Governors from the North Central zone have been called upon to rally round support for President Bola Tinubu to safely pilot the affairs of the nation through this period into a better life.
The call was made by the North Central All Progressive Forum, APC, in Jos the Plateau State capital at the declaration of one week of prayer for the nation beginning from next Monday 18 March, 2024.
Speaking with newsmen, the APC Forum Chairman, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, said the nation is going through a difficult time now and it requires God’s intervention, upon which prayers are necessary.
The Chairman said since the current hardship in the nation deepened owing to the fuel subsidy removal, the masses have been going through untold sufferings and causing lots of disquiet across the nation.
According to him, after a careful study of the situation they have decided to intercede for the nation and also to canvass strategic support for President Bola Tinubu seeing that he is sincerely committed to bettering the lives of Nigerians regardless of his current economic policies.
Zazzaga who was also a member of the Presidential Campaign Council in the last election said the last administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has left behind a lot of havoc on the system and Tinubu is trying to rectify the problem and in so doing there would be some painful situations which would be a passing phase.
He said it may not be easy for the masses to bear this or understand the situation and so the governors would have to come in strategically to assist the president and to stimulate understanding among the people towards the President’s policies.
He said the North Central governors, which is the primary jurisdiction of the forum and also due to the region’s peculiarities, should have a common ground and engineer effective support for the president.
“This is a critical moment in the life of our nation and we call on the governors to develop strategies to advance the cause of President Bola Tinubu.
“At the state level, the governors can make efforts to meet up with the yearnings and aspirations of the people, so that the pressure on the federal government can be reduced.
“For instance, the Plateau State government has intervened seriously in the area of transportation through the revival of the railway system and provision of 14 Metro Buses To Address Transportation Challenges In Jos, among other things. Governors can intervene in several critical sectors of their state to alleviate the people’s suffering.
“We call on the governors of the North Central region to take this very seriously because of the peculiar situation the region is facing in terms of development deficit, and security challenges, among others, despite its rich human and mineral resources endowment.
“Moreover, the governors can galvanize the people’s support for the President’s policies and look for skilful ways to pacify them and urge them to support the government as he paddles the nation through the storm into prosperity,” he said.
