President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the failures of previous governments in the country to fix the nations infrastructures when the economy was booming saying they frittered away the nations resources.
He made this declaration today while receiving the out going British High commissioner to Nigeria,Paul Arkwright in a farewell as audience at State House,Abuja
Said he,”With the humongous resources at the disposal of Nigeria between 1999 and 2014, it is sad that infrastructure went to rot completely within the same period.
He however said that efforts to compensate for the wasted opportunity is now the main focus of the federal government adding,”Our focus now is on infrastructure; roads, rail, power, and others. How I wish we had fixed all those when we had money. What we earned between 1999 and 2014 is on record, but nothing was done to infrastructure. Now, we are doing a lot more, with a lot less resources. And we shall continue to do our best.”
President Buhari commended the outgoing High Commissioner for his warm and pleasant disposition, which has seen him traversing almost the entire country.
“I always see you all over the place,” the President noted.
In his response, Arkwright, who spent over three years in Nigeria, said he visited 30 of the 36 states, and found the people quite enterprising and engaging, adding that the British government would be glad to offer a helping hand as required in any part of the country.
The out going high commissioner thanked President Buhari for his support, adding that the relations between Britain and Nigeria have improved tremendously in the past three years.
