Former Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Andrew Young has wondered that while other nations are growing apart, Nigeria has remained united, especially under the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Young, who, along with the board of Emeka Offor Foundation in Nigeria, commended the President’s leadership of the country.
Said he: “at a time when nations of the world are pulling apart, we are happy that Nigeria is stable and secure under you. We will continue working with Nigeria because we consider ourselves as part of the family.”
This was even as President Buhari acknowledged the importance of education and health sectors which he vowed to pay special attention to in his developmental efforts.
“The best asset to give to the people is health and education. You free them from the tendencies of under-development, especially religious and ethnic manipulations which are challenges facing us at this stage of our development.”
The President said that in tackling the nation’s myriad challenges, he needed to be careful and meticulous.
“We have to march gradually. It is impossible to be in a hurry. We are seeking inclusive development without leaving a majority of our people behind.”
President Buhari commended the social and humanitarian activities of Sir Emeka Offor, especially in the areas of education and health.
“You are translating the success you achieved into social service. This is what the government is doing, so you are helping us in many ways. I commend your activities in the area of health and education to other successful Nigerians.”
In his remarks, the former Ambassador to the United States to Nigeria, Ambassador Howard Jeter, said that President Buhari’s re-election was, “a real boom for the future of Nigeria.”
He outlined on-going efforts of the Emeka Offor Foundation, in partnership with the Andrew Young Foundation, to supply millions of books to schools, ensure the complete eradication of polio, attack River Blindness with about 40 million afflicted mostly in the South-east and the South-south areas of the country and, in the near future, also start a campaign against cervical cancer, for which Nigeria holds a world record.
