The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that Nigeria is happy with him over the bold and courageous decisions he has taken so far.
Speaking at the 12th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the APC, the party’s Acting National Chairman, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, commended Tinubu’s decisions, saying the nation is happy with president’s bold and courageous decisions,” adding that the policies the administration pursued in the last two months had laid a solid foundation for the growth and development of Nigeria.
Kyari, who was recently nominated as a minister, congratulated the President, the Vice President and all elected party members on their election victory, describing the recent election of the Nigerian leader to the ECOWAS Chairmanship as a foreign policy triumph for Nigeria, while promising that the party would continue to stand with President Tinubu, “no matter the complexities of the challenges ahead.”
Earlier at the meeting, Tinubu underscored the need to satisfy the yearnings of the poor following the removal of subsidy of premium motor spirit popularly known as petrol, saying effective implementation of ideas was paramount to cater for the needs of the poor, urged the leadership of the APC, particularly elected officials, to be steadfastly committed to good governance which would re-engineer the economic and political landscape of the nation to address the needs of the poor.
The president pledged that his administration would continue to ensure that all government programmes benefit and uplift the masses of the country rather than bringing more pain.
“We are in the process of establishing fully a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. It is in my time that the subsidy has been removed, and it is now upon us to satisfy the yearnings of the poor in a larger, restructured economy,” President Tinubu declared.
He urged party members to promote unity, stability, and camaraderie forged in common purpose among themselves, reiterating that nurturing the party should start from the grassroots level.
President Tinubu also called on the party faithful to focus squarely on development and prosperity for the country, adding that his administration was poised to build international trade partnerships across sectors that will benefit, not just the national coffers, but the wallets and accounts of the Nigerian people.