By Akombo Aondona, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday 26 February 2025 said Nigeria economy has improved significantly under his watch.
The president made this assertion at the National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the party National Secretariat in Abuja.
He said there was a need to relocate the party National Secretariat as the present one is too small for the party and promised to ask the minister for national planning and other relevant agencies to get a larger place for the party.
Tinubu said; “I have heard your various remarks on how we have strengthened the security of our sovereignty and food security in the country.
“I am grateful to all Nigerians for the electoral successes that we have recorded from one state to another and I am also happy for the various people joining us in the National Assembly.
“On the economy, I am happy that food prices are going down particularly towards the Ramadan period.
“Let the NEC find a way to celebrate our progressive ideals and I promise you, our governors and Nigerians, that we will sustain these progressive changes.
“Everywhere in the world especially in Europe, we have economic shocks and we are doing everything possible.
“The place we are gathering today is too small for us and I agree with you that we need a bigger location. I think the Minister of National Planning is here, we will discuss with the minster in charge and we will do something about it.
“The National Working Committee NWC is doing a good job and I am happy with them.
“In all the various states let us set up reconciliatory committees to liaise with these aggrieved leaders. I am appealing to them, please be calm. I am very happy and I promise not to let any of you down”.
Earlier, National Chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who spoke on his achievements within the last one and half years, said the party leadership is focused on winning the Governorship elections in Anambra and Osun states.
“Your Excellency, our focus is now on Anambra and Osun states and in compliance with the time-table released by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, the Party has already begun preparations in earnest for the conduct of the primary elections in Anambra scheduled for April”.
He said the party has also embarked on reconciliatory moves which he said are already yielding positive results.
“We have also embarked on massive reconciliation of aggrieved party members, and this move is gradually yielding desired positive results for the Party.
“Through dialogue, we have initiated high level discussions among party leaders and other stakeholders with a view to resolving lingering differences among our members. The Conflict Reconciliation Committee which you are about to approve will build on this”, he added.
Some of those in attendance at the meeting were the vice president Kashim Shettima, Secretary To the Government Of the Federation, George Akume. the governors of Edo, Benue, Ondo, Ekiti, Kaduna, Jigawa, Nasarawa, Yobe, Niger, Lagos, Kogi, Ogun, Imo, deputy governor of Ebonyi and former governors of Kogi, Kebbi, Niger, Zamfara, Plateau.
Among those who were absent were former President Muhammadu Buhari; former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai; and former Governor of Rivers State and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
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