. These challenges are only temporary;
we are working to make things better.
When I presented myself to you as a
presidential candidate and asked you
to vote for me, I wanted to be a leader
who keeps his promises. I wanted to be a leader who restores the people's
hope in those elected to serve them. I
wanted to be a leader who initiates
positive and enduring CHANGE. I am still totally committed to being
that kind of leader. Unforeseen
circumstances and other distractions
notwithstanding, I shall still do my
utmost best to keep every promise I
made to Nigerians during my election campaign. In the past seven months
since our inauguration on May 29,
2015, my administration has focused
on laying the right foundation for the
CHANGE you voted for during our
historic presidential election. Nigerians will in due course begin to enjoy the
fruits of all our ongoing work. The effective and efficient
implementation of our 2016 budget
proposals will address many of the
socio-economic issues that are of
current concern to our people. One
area in which Nigerians, especially those in the northeast, have already
begun to experience major CHANGE is
in the war on terror. I commend our
Armed Forces for significantly
curtailing the insurgency which has
ravaged the northeast of Nigeria over the past few years. However, there is still a lot of work to
be done in the area of security. Our
Armed Forces will maintain,
consolidate and build on their
successes in the war against Boko
Haram and violent extremism. This government will not consider the
matter concluded until the terrorists
have been completely routed and
normalcy restored to all parts of the
country that have been adversely
affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. Our crackdown on corruption will
continue to be vigorously undertaken.
I urge the courts to support our efforts
and help in the recovery of stolen
funds by speedily concluding trials
and showing that impunity no longer has a place in our country. There is much work to do in other
areas as well and I have charged all
my ministers and other appointees to
ensure that Nigerians experience
positive changes in their lives in 2016.
We must reduce our country's reliance on oil. We must diversify our economy. And we must do all we can to promote
job creation. Our challenges are many
but our determination to succeed is
strong and unshaken. So too is our
confidence in God. I wish you all a
very Happy New Year.
MUHAMMADU BUHARI

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Thank u mr president