Anti-graft war: 'Governance not ignored’ - APC Chieftain

12:20 11/02/2016
Abuja - The All Progressives Congress (APC)
says the ongoing anti-graft war by President
Muhammadu Buhari is not hindering
governance.
The National Auditor of the party, Chief
George Moghalu, made this known to the
media in Abuja on Wednesday.
Moghalu said that other aspects of
governance were being addressed.
He also dismissed insinuations in some
quarters that the fight against corruption
may affect the fortunes of APC in future
elections.
According to him, the party will not spend its
tenure fighting corruption.
"I want to disagree with such insinuations.
We are not going to spend the four years in
fighting corruption. As you know, corruption
is being fought and it is fighting back."
"In the same vein, other aspects of
governance are being addressed; governance
has not stopped in any sector because Mr
President and his government are
confronting corruption frontally."
"Governance is running side by side with the
fight against corruption."
"Infrastructure is being addressed, issues of
the power sector is being addressed,
agriculture, science and technology are being
addressed alongside fighting corruption,
because it is one of the cardinal promises
made by the government during the
campaign," said the party chieftain.
On the party's eight-month reign, Moghalu
blamed the slow speed of the Buhari
administration on the decay inherited from
the past government.
"We are very much on course. You see,
when we talk about these eight months, we
must also consider the level of decay, the
level of rot that the APC government is
confronted with."
"It will be most unfair for anybody to expect
that the rot and damage to the economy, to
the Nigerian state, to infrastructure and
everything will be repaired in eight months."
"It is not fair to the government. We all know
from what we are seeing and hearing, the
quantum of damage is unimaginable."
"So, we need to give the government all the
support, encourage government, pray for the
leaders so that they will continue in the part
they are following."
"If you look at it, there is a methodical
commitment to actually set objective and
that objective which I know is to implement
the APC manifesto which is well written and
a collection of the reaction and expectations
of the people."
"And once that is implemented, I guarantee
you that Nigeria will get back on course."
He appealed to Nigerians to be patient with
the government and assured that soon, they
would have no choice than to praise the
Buhari-led administration.
Moghalu said: "My appeal is that we should
be patient. We are almost there, it can't be
worse."
"Let us be a little bit patient, support
government in prayer and by any means we
can, so that government can remain on
course."
"I am confident that with what has
happened and the target they have set for
themselves, I am certain that we will soon
get to our destination."
- NAN