APC promises better life for Nigerians in 2016
(Nigeria) The National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that
2016 would be a better year for Nigerians.
APC in statement in Abuja by the
party's Assistant Director (Publicity), Mr Edegbe Odemwingie, said although 2015 was difficult, 2016 would
see the fulfillment of all campaign promises by the APC.
The statement said: ''I want to, on behalf of our great
party, the APC, wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year.
''While 2015 was difficult for many Nigerians, we must also
look back, with relief and a collective sense of jubilation, to the momentous
opportunity it offered to the electorate to make the long-desired change.
''And we must sustain the hope that brighter days are ahead
of us. Although our challenges are legion, we have the courage and
determination to rise up and meet them. 'I want to give a firm assurance that
all the promises made by the party in respect of the 2015 election to Nigerians
will be kept.
''The New Year holds great dividends for Nigerians when the
policies of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration are enforced in
the 2016 financial year.''
The Chairman said the N6.08 trillion 'Budget of Change'
presented by the President would ensure a lot of promises to the people were
met including paying stipends to the unemployed.
He lauded the full implementation of the Treasury Single
Account (TSA), saying all government revenue inflows and disbursements could be
effectively monitored and also plug revenue leakages.
''In line with the party's promise to restructure the
country's oil and gas sector, which has been marred by corruption and
inefficiencies, government has set in motion a mechanism to unbundle the NNPC
to enhance more productivity,transparency and accountability.
''President Buhari's administration inherited a
corruption-tainted subsidy regime run by corrupt cartels.
''Oil cartels and their cronies resisting change have
continued to blackmail and sabotage government's effort on the issue of subsidy
and availability of petroleum products.
''To this end, the presidential directive to the Petroleum
Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to adjust its pricing template to
reflect competitive and market driven components should be supported.
''A review of PPPRA's pricing template will result in a
more efficient and realistic pricing system for petroleum products and also
result in constant availability of fuel nationwide.''
The statement lauded the government's war against insurgency
saying the improved welfare had increased the morale of the nation's troops in
combat areas.
''The international community is co-operating with the
military offensive, including sharing of intelligence information, to end
insurgency in Nigeria, as part of the efforts to combat global terrorism.
''In spite of desperate and shameless attempts to discredit
President Buhari’s anti-corruption efforts, the war against graft is being won.
''It is reassuring that the Federal Government has recovered
huge sums from looters of our common wealth, which will be injected into the
2016 National Budget.''
The statement said electricity supply had improved in most
parts of the country.
It said job creation and social inclusion were critical to
the administration's development programmes; hence Buhari had promised that
500,000 new teachers would be recruited among other job creation initiatives.
The statement appealed to all party members to play by the
rules at the different levels where election re-runs are being conducted or
where fresh elections will be held in the coming year.
Also, it urged members to shun violence while it welcomed
members from opposition parties who were genuinely inspired by the APC-led
administration.
''Looking back at the last seven months, there are clear
indicators showing that the APC and the President Buhari administration is on
the right track to delivering on its Change Agenda,'' it said.
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