President Muhammadu Buhari has asked leaders of the ruling All
\nProgressives Congress (APC) to brace up for the 2019 elections.<\/p>\n
He said thison Monday<\/span><\/span>when he hosted top members of the party at the Buhari thanked his party men for standing by him despite the antics of I must heartily thank the party officials and members for the successes We must remember that this resounding success would not have been Those outstanding successes would not have been possible without your Now that INEC has come out with the timetable for elections in 2019, the We should strictly follow the constitution of the Party in undertaking The APC has a history of conducting free and fair primaries whenever Buhari said his adminsitration had been able to introduce some reforms, I must state at the outset that to succeed we must in all our actions and Nigeria was fast heading for a state of collapse. It is easy to forget Lest we forget, we must always remind ourselves of the dire situation in Therefore we must not be shy in projecting our tremendous achievements I now turn to the party differences in various states. To this end, I have I am very much aware of opinions and criticisms about the pace of Before I conclude my address, ladies and gentlemen, please join me in Thank you may God bless our party and the country<\/p>\n President Muhammadu Buhari has asked leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to brace up for the 2019 elections. He said thison Mondaywhen he hosted top members of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\npresidential villa in Abuja.<\/p>\n
\nthe opposition.<\/p>\n
\nwe have achieved in the 2015 elections in securing majority of the states,
\nmajority in the national assembly and majority in the state assemblies,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
\nachieved without the unity of purpose we exhibited in challenging and
\ndefeating an incumbent government.<\/p>\n
\nhard work, dedication, and above all, sacrifice. I wish to individually
\nand collectively thank you all sincerely for believing in me and remaining
\nsteadfast party members despite distractions and antics of the opposition.
\nThis unity and success are needed now more than ever, because elections
\nare now looming.<\/p>\n
\nparty should prepare itself for congresses at A. Wards, B. Local
\nGovernments, C. States and D. Centre.<\/p>\n
\nthese party elections. We should ensure internal democracy and avoid short
\ncuts and illegal maneuvers which have characterized the opposition party
\nwith the consequences that they are now divided.<\/p>\n
\nconsensus about any candidacy is not reached. Regardless of the outcomes
\nof the primary processes, it is imperative that we all work together to
\nensure the victory of our party.<\/p>\n
\naccusing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) mismanaging the resources of
\nthe country.<\/p>\n
\ndecisions follow strictly the constitution of our party. It is easy to
\nforget that we succeeded a government with a record of unprecedented theft
\nand systematic mismanagement, he said.<\/p>\n
\nthe fuel subsidy fraud, arms fund diversion, depleted excess de Account
\nsavings, depleted foreign reserves, massive unpaid debts to contractors
\nand suppliers amidst failure to invest or even maintain our infrastructure
\nnamely railways, roads, electricity, inspite of having earned over US$500
\nbillion from Oil & Gas alone, during the 16 years of PDP rule.<\/p>\n
\nwhich we came to office.<\/p>\n
\nfrom 2015 to date. The territorial integrity of Nigeria longer under
\nthreat. A number of security challenges still exist, but they exist in
\neven the most well policed and well-secured countries. I am confident that
\nthe measures we are taking will tackle the acts of rural banditry,
\nherdsmen\/farmers conflicts, communal clashes, kidnappings and other
\ncrimes.<\/p>\n
\nappointed a committee, headed by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a leader of the
\nParty, to reconcile differences in various states. We hope the committee
\nwill be given maximum support and cooperation to enable it to
\nsatisfactorily carry out its work and get the party united in purpose and
\nin shape for the battles ahead.<\/p>\n
\ngovernment. In particular, the delay in appointments to boards of
\nparastatals. Many boards have been inaugurated so far.<\/p>\n
\npaying tribute to the Party members and commend the APc leadership for its
\nkeen interest in getting the Party manifesto implemented in the States and
\nat the Center.<\/p>\n