VICE-President Yemi Osinbajo has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party of the common Nigerian.
This is as he insists that the APC remains committed to the welfare of the common man.
Osinbajo spoke on Friday when he received on a courtesy call, a delegation of the APC Professionals Forum at the Statehouse, Abuja.
Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday titled ‘Why APC is focused on the common man’s welfare, by Osinbajo’.
According to him, “This is a party of the common man, a party of the people, a party that takes as its cradle, the importance of ensuring that the common man benefits maximally from the government which is why we have the big programmes like the Social Investment Programmes, the largest if its kind in the continent and several of such other programmes that emphasize how serious we take the lot of the common man.”
The Vice President noted that the party has made an impact within its nine years of existence and is determined to improve the wellbeing of Nigerians.
“We are the ruling party in Africa’s largest democracy which by itself is a phenomenal achievement for such a young party. But you’ll find that in the particular ideological direction of our party, it’s one that it was clear to the founders of the party, the initial persons and groups that came together to form the party and they came from different parties. Still, it was to present a left of centre, a social democratic alternative to the ruling part.”
Osinbajo further stated that the APC is determined to ensure the country’s further growth and development, noting that the party “carries with it, the hopes and expectations of millions of Nigerians.”
According to him, the party is not a mere platform for running for political office, it carries with it the hopes and expectations of millions of Nigerians “and we must make it a place where they are comfortable, a place where they feel this belongs to us. We can even put our resources into it; it is not just for politicians; it is for us all.”
