How I wish I fixed infrastructure when we had money – Buhari

Following the dilapidated conditions of Nigeria infrastructure, President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday regretted not fixing and developing it when the money to do so was in quantum. President Buhari. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement he signed in Abuja. According to him, “Our focus now is on infrastructure; roads, rail, power, and others. How I wish we had fixed all those when we had money”, he said.

Read the full statement below: HOW I WISH WE FIXED INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN WE HAD MONEY – PRESIDENT BUHARI 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, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, Paul Arkwright, in a farewell audience at State House, Abuja, on Monday, the President said: “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. 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. He thanked President Buhari for his support, adding that the relations between Britain and Nigeria have improved tremendously in the past three years. (Vanguard).