Coronavirus affecting our revenue — Buhari
President Buhari has raised an alarm of coronavirus
affecting the revenue of the country.
The Nigerian leader disclosed this while receiving workers
in the health sector under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly
Healthcare Professionals Associations yesterday, March 10.
Buhari who urged the
health workers to moderate their demands on government as it could affect the
economy, stated that his administration is looking for different ways to
address the challenges the outbreak of the virus poses to the Nigerian economy.
In a statement released by Presidential spokesperson Garba
Shehu, Buhari said;
“Your case is certainly receiving
attention, but you must bear in mind the condition that the country is in now.
Coronavirus is not improving matters. It is affecting what we very much depend
on, the petroleum industry and therefore revenue.
“So, please try
and help us with your people. Let us be patriotic, let us look at the ways and
means of the government and appeal for restraint…We have to emphasize that it
is very important we maintain cohesion together, because if we allow sentiments
or popularity to overwhelm our reasoning faculties, we will be in trouble and
it will be too late for us to adjust, so please bear with us."
President Buhari also expressed hope of his administration's
drive for food sufficiency in the last four years, coming in handy with the
drop in government revenue.
He added;
“We thank God; God
is very sympathetic to us. The three previous rainy seasons were good. We had
good foresight in getting fertiliser, making it available and we virtually
achieved food security. We made good decisions, and we saved hundreds of
millions of dollars on importation of food. If not, we would have been in real
trouble."
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