President Muhammadu Buhari has said
members of the opposition cannot fault the efforts his administration
has made in its three major areas of focus, namely security, economy and
the fight against corruption......
According to a statement by his Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President
spoke on Thursday in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, while hosting
some state governors elected on the platform of the ruling All
Progressives Congress, some federal and state lawmakers and state
commissioners to a lunch.
Buhari said he would continue to do what he was expected to do in the leadership position God had given him.
He said, “We are always encouraged when
all our constituents are happy with the work we are doing and our
genuine efforts to make sure that what we campaigned for in 2015 is
still very much in our minds and we have not lost focus.
“In terms of security, economy and the
fight against corruption, we have maintained focus. Even the opposition
with all their resources cannot fault our identification of Nigeria’s
priorities and the efforts being made to better them.
“We will continue to do what we ought to
do in the leadership position God has placed us and we thank the
constituents for the support.”
On the defections within the major political parties, the President reiterated his earlier position that he wished them well.
“For those who have decided to change camp for whatever reason, we wish them good luck,” he said.
The President said the combined efforts
of defectors and their backers in the opposition would not distract his
administration from the good work it was doing for the benefit and
development of Nigeria.
He stressed that the ruling party had
the full understanding of Nigeria’s challenges and was encouraged by the
support of Nigerians in addressing them.
In his remarks, the leader of the
delegation and Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Rochas
Okorocha, commended the President on his efforts at keeping the nation
together.
The feat, the Imo State Governor said, had been achieved through Buhari’s visionary leadership.
He noted that the President had remained focused and unshaken by situations and circumstances.
“This shows that your administration is approved by God.
“We are here to encourage you to keep doing what you are doing as Nigerians are very pleased with you.
“We also want to inform you that we had
wonderful and peaceful Sallah celebration across the country because of
security of lives and property you have guaranteed in our nation,”
Okorocha told the President.
Okorocha was accompanied by the governors of Katsina, Kebbi, Kano and Niger states.
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