President Muhammadu Buhari on
Tuesday in Abuja addressed the National Executive Committee of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) on issues affecting the party and the country.
Below is a full text of address:
PRESIDENT’S REMARKS AT THE
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC), TUESDAY 31ST
OCTOBER 2017, AT THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA
Protocols
May I warmly welcome everybody to
this important meeting of our party’s executive body.
Let me on a personal note thank
you all for your prayers and good wishes, which the Almighty Allah answered in
the restoration of my health.
I wish to thank you all Party
leaders for helping to keep the government running smoothly during my prolonged
absence.
I would like to start by
commending our Party Leadership chaired by His Excellency, Chief John Oyegun.
The Chairman and I worked harmoniously during 1984-85 in a previous government.
Happily, circumstances have brought us again to positions of leadership in the
country.
I want to thank Chief Oyegun and his staff for steering the party in the last two and a half years. Sometimes it is easier to manage failure than to manage success – and a big success such as that we have achieved.
I want to thank Chief Oyegun and his staff for steering the party in the last two and a half years. Sometimes it is easier to manage failure than to manage success – and a big success such as that we have achieved.
I must also commend the
leadership of the National Assembly led by Senate President His Excellency, Dr.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Rt. Hon. Speaker Mr. Yakubu Dogara. I must place on
record the cooperation and understanding of the National Assembly including
some non-APC members who rose above petty party interests and acted in the
national interest.
My deep thanks also go to our
State Governors who faced stiff challenges, especially their determination to
maintain unity and tolerance among our communities. This is in the face of
unnecessary politically motivated strife and violence. Credit should go to APC
Governors for extending their hand of fellowship to their colleagues from other
parties.
In my remarks to the Caucus
meeting yesterday, I enumerated the progress that our government has made in
the implementation of the programs of government and the Party Manifesto.
We can be proud of our
achievements in the last two years, Boko Haram, Niger Delta, Regular Fuel,
Improved Power, TSA, Agriculture and Fertilizer, above all, the knowledge that
corruption will not be tolerated in this Government. We all know there is
CHANGE.
Nigeria’s prestige has gone up,
Nigeria is now credit –worthy, a clear testimony of which was the
over-subscription of the Euro-Bond by 4 times.
Nevertheless, we are not resting
on our achievements. I am quite aware of the challenges before us.
Last year I said we would
re-constitute the Boards of Parastatals. I must regret the fact that we have
not done so, for many reasons. Some of us in this meeting may know I had given
instructions since October 2015 for this exercise to start. But there have been
inordinate delays through several Committees in an attempt to get the balance
right and to make sure all parts of the country are equitably represented.
On the other hand I am keenly
aware that our supporters are very eager for these appointments to be
announced. By the Grace of God these appointments will be announced soon.
Especially now that the economy is improving, we will have the resources to
cater for the appointees.
By the same token the compressed
Federal Executive Council will be expanded to bring in more supporters at
Federal Level, with fresh ideas to be injected into the government.
Let me thank you all again for
the commitment and dedicated service to our Party and to remind you that much
more will be required of you in the coming months. I hope we can continue to
depend on you.
If we keep united and rise above
petty or personal quarrels we will surely achieve the desired CHANGE in the
country.
I wish us happy deliberations.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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