
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday verbally expressed his administration would remain unyielding in the face of terror attacks in components of the country.
The President verbalized the Federal Regime would perpetuate to reinforce the nation’s defence with a view to ridding the country of terrorists who had been threatening the country’s tranquility and development.
Jonathan verbalized through Vice President Namadi Sambo at the aperture of the 16th meeting of the Baroness Lynda Chalkerled Honorary International Investor Council, which held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He verbally expressed, “This administration remains committed to ascertaining security of lives and property of Nigerians and all those that reside in this country.
“Our security forces are confronting terrorism and any insurgency that seeks to undermine the security of the nation.
“We will remain unyielding and will perpetuate to reinforce our defence so as to rid the country of terrorism and the forces of evil that threaten our tranquility and development.”
Jonathan verbalized that Nigeria’s position as the preferred destination for Foreign Direct Investment in Africa had been maintained despite the current security challenges, integrating that his administration’s resoluteness to ascertain that Nigeria becomes one of the world’s 20 most industrialised nations had grown more vigorous.
He verbalized he would perpetuate to take all indispensable steps to enhance the competitiveness of Nigeria’s enterprises, having “significantly ameliorated the nation’s investment climate.”
The President verbalized he was emboldened that the quantifications the regime had taken were steadily contributing to the procurement of the broad objective of the administration’s transformation agenda and that he would not relent in efforts to sustain a prognosticable and stable policy environment.
Jonathan verbalized, “Let me reaffirm that our efforts under the transformation agenda are yielding impressive results. Today, Nigeria is one of the most vigorous economic performers in Africa.
“For the second year, the United Nation’s Conference on Trade and Development has declared Nigeria as the number one recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa.
“In May this year, Nigeria hosted global bellwethers at the World Economic Forum on Africa. Besides the record attendance, prospective and sizeable adscititious investments into Nigerian economy were pledged.”
Chalker verbally expressed a situation where primary school children failed to consummate their inculcation was symptomatic of the caliber of quandaries in the country.
This, she verbally expressed, was the reason why the council would fixate on inculcation.
“We do not have a separate session on power supply but we do ken that Nigeria’s progress again depend on the gas reforms, the management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, fuel supply to power plants, expeditious implementation of renewable energy and progress plan for developing domestic gas utilisation. Power and inculcation are at the heart of what must be achieved,” she verbally expressed.