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Members of the House of Representatives loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari gave details of what they discussed with him during their closed meeting on Thursday night
. the president inside the conference room in the office of the wife of the president
They were led by two colleagues, Musa Sarkin-Adar and Abdulmumini Jibrin.
Addressing the House correspondents after the meeting, Mr. Sarkin-Adar's meeting "looked at the concerns in the country and the various political parties because the election is approaching."
He said as members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) government in the National Assembly, they felt that it is necessary to go to have an interface with Mr. Buhari and the national party chairman "to address issues and concerns raised by members across the federation."
The legislator stated that they had "some concerns and misg" There were so many discrepancies and problems that arose and people made a lot of complaints and they were not listened to " he said, as a result of this, some people thought that they would leave the party and join another party.
"Others, even before that is decided, they go somewhere and we think that it is necessary to come inform the president that we are committed to remaining party members, but the issues must be examined and handled properly, so that all aggrieved members can be persuaded to stay. "
Mr. Sarkin-Adar, who represents the federal district of Goronyo / Gada State of Sokoto" We know who caused all these frictions and we try as much as possible to ensure that such things do not happen again. "We should not be partisan in everything we do, especially on our conduct in the House," he said.
He said that they had decided to remain committed members of the APC. The best way to solve the crisis that arose from the congresses was based on their experience as members of the House of Representatives.
"It is now a trumpeting call for us to rally behind the President and the need for us to be too. As for Mr. Buhari's response to their comments, Mr. Sarkin -Adar said that the president's response was "very good and very fantastic."
He said that they took the time to explain to the president the idea of interventions zonal or so-called riding projects that has always been controversial.
He said that he was told that contrary to widespread belief but projects worth millions of nairas and that we should only locate where they should be located in our various constituencies and it is one of the most unifying factors in this country. "
Constituency projects, usually tainted with fraud, were counted by many Nigerians. President Buhari also condemned the inclusion of thousands of such projects in the 2018 budget.
M. Sarkin-Adar, however, said that constituency projects were "one of the ways to have a thoughtful performance of the government in some areas." "
He said that most rural areas in the country would have had no government presence, not because of constituency projects.
He said projects are allocated to their constituencies and often "
In addition, Mr. Jibrin, the representative for the Bebeji / Kiru constituency in Kano, said that he had decided to visit Mr. Buhari to show his solidarity and said that they had a very good meeting
Mr. Jibrin said that Mr. Buhari took the time to share his experiences with them and also explained his "vision and many things that he does for the country." [19659020] The members of the support group are satisfied with the results of the meeting.
He said that the president suggested that such meetings should be held quarterly, adding "in any case that is what we have always wanted.
According to reports that the APC may lose its majority strength in the National Assembly due to reports of mbad defection against the opposition, Mr. Jibrin simply stated that "every party in the world, not only in Nigeria has its challenges and the APC is no exception. "
However, he expressed the belief that the party leadership is doing everything it can to make sure that it does not lose more members." 19659028] Another member of the group , Mohammed Gololo (Gamawa Federal Constituency): "with the interaction we have with the national party chairman, with the synergy that is going on, most likely, the defection can not take place as it had been.
Positive Result – Framework
In addition, the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, described the meeting as " encouraging interface between the legislature and the executive. "
Secretary of the Federation Government, Boss Mustapha (Photo Credit: Views Channel)
Mr. Mustapha said that the National Assembly comes from 39, have an "Open Week" program and that the meeting is a continuation of this commitment. 9659028] "I believe that after this kind of interaction with different branches of government, we will be able to create a synergy, to reach a consensus on problems and find solutions," he said. said. is for the improvement of our country.
"We are the party in the government, the legislature is part of the government.If the executive does not succeed, it will also rule over the legislature.So it's just a continuation of this dialogue that can give us the chance to distribute the dividends of democracy to our people. "
For his part, Ita Enang, Buhari's advisor on National Assembly issues, congratulated the parliamentary support group
He said the members took advantage of the meeting to express their concerns to Mr. Buhari
He also stated that the president "responded in a manner that is very satisfactory to them."
Enang said the meeting is one of the back channels "which is arranged and is granted by the president and executive leaders from time to time to allow legislators to interact personally, with personal questions and personal concerns about the state, the party,
He stated that most of what had been raised had been "fully addressed" and that Mr. Buhari had decided to Invite APC President, Adams Oshiomhole, to address the meeting.
He badured Mr. Oshiomhole that the issues raised will be addressed and that no one should have any fears because that the party is for all.
"He told them how the appointments will go and gave them confidence and this confidence will be pbaded on to all the other members of the House and Senate who are not here
" We will make sure that senators get together feel in the coming days to build confidence and bridge the gap between the executive and the legislature, "said Mr. Enang
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