From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
An All Progressives Congress (APC) political pressure group under the auspices of National Progressives Hub, has commended President Bola Tinubu for creditable performances as his administration clocks one year in office.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, the group’s National Coordinator, Bukkie Okangbe, appraised the courage, determination and commitment of the president in putting the country at the forefront of growth and development across sectors.
The group argued that President Tinubu has made the most important, critical and people-centred decisions in his one year in office than any of his predecessors since 1999 within the time limit.
“We have seen in the president, a compassionate, prudent, diligent, hardworking and honest leader and father, working round the clock to reposition the image and integrity of Nigeria among committee of nations.
“Every international engagements of the president has been an opportunity to woo investors into the country and these had truly facilitated many foreign investment in the last almost one year.
“Many of these foreign investment cut across sectors like oil and gas, agriculture, security, telecommunication, infrastructure, aviation, energy and power among others.
“In boosting the posterity of the country through infrastructural projects, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road which is almost 700km road starting from Lekki Deep Seaport.
“This project will run through different states, local governments and communities in Nigeria boosting economic activities and empowering both formal and informal sectors,” the group claimed.
Defending further, she said: “It is on record that the present administration has been consistent in its quest to protect the naira against the dollar in which the new leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been mandated to root out those waging economic war against our currency. Many financial houses and actors in the dubious business of hording dollars have been apprehended, arrested and prosecuted.
“The new monetary policies of the CBN are targeted towards strengthening the naira in which in the month of March, the naira appreciated to about N800 against the dollar. Deliberate efforts are still ongoing in bringing down the rate of inflation and interest rates with a view of boosting the prospect of small and medium scale businesses,” the group claimed.