Itsekiri leader and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Alex Ideh, has appraised the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari in his first 100 days, saying that the President has carved a template that would accelerate the nation’s development.
While there had been complaints in some quarters about alleged slow pace of the administration, the APC chieftain said in a statement he issued in Warri, Delta State yesterday that the President’s “meticulous approach” was due to his determination to lay the foundation of sustainable structures for “good, transparent and people-oriented governance.”
Defending the steps taken so far by the three-month-old administration, Ideh, a two-term commissioner in Delta State and secretary to the APC National Convention Committee which produced Buhari as the party’s flag bearer, called for patience and understanding of Nigerians in rallying support for the President.
The statement reads in part: “I can assure all Nigerians that the President is actually working out a template for good, transparent and people-oriented governance.
“Things might appear to be somehow slow on the surface, but a lot is going on silently. We voted for change, but if it is not built on a solid or concrete foundation, in no distant future after the expiration of the tenure of the Buhari administration, the nation might slither back into corruption and mismanagement of our commonwealth.
“Streamlining federal ministries, parastatals and agencies are part of the work going on. Discovering and blocking loopholes and wastages are also being worked on. Preparing a ground for smooth take-off of this administration in all areas is part of what the president is doing at the moment.
“Nigerians are fortunate to have President Buhari at this critical period in the nation’s history who willingly offered to rescue the nation from the brink of total economic gloom back to normalcy.
“The first step in this direction is confronting and defeating the hydra-headed monster called corruption which is germane to the emerging development, especially on the economic sphere.
“For instance, because President Buhari is in the saddle, some things have started working and Nigerians are beginning to feel the impact of the change in leadership.
“Take power supply for example. As at today, we have a marked improvement in power supply in many parts of the country. Likewise, the petroleum sector is receiving attention while lopsided last-minute appointments made by the immediate past administration are being reviewed or redressed.
“With the recent appointments of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief of Staff and a few other strategic positions, it further confirms that Mr. President is working steadily behind the scene to firmly reposition the sliding quality of governance especially at the centre.”
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