APC Rates Buhari High After One Month In Office

National Publicity Secretary of the APC,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke at a
parley with newsmen in Lagos said that
contrary to what was being discussed in
some quarters, there has been great
movement in President Buhari’s first
month in office and urged Nigerians to
prepare for events that would unfold in
the days ahead in the anti-corruption
fight of the President Buhari
administration.
He said: “Nigerians should grab a front
row seat so they can watch clearly as
events unfold in the ring of anti-
corruption fight in the days ahead.
It will no longer be business as usual as
the Buhari administration seeks to
make sure that every kobo of national
funds is spent for the benefit of
Nigerians, not to fill the deep pockets of
a few fat cats.
“The rot met by the Buhari
administration is sickening, and the
President is working hard to plug all
loopholes for siphoning public funds, in
addition to recovering looted public
funds.”
“Nigerians now know that the cash in
the Excess Crude Account has been
depleted by $2 billion without
explanation.
A panel of four governors has been set
up to investigate what happened to the
money that was not remitted to the
Federation Account,” Mohammed said.
He said it was noteworthy that some
Western nations had also assured the
Buhari administration of all possible
assistance in its efforts to recover the
billions of Naira stashed away by public
officers in the past.
The APC spokesman said that this was
just the beginning of the fight against
corruption, urging Nigerians to await
more unfolding events.
He argued that President Buhari, in the
last one month, has started work in
tackling insecurity and fighting
terrorism.
He said: “The President travelled to
Chad and Niger, and then hosted a
summit of the Lake Chad Basin
Commission that comprised Cameroon,
Chad and Niger, with Benin also invited.
“The result is the decision to deploy the
Multi National Joint Task Force
(MNJTF), with headquarters in
N’Djamena, Chad, on July 30 to pep up
the fight against Boko Haram.
“President Buhari has also rallied the
Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) and the Economic
Community of Central African States
(ECCAS) to work with Nigeria in
battling the Boko Haram insurgency.
“A joint summit of leaders of both
economic blocs is to be held shortly to
concretise these efforts that will
complement the one by Nigeria and its
neighbours.
“President Buhari also travelled to
Germany to meet with G7 leaders to
present to them a wish list that
included getting their support for the
battle against Boko Haram. The leaders
of the countries affected by the Boko
Haram insurgency have compiled their
requirements which are being forwarded
to the G7 for appropriate action.
“While waiting for that, the US has
announced a $5 million assistance for
the fight against insurgency and the
relocation by the Nigerian military of
the command centre to Maiduguri.
These are no mean achievements.”
Mohammed also said that the Buhari
administration had availed itself
credibly within one month of assuming
office by bringing Nigeria back to the
comity of respected nations.
He said that some leaders who once
shunned Nigeria have started inviting
President Buhari to visit their countries.
He said: “The latest is the US President
Barack Obama, who will play host to
our President at the White House on
July 20.
There is no better indication of how
much Nigeria is regaining its lost glory
than the recent election of former
Agriculture Minister, Mr Akinwumi
Adesina as the President of the African
Development Bank (AfDB). ”
Mohammed noted that in spite of the
laudable achievements of the Buhari
administration in the last one month,
Nigerians were right to demand even a
faster pace.
He said: “Nigerians are right and
justified in their expectations.
All we ask for is a little more patience,
a little more understanding and
continuous support for the Buhari
administration.
“We in the APC hereby assure our
compatriots, who have expressed their
concerns in recent times, that there is
no cause for alarm. The Buhari
administration is willing, determined
and able to effect the change that
Nigerians voted for, despite the initial
challenges.”
Source: Vanguard