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Agreed, we brought sufferings, but it’ll soon be over, APC govs tell Nigerians

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Agreed, we brought sufferings, but it'll soon be over, APC govs tell Nigerians

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors Forum, has admitted being responsible for the present woes in Nigeria but promised that it will soon be over.

The APC Governors Forum Chairman, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State who stated this however said some of the problems predated the present administration.

He therefore urged Nigerians to try and understand the Muhammadu Buhari-led government, support and cooperate with it as it continues to make efforts towards actualising genuine national goals to make Nigeria a better prosperous country.

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The governor stated this when he briefed newsmen after a closed-door meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Forum.

He said, “As APC, we are responsible for everything happening in Nigeria. We are responsible for the good, the bad, the ugly but we are promising Nigerians that we shall fix it.

“The country is going through a very serious economic surgery. We share the pains of Nigerians, every human being must feel it. We also feel what they are going through but we are asking for a little patience.

“Let us do things the right way and do it once and for all. I am sure that by next year, you will begin to see changes, the price of rice will drop, prices of dollars will begin to stabilise and we will see a lot of challenges.

“But at this painful moment, nobody likes it. It is like a woman in the labour room, when she is in the labour room there is no joy but she has to pass through that moment and that moment, she does not wear her high heel shoes, no makeup, no champagne, no party.

“She is going through a process but shortly after that process, joy cometh once she sees the child. So, Nigerians should bear with us as a government.”

Okorocha restated the Forum’s resolution to support President Buhari in the implementation of the Change Nigeria project.

He added that the governors talked about national issues, the release of 21 Chibok girls, agriculture, the ongoing anti-corruption war and the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State at the meeting with the President.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

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