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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that multi-party system remains the best option for Nigeria’s democracy considering the diverse population of the country.
Speaking at the commissioning of Edo State University, Iyamho, in Etsako West Council yesterday, Buhari urged Nigerians to appreciate the strength in the country’s diverse ethnic and social groups.
“We believe in multi-party democracy system, it is the best for us. In a country of over 450 ethnic groups, it is not easy to come together, only God can do it,” he said.
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The President, who concluded a two-day state visit to Edo, encouraged Nigerians to take the current economic challenges in the country as an opportunity to set the economy firmly on the path of true diversification and sustainable economic growth.
He said: “We are blessed with human and material resources. We made terrible mistakes in allowing ourselves to become a mono-economy and we are now paying dearly for our mistakes.”
According to him, Nigeria made money from cocoa, palm oil, palm kernel, groundnuts, hides and skin and others. “We threw everything away because of petroleum.”
“We have to go back to the land and solid minerals and do a lot of savings so that we can leave a better country for our children,” he said.
President Buhari expressed appreciation to Nigerians for their understanding and faith in the administration’s reform programmes.
“This is a time for hardwork, this is a time of rebuilding Nigeria.
“During my campaigns, I emphasized three things, security, economy and fighting corruption. In each of them, we are recording success,” the president said.
He congratulated outgoing Governor Adams Oshiomhole on his stewardship during his eight-year tenure, aptly demonstrated in the quality of projects completed in the state.
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