THE PAINS AND THE HOPE by Rt. Hon. Barr. Sadiq Ibrahim Dasin
Seven months had passed from May 29th, 2015 to 31st December, 2015. There are a lot of challenges though that only determination and further sacrifices can solve. Dama na fadi cewa Marasa hakuri diga cikin mu zasu ce gara Mai Malfa. Amma kada a mance da Mai Malfan ne yaci zaben da yanzu babu Nigeria. So as we continue our journey through the 8th month of this regime, it appears that there is every reason to thank God that, at least, now the country has a direction and a leader capable of leading the way. I came to Abuja full of enthusiasm, humbled by the task of being a representative of the people of Song and Fufore and grateful for the trust they bestowed on me. With the promise that I made that I will not let them down, I set with colleagues to begin work. But we all have realized now that the challenges before us are more enormous than we ever imagined. Within these eight months I have realized that Nigeria’s economy, which relies on oil for two-thirds of government revenue, ...