The Work Of Nigeria Is

To Meet The Expectations Of The Majority Of Our People, And To Open Up New Vistas Of Economic Opportunity So That The Aspirations Of Nigerians Can Stand A Fair Chance Of Being Fulfilled In A Lifetime, There Must Be A Truly Committed Leadership In A Democratic Nigeria.

Each One Of Us, And, Indeed, All Those Who Aspire To National Leadership Must Bring Their Own Visions, Views And Styles To The Business Of Reforming Nigeria, And The Search For Solutions.

A Society That Does Not Correctly Interpret And Appreciate Its Past Cannot Understand Its Present Fortunes And Adversities And Can Be Caught Unawares In A Fast Changing World.

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.

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.