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Former
military ruler, General Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn into office as the 5th
civilian president of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Addressing
visitors and Nigerians at the Eagle square, Abuja today during his swearing-in
ceremony, President Buhari listed youths unemployment, insecurity and declining
revenue from oil as the major challenges facing his administration but
expressed optimism that with the help of Europe and America as well as
concerned citizens of Nigeria, his government will improve the fortunes of the
Nation as soon as possible.
He
thanked the government and people of Chad, Cameroun and Niger for their effort
to help Nigeria fight insurgency, adding that his administration will embark on
Agricultural revolution and mining as a means to achieve its goal.
Also
present at the occasion were the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry,
The South African President, Jacob Zuma, the Zimbabwean president, Robert
Mugabe, the Liberian president, Sirleaf Johnson, past Nigerian military Heads of State and a
host of others.
In
a related development, the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and
twenty-eight other governors in Nigeria were also sworn into office today.
Okorocha
who was sworn in for a second term in office at the Dan Anyiam stadium today
thanked the people of Imo State for their support to him during his past
tenure, adding that he will continue from where he stopped during his last
tenure. He promised to build factories and industries which will provide
employment opportunities for the youths as well as sustaining the progress his
administration made in the last four years.
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