Nigerian president vows to make things better in 2016

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reassured citizens of the country that his administration was determined to make things better in the shortest possible time.

The President, who gave the reassurance in his new year message, said he was aware that Nigerians had experienced a number of significant hardships over the past months.

Buhari said these challenges were temporary as his administration was working hard to make things better for all Nigerians, irrespective of their socio-political backgrounds.

The Nigerian leader pledged to continue to do his utmost best to keep to every promise he made to Nigerians during the election campaign.

The former military ruler said he would be totally committed to being that kind of leader.

He promised to continue to initiate positive and enduring change for the betterment of the nation in spite of distractions in some quarters.

Buhari added that Nigerians would in due course begin to enjoy the fruits of his administration's ongoing work.

According to him, the effective and efficient implementation of the 2016 budget proposals will address many of the socio-economic issues that are of current concern to Nigerians.

The president commended the Armed Forces for significantly curtailing the insurgency which had ravaged the northeast of Nigeria over the past few years.

According to him, there was still a lot of work to be done in the area of security.

On corruption, the president said his administration's ongoing crackdown on corruption would continue to be vigorously undertaken.

He urged the courts to support these efforts and help in the recovery of stolen funds by speedily concluding trials and showing that impunity no longer had a place in the country. Endit