Posted on: 11:53 Tue, 29 Dec 2015



Former Commonwealth Secretary
General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has
called on Nigerians to expect the
change they voted for in 2016.

Anyaoku gave this assurance in a
statement issued on Monday in
Abuja.

According to him, the pervading
insecurity in the country would be
brought under control.

He also expressed hope that
corruption which had remained the
greatest bane to national
development would be effectively
tackled.

“The infrastructural deficit in power
supply, transportation including
roads, education and health will
receive attention.

“Youth unemployment together with
the widespread poverty of the
masses will be productively
addressed,” the statement quoted
Anyaoku as saying.

The elder statesman described 2015
as a year of historic events which
began with insecurity and
devastation in the North-Eastern
part of the country.

“But thanks to the initiative by some
elder-statesmen led to signing of the
Abuja Accord of violence-free
campaigns by the 14 presidential
candidates and their political
parties.

“The elections were peaceful which
enabled the country to progress its
evolving democracy by having for
the first time a peaceful change of
government from a ruling to an
opposition party,” he said.

Anyoku said that the challenge
facing the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led administration was to
work with all the regions of the
country for the realisation of these
hopes.