We are too rich to go begging – Pres. Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his government’s zero tolerance for corruption, stressing that there will be no exemption in the anti-graft war.
The President also revealed that the nation would move away from over-reliance on thermal and hydro sources for the generation of electricity to renewable energy after an agreement was reached with the United Kingdom to help develop solar energy.

Buhari, who was represented by the Vice president at the University of Ibadan 67th Founders Day ceremony on Tuesday said that despite the drop in oil earning and global economic downturn, Nigerian youths would be provided with decent jobs while the elderly would be catered for.

Buhari, who said the nation was too rich to go begging, added that the fight for survival rested on how well every Nigerian played his or her role in the nation’s building.

Buhari also said the diversification of Nigeria’s economy was not a mere rhetoric, assuring Nigerians that his government was determined to develop agriculture.

This nation has the resources; human and material to enable us to live decent and ensure we do not beg on the street, all that is required is commitment, faithfulness and the determination to succeed. Our country is full of talents, our leaders are full of ideas but most of what we want to achieve are destroyed. Our change agenda is one of national re-orientation beginning from children in school to the rest of the populace.

He said.

The President also acknowledged the achievement of UI in nation building but challenged the elite and the political class to do more and support the country’s path to recovery.

He said:

We are encouraged by the recent ranking of UI in Nigeria and in Africa. The university was rated first in Nigeria and eighth in Africa. The school was also placed among the best universities in the world. A lot still needs to be done for further improvement on this position. The university is therefore challenged to work harder in its vigorous pursuit of academic excellence to achieve its vision to be a world class institution.
The world we live in is vastly different from the one we lived in a decade ago. Every day, deep and profound changes are taking place in the way we do business, the way we communicate, how we get our needs, the competition for job and the expectations of a more sophisticated consumer society.