President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the ability of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership to build the nation, and significantly contribute to Africa’s growth.
Tinubu said this while addressing the APC Caucus meeting held at the Conference Center of the State House, Abuja.
The president reaffirmed his commitment to the Renewed Hope Manifesto of the APC with emphasis that the strategic repositioning of the ruling party requires his administration to build on recorded successes and project.
He said that his administration remains intensely focused on its goals underscoring the importance of achieving food sovereignty and not just food security to better reposition the country as the nation with the capacity to reposition the continent.
“We can steer the future of this country and make a difference. I like what is happening around the world.
” It is teaching a lesson that we particularly Nigerians are the great African country can build ourselves and help Africa to grow.
“For me there is a very sunny part of Nigeria that I am seeing right now and I am very happy that one of the most challenged Individual in terms of security AbdulAziz Yari has given a testimony.
” It talks so much for many of us ,but to give testimony that the security of life and property is getting better from Zamfara.
” I could see people from Birni Gwari on Tv doing their farming and getting the rewards
“I am a very happy man, the sunny side of this country is on the horizon things are getting better, the days of the glooms are gone, we are looking at the brighter and the sunny side of our country and our people.
“You know you are from communities many of them and are free and people are trading safely they are farming, food sovereignty is what we must achieve not just food security food security ,sovereignty .”
He reassured the party members of his administration’s resolve to deliver despite all misleading, baseless, and pessimistic assertions made by critics.
Tinubu noted the challenges confronting some of the policies introduced by his administration.
He said fuel subsidy removal would have wrecked the country and denied citizens the opportunities of benefiting from the well intended government interventions, if the administration had failed to take such decision.
The President appealed to the APC Caucus members to further bear with his administration.
” Our strategic repositioning requires us to build on our success and project a forward looking agenda that resonate with the hopes and aspiration of Nigerians.
“I am here promising that we are doing that, I have a commitment to our manifesto progressive ideas and the believe.”
Tinubu commended the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje for the successes recorded in various elections have earned you applausive accolades.
Also, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari (APC- Zamfara West) testified during the APC Caucus meeting that security situation has significantly improved in Zamfara State.
The National APC Caucus meeting is a high-level strategic gathering of the party’s top leadership, including the President, Vice-President, National Chairman, members of the National Working Committee and state governors under the party.
Other key stakeholders are former governors, ministers, and principal officers of the National Assembly.
The caucus of the party is a crucial forum for discussing the party’s internal affairs, policy direction, and pressing national issues ahead of the National Economic Council meeting slated to hold on Wednesday Feb. 26.