Mohammed Buhari, Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC has expressed optimism that in 2015 Nigerians “can look forward with renewed hope and the knowledge that things can and will change.”
Expressing faith that the New Year will expand the frontiers of innovation and creativity in the Nigerian youths, Buhari stated that the country will begin to write a new story of “genuine investment in our children and students.”
The retired general who stated this in his New Year message to the Nigerian youths also said, “I have unshakable faith that 2015 will be the year of change.”
Telling the youths of the Nigeria of his dream, Buhari said: “A country that you can be proud of at anytime and anywhere: where corruption is tackled, where your leaders are disciplined and lead with vision and clarity; where the stories that emerge to the world from us are full of hope and progress.
“A Nigeria in which neither yourselves, nor your parents, families or friends will have to fear for your safety, or for theirs.
“A Nigeria where citizens get the basics that any country should provide: infrastructure that works, healthcare that is affordable, even free; respect for the environment and sustainable development, education that is competitive and outcome-oriented in a knowledge-economy.
“A country that provides jobs for its young people, reducing unemployment to the lowest of single digits and providing safety nets so that no one is left behind.
A Nigeria where entrepreneurship thrives, enterprise flourishes and the government gets out of your way so that you can create value, build the economy and aggressively expand wealth.”
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