I Believe That Historians And Analysts Of

The Return Of Democracy In Our Land Has Indeed Thrown The Problems Of Development Into Bolder Relief.

Our Choice Of A Reform Framework Dictated That We Looked At The Fundamental Assumptions That Had Driven Nigeria's Economy, Society And Policy Hitherto And To Seek Ways Of Either Abandoning Or Transcending Those Assumptions And Their Supporting Institutions.

Most Importantly, Nothing Has Happened To Change My Conviction That Freedom And The Love Of Liberty Remain The Essential Defining Attributes Of Our National Character As A People.

Even Now, We Make No Apologies For The Choice We Made. The Sacrifices We Made Were Selfless. The Options We Offered Were Patriotic While The Paths We Chose Were Well Thought Out.

At The Same, We Need To Remain Sensitive To The Reality That We Are Still An African Society In Which The Majority Of The People And Communities Live Under Severe Deprivations And Afflictions That Are No Fault Of Theirs.