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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that “there will be a bumper harvest this year”, but he wants them to be patient with him.

According to Buhari, who was speaking with journalists on Monday in Daura after attending Eid prayers to celebrate Eid El Kabir, Nigerians need to “realise that what this government inherited after 16 years of the PDP government was no savings, no infrastructure, no power, no rail, no road and no security.”

The president also said those who abuse public trust will face justice, in addition to returning their stolen assets to the nation’s coffers.

He thanked Nigerians for supporting the federal government’s policies, programmes and action aimed at improving security, revamping the economy and combating the fight against corruption.

“We should thank God this year, the reports I’m getting, which is very pleasing, is that we will have a bumper harvest this year,” a statement by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, quoted Buhari as saying.

“I want Nigerians to realise that what this government inherited after 16 years of the PDP government was no savings, no infrastructure, no power, no rail, no road and no security.

“Nigerians can see what we have done on Boko Haram and what we are doing to resolve the problem in the Niger Delta.

“Before the elections, we identified three major problems confronting our country. The first is security; we need to sufficiently secure our country to manage it well.

“The second is economy, especially job for the youths and fighting corruption which is continuous.

“For the youths, graduates and non-graduates who are interested in agriculture, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the CBN are doing something to provide employment for them.”

Buhari is observing this year’s Eid holiday in his native home Daura, Katsina state, and will return to Abuja after the two-day public holidays.