President Buhari Implementing Change Agenda Accurately – Oyegun

.. Urges Nigerians to pray for his speedy Recovery

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said that despite several challenges inherited by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration from previous regimes, the government has continued to implement the Change Agenda to restore the country on the path of growth and development.

While praying for the speedy and full recovery of the President, Oyegun urge all Nigerians to pray for the speedy recovery of president Buhari stating that although the task placed on the president to rebuild the nation was difficult, the administration is already tackling the country’s several challenges and recording successes in different facets.

Oyegun made this known while receiving an APC delegation from Niger State led by the state Party Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Jibril Adamu and the Chairman Suleja Local Government Council, Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje in his office in Abuja.

The Chairman told the delegation that the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has worked assiduously to ensure the unity of the APC that was created out of other progressive-minded parties during the 2013 merger.

“The leadership of the Party in this case, the National Working Committee (NWC) has tried to do the difficult process of welding together the Party that was created out of three, four other Parties. It has not been easy as you very well know, but we thank God that by and large; it has been a significant success.

“It is a very difficult task but we all have thrust in the President; we had to deal with a predecessor regime whose hallmark was corruption. A regime that had lost vision and interest in developing the nation given the kind of resources that was available.

A regime that instead of developing; wasted our national resource such that as at the time we were taking over, there really was nothing. The economy had already collapsed. Salaries were not paid. Public infrastructure collapsed and Price of oil also collapsed.

“There is no magic to it. It is taking time, but this country will never go back to the bad old days where all we did was divide the money from oil. Today, I am very proud of the accomplishment of states like Kebbi, Jigawa, Zamfara and the rest of them in agriculture.

Today, Nigerian rice is becoming what we all eat. Tomorrow by God’s grace, we will be able to export Nigerian rice to the rest of Africa and far beyond”.
The APC National Chairman also assured that the Party will hold state congresses this year saying; “The Party is going to have congresses this year.

We only await the National Organizing Secretary to conclude the planning and program for these congresses in two three months, those will be over”, he said.

Earlier, the Chairman Suleja Local Government Council, Hon Abdullahi Shuaibu Maje who spoke on behalf of the delegation said the people of Niger State and indeed Suleja Community have stood firm faithfully with the party and voted the APC at all levels since 2015.

The council chairman reaffirmed the delegation’s belief in the Change Agenda of the administration at the federal level led by President Muhammadu Buhari and at the state level led by Niger state governor, Alh. (Dr.) Abuybakar Sani Bello.

“We acknowledge the tremendous achievements of the federal government under the leadership of President Mohammadu Buhari in the area of fight against corruption and embezzlement of public funds, economic recovery and transformation, massive capital infrastructure development across the country and security of lives and properties by defeating the menace of Boko Haram and kidnapping across the country.

We pray that God Almighty give the President good health, quick recovery and wisdom to come back home and continue with his good work.

“Also, the Niger State Governor has done wonderful well in both infrastructural and human capital development of the state in the last two years”, he said.

The council chairman said complaints arising from an inconclusive congress held in 2014 from Suleja Local Government Area required the attention of the National Chairman to address in order to calm nerves and help the APC come out stronger in the lead up to the 2019 general elections.

Members of the NWC including Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, party spokesman, National Organizing Secretary, Sen. Osita Izunaso; National Treasurer, Alh. Bala Mohammed Gwagwarwa and National Youth Leader, Hon. Dasuki Ibrahim Jalo was present at the meeting.