The Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum and governor of Imo
State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has said the mismanagement of Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, government was responsible for the sufferings
experienced in the nation, assuring that the All Progressives Congress,
APC government would address all the challenges facing Nigeria.
He said the APC was a masses oriented party created to touch the lives of the ordinary man in the country.
According to him, APC government under the leadership of President
Muhammadu Buhari has all it takes to fix the problems of the country.
Okorocha, who stated this yesterday while giving a brief remark at
the opening ceremony of the APC governors progressive meeting at the
Yankari Game Reserve in
Bauchi, said the aim of the APC governor’s meeting was to address
critical issues affecting the ordinary man, pointing out that the nation
was going through a very difficult moment.
“This meeting will also avail the governors the opportunity to look
at the upcoming election in Kogi and Balyelsa states because we want the
wind of change to blow across these states in the next election .
“We will also discuss with APC state leaders and national chairman
of the party on how to the strengthen the APC because this is a party
for today and tomorrow,” he said
Okorocha commended the judiciary in Rivers and Akwa-Ibom states over
the outcome of the sitting of the tribunal, saying it met the
expectations of Nigerians.
In his address, Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar, told the
governors that since the revenue from the federal account was dwindling,
they should should look inwards by improving the internally generated
revenue in their states to maintain a vibrant economy.
Governor Abubakar said he decided to host the APC progressive
governors meeting in Bauchi to showcase the tourism potentialities of
the state.
The meeting was attended by the APC National Chairman, Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun, governors of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Simon
Dalong of Plateau State, Mallam El’ Rufai of Kaduna State and deputy
governors of Jigawa, Borno, Yobe and Benue states, among other APC
leaders in the country.
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