GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI's SPEECH AT HOUSE OF COMMONS, UK IN 2013
SPEECH BY GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR AT THE AFRICA DIASPORA CONFERENCE, HOUSE OF COMMONS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, TUESDAY, 5TH MARCH 2013 Protocols 1. May I thank the organizers for inviting me and my associates to this conference which, if I may say so, is growing in influence by the day. The presence of many Nigerians and distinguished Britons on these historic premises testifies to the importance and to the high expectations of this occasion. At the end of today’s proceedings many of us hope to have a better understanding of our problems and perhaps identify more effective solutions to those problems. 2. My contribution today is based on reflection and practical observation rather than on studious research or scholarly presentation. It is a soldier’s and politician’s broad observations on democracy and economic development in my country, Nigeria. By convention one usually would like to talk about his country outside its shores in glowing terms extolling its virtues and de