President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will continue to prioritize infrastructure renaissance for Nigeria to accelerate national development.
The President said this yesterday during a meeting with the President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Dr. Mohammed Al-Jasser, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum.
In a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, President Buhari said the country’s development depends on an effective implementation of infrastructural plan.
“We are struggling very hard on infrastructure because there can’t be sustainable development without it.
“Considering the vastness of our country, we need roads, rail, power, airports, housing, and that is what we have engaged ourselves with in the past six years. And our people are seeing the new developments. Relative to the resources available to us, we have not done badly. When infrastructure is in place, our people can look after themselves,” he said.
President Buhari thanked the IDB for its help, saying: “What we are so dependent on (crude oil) has lost a lot of energy. It is coming back gradually, and we are breathing a bit more with some confidence. But we expect greater cooperation from you.”
