Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has spoken President Muhammadu Buhari’s second
term ambition.
He spoke to newsmen after the
National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party on Tuesday.
Dogara said the party agreed that
before talking about a second term for the president, it must take stock of its
performance in office vis-a-vis electoral promises to Nigerians.
His words: “The meeting was for
stock taking and to remind ourselves of the covenant we made with the people of
Nigeria. We reviewed how well we have done and what we need to do in order to
deliver on the promises we made during campaign.
“I can tell you that after a very
illuminating address by the party chairman, the president took turn to address
the NEC members and he was very clear in his vision about where we are taking
Nigeria to.
“We reminded ourselves about the
achievement we have recorded in terms of combating terrorism in the North East,
the fight against corruption which is one area where we are doing very well and
the exiting from recession and the achievement the party has recorded.
“While we can say we have done
quite a lot, there is still much to be done. The resolve is that we should
rededicate ourselves as a party to the service of our people and the only thing
that will guarantee our place in this country is the service we render to our
people.
“Today’s meeting was not about
2019 elections. When we talk about 2019 in the context of the agenda you saw,
we are talking about membership registrations, the drive for membership and
others. We are not talking about elections.
“Even though there was a motion
in the floor that calls for a vote of confidence on the president, some of us
felt it was not necessary because there is nowhere that his confidence is
shaking. But the motion was taken and passed.
“But there was a second leg to
that motion which calls for the adoption of the candidature of the president,
but it was deferred for now and no decision was taken because that is not the
major reason why we are here”, he said.
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