President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed confidence in the country’s ability to overcome its present security challenges and emerge as a very strong, united, stable and economically progressive nation.
Jonathan, who expressed this hope at a farewell audience with the outgoing Austrian Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Stefan Scholz,? said his administration was steadfastly evolving and implementing policies and measures to tackle the country’s current developmental challenges, including those related to national security and power supply.
The President told Dr. Scholz that some of the positive effects of the policies, measures and actions being implemented by the Federal Government would become increasingly apparent in coming months.
He commended the outgoing ambassador for his efforts to improve bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Austria, and noted that trade and economic relations between both countries had improved significantly during his tenure.