A northern interest group, Gamji Heritage, has commended President Bola Tinubu for giving some of the major challenges facing the country a good fight in the last 22 months.
President-General of the group, Malam Ahmed Abdullahi, gave the commendation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
NAN reports that Gamji Heritage is a pressure group from northern Nigeria dedicated to preserving the legacies of the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello, with its membership cutting across religious and political lines from the 19 northern states.
According to him, the expectations of Nigerians from Tinubu are too high, adding that they want the president to solve all the problems confronting the country in one day.
He, however, said that there was no denying the fact that Tinubu had given some of the challenges a good fight since his assumption of office as president.
For instance, he said that the Tinubu-led administration had done well in the fight against corruption, insecurity, terrorism and banditry, among others.
Abdullahi said that meeting the country’s expectations required much work, adding that all hands must be on deck to achieve an all-sector growth for the country.
The president-general, who is a former Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in Lagos, also stressed the need for government officials to do more in bringing the desired change.
He noted with concerns that some agencies of the federal government were not doing enough to drive the activities and programmes of the Tinubu-led administration.
“There are challenges for government agencies to access funds, which affects project execution. Besides, we equally have the problem of red tapism (bureaucratic bottlenecks), and all these need to be removed.
“Politically, a lot of people are aggrieved and Mr President and the party (All Progressives Party) need to do something to address these concerns.
“After the 2023 general elections, some people lost one thing or the other; they need to be brought together and given a sense of belonging,” he said.
Abdullahi said though it might not require giving people exactly what they are looking for, the party and the president should try to reach out to such party members to strengthen the party, ahead of future elections.
“Some political office holders are being accused of impunity and such people should shelve such conducts because it is not good for the party (APC).
“We must learn to do the right thing because that is the only way to change the country for good,” he said.
Speaking on a section of the north reportedly kicking against the second term bid of Tinubu, he said it was rather too early to discuss such an issue.
“Mr President is yet to complete his second year in office. I think it is too early to discuss about his second term bid.
“What Nigerians should be looking forward to is for the president to deliver on his promises, and I believe he is doing his best,” he said. (NAN)
