The Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmen has promised to work with President Bola Tinubu and Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s national chairman, to deliver democracy dividends to Nigerians.

Alphonsus Ogah, the spokesperson for the forum and the Cross River APC chairman, stated this after a closed-door meeting with Mr Ganduje on Saturday in Abuja at the party’s national secretariat.

Mr Ogah said the forum paid a solidarity visit to Mr Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

“We took the opportunity to speak on some very important national issues, we align ourselves with the efforts of the economic reforms being made by Tinubu.

“But we didn’t lose sight of letting the president know that as good as these economic reforms are, we are concerned about the insecurity in the country.

“We are concerned about hunger and hardship, and, therefore, it was a moment for us too to commend him,” Mr Ogah said.

He stated that the removal of fuel subsidies and the floating of the naira were in the best interests of the country, and that the implementation of Mr Tinubu’s reform was the only way out of the country’s problems.

Mr Ogah said the forum commended the president’s efforts and advised him to hold people at the forefront accountable.

“And we were very firm, but with absolute humility in telling the president that district police officers or divisional police officers, commissioners of police, SSS, or anybody in the front line of fighting and combating crime that is either lukewarm, taciturn, reticent, in being pugnacious should please be shown the way out,” he said.

Mr Ogah said Mr Tinubu should wield the big stick on those who were not ready to work with him to address the country’s challenges, saying that some people were out to put the APC in a bad light.

He expressed optimism that Mr Tinubu’s administration would begin to have a clear direction and impact on Nigerians soon.

The forum’s chairman praised the APC national chairman for remaining focused and on track, noting that the party’s state chairmen supported him.

Mr Ganduje assured the party’s state chairmen that Mr Tinubu would consider their requests for political appointments.

(NAN)