The All Progressives Congress says President Muhammadu Buhari has
already achieved in 3 weeks of governance, what Goodluck Jonathan failed
to do in 6 years as President.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, released a
statement, saying that the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal
Government could not get the assistance of world powers to help Nigeria
in fighting terrorism.
The ruling party also accused the PDP-led Federal Government of politicising the fight against terrorism.
The APC said many countries were beginning to respect Nigeria again,
stating that Buhari has been able to restore Nigeria’s integrity.
The statement read:
“Within three weeks of President Buhari’s inauguration,
he has done what the PDP government could not do in six years:
Invigorate the fight against Boko Haram by rallying a regional and
global front against the terror group.
Today, the United States has pledged $5 million to the fight against
Boko Haram, in addition to other material support. This is apart from
the support that has been pledged by the G-7 to strengthen Nigeria’s
efforts to quell the insurgency.
Thanks to President Buhari’s shuttle diplomacy, the Multinational
Joint Task Force that the PDP government could not bring together for
all of six years is ready to deploy more soldiers next month, while the
President has ordered the release of $21m to facilitate the
establishment of the headquarters of the force in N’Djamena, Chad.”Since assuming office about three weeks ago, President Buhari has
visited Chad, Niger, Germany and South Africa, winning support and
friends for Nigeria all over again and returning the country to the
comity of respected nations.Those who were put off by the PDP government’s resort to politicising
the fight against Boko Haram – even as the insurgents grew stronger –
are now joining President Buhari to battle the terrorists. In no distant
future, the results of his tireless efforts will begin to show.”On the domestic front, President Buhari has been handling pressing
issues far away from the klieg light, and his efforts to assemble a
first-class team to implement his change mantra, which he is personally
driving, are continuing apace.“We in the APC are sure most unbiased Nigerians are very proud of
President Buhari and the vigour he has shown in governance, the kind of
vigour we did not see in the immediate past administration that was
presided over by a far younger man.”