While receiving Senator Abdullahi Adamu on Thursday, Buhari gave assurances to the party and the nation that he will continue the struggle to entrench democratic principles in politics and the affairs of governance.
By Emma Ogbuehi
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government was working for the betterment of the country.
Buhari said this on Thursday when Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, the immediate past interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), formally presented the new National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, to him at Aso Rock.
Adamu emerged as the new Chairman of the APC at the 2022 National Convention of the party held at the Eagle Square, Abuja on March 26.
Adamu emerged as the consensus candidate of the party after six other aspirants stepped down.
Buhari had on March 27 congratulated the Abdullahi Adamu-led 79-member National Executive Committee (NEC) of the APC that emerged at the convention.
President Buhari said then that the unity of members at the convention puts the party on a firmer footing for victory at the 2023 general elections.
While receiving Senator Abdullahi Adamu on Thursday, Buhari gave assurances to the party and the nation that he will continue the struggle to entrench democratic principles in politics and the affairs of governance.
“Today, we should all be happy that the party has nursed its wounds and healed itself sufficiently to march forward to face the challenges of the coming state and General elections,” the President said.
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“When I reflect on policies of the administration on the economy and specifically in the development of agriculture, infrastructure, ICT and innovation and the welfare measures we have put in place for women, the youth and the less privileged members of the society, I get fresh confidence that our citizens will continue supporting the APC in our electoral battles.’’
“Our government,” said the President “is working for the betterment of the country. Our policies and programmes aim at nothing but the betterment of the country and its people. Essentially, the party should take the programmes of the government to the people to infuse confidence into them.”
President Buhari once again commended the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning for the conduct of the congresses and convention leading to the emergence of the Adamu-led National Executive Committee, NEC, saying “we cannot thank you enough for all that you did.”
He urged the new party Chairman to be fair and firm as he is known to be, in all his dealings.
