PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari says he will not be distracted by the recent gale of defection that rocked his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)from the good work he is doing for the benefit and development of Nigeria.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal and other key members of the party recently defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but the President said on Thursday in Daura, his home town that the combined efforts of defectors and their backers in the opposition will not distract his administration from the good work it is doing.
He stressed that the APC has the full understanding of Nigeria’s challenges and is encouraged by the support of Nigerians in addressing them, according to a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu.
The President spoke at a lunch with some APC Governors accompanied by some members of the National and State assemblies and commissioners.
‘‘We are always encouraged when all our constituents are happy with the work we are doing and our genuine efforts to make sure that what we campaigned for in 2015 is still very much in our minds and we have not lost focus.
‘‘In terms of security, economy and the fight against corruption we have maintained focus. Even the opposition with all their resources cannot fault our identification of Nigeria’s priorities and the efforts being made to better them.
‘‘We will continue to do what we ought to do in the leadership position God has placed us and we thank the constituents for the support,’’ he said.
On the defections within the major political parties, the President reiterated his earlier message to them: ‘‘for those who have decided to change camp for whatever reason, we wish them good luck.’’
The delegation was led by Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State.
Okorocha was accompanied by the Governors of Katsina, Kebbi, Kano and Niger States.
