Following the successful conduct of the party primaries in Edo and Ondo States, President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the efforts of the governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
President Buhari spoke on Tuesday during a virtual interaction with the governors of the APC-controlled States, also attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, Buhari said; “I am happy that they knew their responsibilities as governors and had identified the right priorities”.
The meeting, which commenced at 11:25am, was attended physically by the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu. Other governors participated via video conference.
The President also used the meeting to laud members of the Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker Committee for the work they were doing in repositioning the governing party.
Recall that, following the dissolution of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC in June, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party chose the Yobe State governor and others as the Chairman and members of the Caretaker Committee as well as of the extraordinary National Convention Committee respectively. Buhari said that he is pleased with the work that the caretaker committee has been doing.
According to him: “I am pleased with the chairman and the work of the committee. “He is highly mobile in the efforts to coordinate and strengthen the party.
“I am happy with his personal efforts.”
Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Senator Atiku Bagudu, thanked President Buhari for taking the right steps to resolve the crisis in the party.
The APC governors, who also lauded the President for his handling of security issues and the economy, noted, in particular, the success recorded in pulling the country out of the 2016 economic recession as well as the ongoing management of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are proud of your leadership and achievements,” the governors told President Buhari.
