Politics
I’m Not Bothered About Defections In APC – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was not bothered about the defections in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The President, according to a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu who was responding to a question during an interactive session with the Nigerian community in Togo at the Nigerian Embassy, Lome, said most Nigerians appreciated the performance of his administration.
According to him, “I am not bothered about the defections. Ordinary Nigerians have developed confidence in us and are defending us. I assure you, majority of Nigerians back home are appreciative of our efforts.”
Expressing delight in seeing the Nigerians who had traveled from the five regions of Togo to welcome him in Lome, President Buhari said he was pleased to hear them commend the performance of his administration.
He assured them that his administration had remained steadfast in keeping to its three campaign promises of providing security, improving the economy and fighting corruption.
The President noted that if past governments had utilised even 25 per cent of the huge oil revenue available to them, Nigerians would not be complaining today, citing the $16 billion reportedly spent on electricity and yet Nigerians could not see the power.
Restating his administration’s commitment to providing critical infrastructure, providing loans to farmers thereby cutting rice importation by more than 90 per cent, President Buhari said all recovered illegally acquired assets would now be sold and the money paid into the treasury in the administration’s renewed anti-graft campaign.
“I assure you that we are making progress in security as some displaced farmers are returning to their farms. We will continue to work very hard for our dear country,” he stressed.
In his welcome address, the Nigerian Ambassador to Togo, Joseph Olusola Iji, said the close to 2 million Nigerians in Togo were law-abiding and peaceful, even as he drew attention to the inability of the Nigerian Mission in Lome to issue Nigerian passports, making applicants to go to Ghana or Benin Republic.
While representatives of top bank executives commended the economic policies of the Federal Government especially the Ease of Doing Business, agricultural revolution and anti-corruption campaign, various leaders of the Nigerian Community also lauded the discipline, transparency and accountability that the current administration has introduced into governance.
They also called for government assistance towards the completion of community’s on-going school building project in order to overcome the lack of good English schools in that country.
On its part, the APC Togo Chapter, told President Buhari not to be worried about the defections from the party, assuring him of its support in the 2019 presidential election.
The governors of Cross River and Niger States; the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Interior; the Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment; the National Security Adviser; the Chief of Defence Staff; the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, were among the top government officials who accompanied the President to his first official engagement on arrival in Lome ahead of the Joint ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit, and the 53rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, among others.
Anonymous
July 31, 2018 at 5:50 am
Tell that to the birds. Then leave Ortom.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 10:32 pm
It clear to Nigerians that any party, that will sign a duty of restructuring should not be vote fo
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 9:49 pm
Foolish animal. Agent of death, mass murderer.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 9:22 pm
INEC,police,army,civil defence will vote for u.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 9:06 pm
Who is crying most you vagabond
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 6:57 pm
Then stop intimidating the Senate president and his deputy through security men, and threat of their removal.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 5:23 pm
Really?!! BT is only the head am seeing on yr body recently.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Who cared about your bother or not bothered because majority of Nigerians do not equally bothered of your not bothered period.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 2:12 pm
The enemy of Nigeria are those who are so blind by hatred and malicious fake propaganda they are those who are so dull to understand the reality on ground about this administration………………
An inept govt paid govt workers salary as from 2011-2016.
An inept govt is paying pensioners from 1980 and given pensioners the best treatment never given through PTAD.
An inept govt has completed Abuja metro line.
An inept govt started Mambilla Hydropower project of 3050mw 40years after.
An inept govt is improving on power generation and transmission from less than 3000mw in 2015 to over 7000mw 2years after.
An inept govt will commission Itakpe-Warri-Ajaokuta standard gauge rail line abandoned since 1987.
An inept govt has reduced out of school pupils from 10.5m to 8.6m in two years according UNICEF and UNESCO.
An inept govt is feeding over 5m pupils every school day in 19 states.
An inept govt is increasing saving in Excess Crude Account and increased foreign reserves to $40b from $29b inherited.
An inept govt moved 24 steps in World Bank ease of doing business global ranking.
An inept govt bailed out all states (whether it is PDP or APC) with 2trillion to be able to pay workers.
An inept govt is rolled back Boko Haram.
An inept govt reduced monthly import bill from $5b to $1.5b.
An inept govt increased Agro export by 150per cent in 2017.
Under an inept govt revenue generating agencies are posting record revenues to federation account e.g FIRS, Customs, NIMASA.
An inept govt is embarking on ambitious national rail network projects and roads.
So the govts that were not inept what did they do?
What did previous govt do that this ‘inept’ govt now turned bad. Previous govt left First World class network of roads and pipelines?
Did they leave working refineries and downstream infrastructure like depots etc and this inept govt destroyed them in two years or more?
I forgot to write earlier that this inept govt has reopened fertiliser blending plants of about 15 moribound out of over 30 nationwide.
The inept govt too is reopening national oil pipelines and depots abandoned.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 10:25 pm
You forgot the killings inept writer
Anonymous
July 31, 2018 at 1:46 am
Chigbo Inegbu olodo
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 1:14 pm
animal
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 1:02 pm
U never Bothered about anything
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 12:39 pm
Why then do your men so inquisitive in the Impeachment of Ortom
Anonymous
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Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 12:18 pm
Bauchi State 2019
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 12:17 pm
But bothered about your cow in daura
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 11:59 am
Buhari Is Bothered Than Anyone Cos He Knows That He Cant Win Election Alone. If He Is Not Bothered Why Is He Using Police To Torment And Terrorise Decampees
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 11:50 am
How long shall this Fulani terrorist government last??