President Buhari delivered his last Independence Anniversary speech as the President of Nigeria on October 1, 2022. Nigeria secured its independence from British rule on October 1 1960. The country will elect another president by May 29 2023.
In his speech, President Buhari read out his government’s achievements while highlighting some of the challenges faced. Buhari was first elected in 2015,
“I pledged to Improve the Economy, Tackle Corruption and Fight Insecurity. This was further strengthened by my commitment to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years as the central plank of my second term in 2019.”
“To the Glory of God and His Grace as well as the commitment and passion displayed by many Nigerian supporters, we have made appreciable progress in these areas but not yet at our destination,” Mr Buhari said.
The President, in his last address to the nation, expressed concern about the pains Nigerians are going through in the wake of security and economic challenges facing the country.
In the broadcast, which marked the 62nd Independence anniversary, Buhari also addressed the eight-month-old strike action embarked upon by public universities’ lecturers with a plea to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its industrial action.
He further restated the commitment of his administration to provide a worthy electoral legacy to the nation.
President Buhari declared that he shared the pains Nigerians were going through. He assured the nationals in his final address that their resilience and patience would not be in vain. He explained that his government continues to reposition as well as strengthen the security agencies so that the agencies are able to deal with all forms of security challenges.
According to him: “At the start of this administration in 2015, (Buhari) provided the funding requirements of the security agencies. The funding was also improved in his second tenure in 2019. This was done to enable them to face security challenges.
“We will continue on this path until our efforts yield the desired results”, He stated.
