President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, January 30, urged Nigerians to appreciate what they have as the situation in the country is not dire when compared with other countries.
The president made this known while speaking at the end of his official visit to Kano state after commissioning some projects executed by the government and the private sector.
According to a statement issued by his media aide, Femi Adesina, Buhari described ongoing infrastructure development across the country as “fantastic.”
The president said that, ‘‘We have a great country but we do not appreciate it until we visit our neighbours and other countries where the preoccupation is for people to have one good meal a day.
‘‘Nigerians must be grateful because citizens of some of our neighbouring nations eat once daily but many do not know this.
‘‘When I fly by helicopter, the number of high-rise buildings I see and the amount of development on the ground are fantastic. We thank God for that,” Buhari added
The president urged the elites to encourage and inspire young people to embrace education.
The president noted that, ‘‘Our youths must embrace education for education’s sake. Technology has made it possible for short cuts but nothing can replace real learning.”
He also congratulated Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, for doing very well on infrastructure, adding that his recent state visits to Kogi, Yobe, Lagos and Katsina states, have shown that the respective governors have done very well within the confines of funds available to them.
On security, Buhari, who described Boko Haram as a fraudulent organisation with links to international groups bent on destroying Nigeria, said that his administration has succeeded in decimating the terror group, limiting their capacity to inflict harm.
Recall that the President commenced his visit to the state on Monday, January 30, with the inauguration of Dala Inland Dry Port hosted by Kano state government in collaboration with the federal government.
The Inland Dry Port Project was conceived as part of the federal government’s ports reform programme designed to decongest the seaports, while also taking shipping and port services closer to importers and exporters in the hinterland.
Buhari also inaugurated the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-funded 10MW Haske Solar Plant in a 24-hectare land in Kumbotso Local Government of Kano State, according to Channels TV.
The plant, which links industrial customers to an additional power supply, represents a significant step towards efforts to provide clean, reliable, and sustainable energy for all Nigerians.
The 10MW plant is the largest completed solar plant in Nigeria and the first under the NSIA renewable energy platform.
He also commissioned the Family Homes Funds Estate, Darmanawa, Kano, which consists of 469 affordable housing units with ancillary infrastructure.
The inauguration is coming on the heels of the inauguration of the 2,600 Housing Estate on Potiskum road, Damaturu, Yobe State, a project executed by Family Homes in partnership with Yobe State Government.
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