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Nigerians can look after themselves when infrastructure is in place – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that Nigerians would be able to cater for themselves when infrastructure is in place.

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said Buhari made the statement on Thursday while meeting with the President of Islamic Development Bank, Mohammed Al-Jasser, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum in France.

According to the statement titled, ‘When Infrastructure is in Place, Our People can Look after Themselves, President Buhari Tells IDB President,’ the Nigerian leader stated that his administration was committed to an infrastructure renaissance for Nigeria due to sustainability.

We are struggling very hard on infrastructure because there can’t be sustainable development without it,” the President was quoted as saying.

“Considering the vastness of our country, we need roads, rail, power, airports, housing, and that is what we have engaged ourselves with in the past six years. And our people are seeing the new developments. Relative to the resources available to us, we have not done badly. When infrastructure is in place, our people can look after themselves,” he added.

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