Here's President Buhari's New Year Message To Nigerians

Today marks a new decade. It is a time of hope, optimism and clean possibilities. We look ahead as a state to the 2020s as the possibility to construct on the foundations we have laid collectively on security, diversification of our economic system and taking up the curse of corruption. These are the pledges on which I have been twice elected President and remain the framework for a stable, sustainable and more prosperous future.

Elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. I salute the dedication of the hundreds of thousands who voted in peace ultimate February and of these leaders who contested for office vigorously but fairly, submitting to the authority of the electorate, the Independent National Electoral Commission and judicial method. I understand very well the frustrations our gadget has inside the past triggered. I may be status down in 2023 and will now not be available in any future elections. But I am determined to assist reinforce the electoral system both in Nigeria and across the region, where several ECOWAS members go to the polls this year.

As Commander-in-Chief, my primary problem is the safety of the state and the safety of our residents. When I assumed office in May 2015 my first venture changed into to rally our neighbours so that we may want to confront Boko Haram on a coordinated nearby basis. Chaos isn't a neighbour any folks hope for.

We were fighting on numerous fronts: violent extremists, cultists and organised crook networks. It has now not been easy. But as we're triumphing the war, we also look to the venture of winning the peace, the reconstruction of lives, groups and markets. The North East Development Commission will paintings with nearby and worldwide stakeholders to assist create a new starting for the North East.

The Federal Government will preserve to paintings with State Governors, neighbouring states and our worldwide companions to tackle the root causes of violent extremism and the networks that help finance and organise terror. Our security forces will receive the high-quality training and contemporary weaponry, and in turn can be held to the best standards of professionalism, and appreciate for human rights. We will use all the human and rising technological resources to be had to tackle kidnapping, banditry and armed robbery.

The new Ministry of Police Affairs improved recruitment of officials and the security reforms being introduced will construct on what we are already delivering. We will work tirelessly at home and with our allies in guide of our rules to protect the safety of lifestyles and property. Our moves at all times might be governed by the rule of law. At the same time, we shall appearance usually to have interaction with all well-which means leaders and citizens of goodwill to promote dialogue, partnership and understanding.

We want a democratic government that can assure peace and protection to recognise the full capacity of our ingenious, entrepreneurial and hard-running people. Our regulations are designed to sell genuine, balanced growth that supplies jobs and rewards industry. Our new Economic Advisory Council brings collectively respected and independent thinkers to propose me on a strategy that champions inclusive and balanced boom, and above all combat poverty and guard national financial interests.

As we've got sat right down to rejoice with friends and circle of relatives over this vacation season, for the primary time in a technology our food plates have no longer all been filled with imports of products we recognize can without difficulty be produced here at domestic. The revolution in agriculture is already a reality in all corners of the country. New agreements with Morocco, Russia and others will help us get right of entry to on appealing terms the inputs we want to accelerate the transformation in farming that is taking region.

A exact example of dedication to this inclusive increase is the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the introduction of the National Action Committee to oversee its implementation and ensure the essential safeguards are in vicinity to allow us to fully capitalise on regional and continental markets.

The joint land border security exercise presently taking area is supposed to protect Nigeria’s financial system and security. No you can doubt that we had been excellent neighbours and properly citizens. We were the helpers and shock-absorbers of the sub-region however we can not permit our well-planned economic regeneration plans to be sabotaged. As quickly as we are satisfied that the safeguards are adequate, ordinary cross-border movements will be resumed.

Already, we are making key infrastructure investments to decorate our ease of doing enterprise. On transportation, we're making vast progress on key roads together with the Second Niger Bridge, Lagos – Ibadan Expressway and the Abuja – Kano highway. 2020 may also see tangible development on the Lagos to Kano Rail line. Through Executive Order 007, we are also using opportunity investment programmes in collaboration with private region companions to repair strategic roads along with the Apapa-Oworonshoki Express way. Abuja and Port Harcourt have new international airport terminals, as will Kano and Lagos in 2020. When completed, all these projects will positively impact commercial enterprise operations within the country. These initiatives aren't small and do not come without some transient disruption; we're doing now what have to were finished a long term ago. I thanks for your staying power and sit up for the dividends that we and destiny generations will long enjoy.

Power has been a problem for a technology. We recognize we want to choose up the pace of progress. We have solutions to assist separate parts of the price chain to work higher collectively. In the beyond few months, we've engaged substantially with stakeholders to develop a chain of complete solutions to improve the reliability and availability of energy throughout the country. These answers include ensuring monetary sustainability for the quarter, increasing each government and personal region investments inside the power transmission and distribution segments, improving fee transparency through the deployment of smart meters and making sure regulatory movements maximise provider delivery.

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI