Transparency is serving the country, Muhammadu Buhari

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the Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari says his commitment to transparency is serving the government well in the face of severe shortage of resources in the country.
The President spoke at the State House, Abuja while receiving the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin.
He said, “It has been a very difficult year for Nigeria. Before we came to office, petroleum sold for about $100 per barrel. Then it crashed to $37, and now oscillates between $40 and $45 per barrel.
“Suddenly, we are a poor country but commitment to transparency and accountability is not making people know that there is severe shortage”, Buhari said.
He urged the UNFPA to bear with Nigeria in whichever area the coun­try could not live up to its responsibilities for now, and thanked the UN agency for its commitment to saving lives in the country, particularly of women and children.
president noted that population explosion and different cultural practices in Nigeria provide fertile ground for research to organisations like UNFPA.
On food security, the President disclosed that reports from the North-East of the country were encouraging, as people were returning to their farm lands with the guarantee of relative security.
Osotimehin, a former Minister of Health in Nigeria, said UNFPA was determined to promote health care facilities across the country, and that reducing maternal mortality was possible if the country paid more attention to access to health facilities as well as the human resources to run them.

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