In the past, if we wanted to construct a bridge in a city, we had to invite a European expert. If we wanted to construct a dam, we had to ask a number of foreign governments to do us a favor and build a dam for us.
A shekarun baya idan har (gwamnatin wancan lokacin) tana son ta gina wata gada a wannan gari, wajibi ne su dauko wani masani daga waje; idan sun a son gina wata madatsar tuwa, wajibi ne su mika kansu ga wadansu gwamnatoci ‘yan kasashen waje; ba a ma maganar manyan ayyuka masu tsananin wahala kan.