We have improved health, education sectors – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday in Abuja, said his administration will maintain focus on health and education but would require the support of well-to-do individuals in the country to achieve success in these areas.

The president, who noted the attainment of three years without a recorded polio incident, achieved by his administration with local and international support, said it was something not only to cherish but one that also requires sustained vigilance.

President Buhari who was speaking at a courtesy call on him by Andrew Young, the former Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, accompanied by the board of Emeka Offor Foundation in Nigeria, said: “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.”

He, however, expressed optimism that these challenges will wither away with time.

“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,” the president said.

– Premium Times