“I’m Working Hard, Nigerians Will Feel My Impact” — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he would work hard within the lifespan of his administration to the extent that Nigerians would witness progress and feel the impact of his administration.

President Buhari

According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke in Shanghai, China, during separate meetings he had with the Mayor of the Chinese city of Shanghai, Mr. Yang Xiong; and the Director of Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Liu Fangzhou.

He said his administration would give priority to the building and development of resilient and viable cities comparable with other developed cities across the globe.

He added that the Federal Government would give full support to the Free Trade and Export Processing Zones in the country to spur rapid economic development.

The President, who visited the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, said Nigeria was prepared to learn how to make the country’s cities more viable from those that had achieved development.

He added,

We have already identified the development of infrastructure which will bring industries that create jobs and help us to diversify the economy.

We are going to work hard to achieve these within the period we have in office. Nigerians will see progress and feel the impact.

Commending the hard work and success story of the city of Shanghai, Buhari said the virtues of hard work were central to every human achievement and development.

In his remarks, the Mayor of Shanghai expressed the willingness of several Chinese businesses to key into the vision of the Chinese President Xi Jinping for Africa by investing in Nigeria.