A group known as APC Democrats has called on Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari for not appointing political office holders in the last one month after taking office.
Speaking with select journalists at a forum yesterday in Abuja, the group’s National Coordinator, Hajia Salamatu Bello Jibrin said governance required meticulous approach in order not to lay a faulty foundation, hence Mr President was studying the system that has been defocused for several years.
She was optimistic that President Buhari would tilt towards bringing out the best dividends of democracy for Nigerians, affirming that critics of a month’s administration should look the other way that there is no where in the world where systemic failure such as the one that has happened in Nigeria could be corrected within one month.
While speaking on the lingering leadership crisis at the National Assembly, she expressed optimism that such crisis was inevitable at the early stage of the administration so as to create opportunity for dialogue which is a component of democracy. She said the squabble will soon be over especially as Mr President has intervened.
Her words: “I do know that there is no where in the world where crisis will not erupt as a result of political interest, but what is important is that it creates opportunity for dialogue which is a component of democracy. But by and large, it will soon be over, now that Mr President has intervened”.
She was however emphatic that all elected political office holders should see that the party sponsored them, hence party supremacy remains sacrosanct for purposes of cohesion and collective efforts for delivery of dividends of democracy for Nigerians.
Jibrin praised the All Progressives Congress for being democratic at all levels of election, noting that if the party had foist candidates on people against their choice, it would have affected the party negatively while calling on the National Headquarters of the party to continue to ensure justice and equity at all times.
She also gave the group’s commendation for the understanding of the National Executive Committee of the APC for listening to their suggestions whenever it was necessary for them to intervene.
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