In
the celebration of Nigeria's Democracy Day, the ruling All Progressives
Congress party has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, scoring him high on
performance.
The
All Progressives Congress has scored the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration high on the delivery of the party’s campaign promises; just as
it appealed for patience from Nigerians.
National
Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said this in a Democracy Day
message on Saturday.
He
noted that the election which ushered in the Buhari administration was one
which the party’s National Working Committee, elders, leaders and members would
remain grateful to Nigerians for.
The
statement partly read: “President Buhari has, in the last year, worked hard to
repair Nigeria’s previously tarnished image in the international community;
restored the territorial integrity of our country by ensuring the containment
of the erstwhile rampaging Boko Haram insurgency and has waged an unrelenting
and vigorous war against corruption as he promised in his electioneering
campaign.
“The
President, being fully aware of the tough economic challenges facing Nigerians,
has directed his focus on the salvaging of our battered and prostrate economy.
“The
very parlous state of the economy inherited by this administration, which has
been further battered by the collapse of the price of crude oil and the massive
corruption by the past administration, does not need any further restating.
“However,
the government has courageously faced these challenges by taking tough
decisions necessary to bring our economy back to buoyancy and self-sustaining
growth.”
Odigie-Oyegun
explained that one of such tough but inevitable decisions was the
liberalisation of the petroleum downstream sector and the consequent hike in
petrol price which led to a call out of workers on an indefinite strike by
labour.
The
chairman assured Nigerians that the APC administration held their trust to be
sacred and would do all humanly possible to ensure that the tough times did not
last.
According
to him, the 2016 budget which includes N500bn dedicated to social intervention
will begin to have positive impact very soon.
He
called on Nigerians to put aside any differences and join President Muhammadu
Buhari to design and lay a strong foundation for a new economy that assures
self-sustaining growth and shared prosperity for our people
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