Senator Chris Ngige, former Minister of Labour and Employment, says that the former President Muhammadu Buhari administration was not a failure.
Ngige, explained that as part of the Buhari administration, he was aware of the volume of projects carried out by the government.
The former Minister listed the completion of the Second Niger Bridge, school feeding programmes and the construction of Enugu Airport among the projects that were executed by the Buhari administration.
Ngige, who was governor in Anambra State, spoke in an interview held in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, at the sidelines of the distribution of palliatives to residents of the state.
The former Minister said, “It is not true that the Buhari administration was a failure. I was part of the government and the administration completed a lot of projects, including the Second Niger Bridge, school feeding programme and numerous railways across the country.
“There is APC one and two in Anambra State. I won’t deny that fact. I am the father of APC here. I am the face of APC in Anambra State and I know for certain that we have newcomers who have been coming since the year 2021 and because the party is like a church, you don’t stop people from entering a church to seek salvation, so also you can’t stop people from entering a party to support government in power.
“We allow everybody but there is a segregation already because the new members don’t want to reckon with the old members who have laboured for the party from the time we were SDP to ACD, AC to ACN and then finally liberated as APC when we collapsed with NNPP and CPC. These are facts and I don’t like denying facts.”
On the chances of APC to wrestle power from the ruling APGA in Anambra State in 2025, Ngige said, “Don’t worry for us. This is politics and in politics, you disagree to agree. One day if you don’t agree, you bear the consequences. We didn’t agree in the 2021 election and the result was clear in Anambra State.
“I am optimistic that APC will take over in Anambra come 2025 for if you are not optimistic in life, then you go and commit suicide. So, optimism is with us. It is our watchword in APC. We have not done what we are supposed to do here but I am hopeful that between now and 2025 when the governorship election will be held in Anambra, we will have put our house in order and take over from APGA.”
The former minister who promised to distribute more food items to residents of the state, said, “I am still on sabbatical leave, resting and by the end of May this year when I would have rested for one year, I will decide and publicize my next line of action.
“Last farming season, Nigeria was unlucky as banditry and flooding caused havoc to farmers. Food-producing areas of Anambra State were affected and more of our people fell into that category, so we have three categories of the people we are catering for – APC members, people living with disabilities and elderly from the 21 local government council areas of Anambra State.”
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