President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Saturday that his administration is “determined to get things done properly this time” and “God willing, we shall succeed”.
The President said his administration is fully committed to correcting the errors that have hindered Nigeria’s progress as a nation and move forward “as quickly as possible”.
“We are working diligently to correct our mistakes as a nation. We will rehabilitate and expand national infrastructure, and move forward as quickly as possible,” Mr. Buhari said while meeting with a group of Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in various professions in the United States.
President Buhari receives group of Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in the United States on 2nd April 2016 President Buhari in a group photograph with Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in the United States on 2nd April 2016. L-R: Governor of Kwara State Abdulfatah Ahmed, Governor of Bauchi Barr. Mohammed Abubakar, Dr Yemi Badero, Dr Nwadiuto Esiobu, President Muhammadu Buhari, Zuriel Oduwole, Prof. Austin Esogbue and Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa
He assured that his administration will maintain contacts with Nigerian professionals in the diaspora who would contribute effectively to national development if they chose to come back home, according to a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina.
The President congratulated the five Nigerians he met with for their exceptional accomplishments, saying that he was very proud of them all.
The Nigerians received by President Buhari included Prof. Austin Esogbue, the only African to have served on the board of the United States’ National Aeronautical Space Agency.
Others were Jelani Aliyu, a leading car designer with General Motors, Prof. Nwadiuto Esiobu, a renowned Microbiologist and Biochemist, Dr. Yemi Badero, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and 13-year old Muriel Oduwole who has interviewed 18 world leaders.