The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has hailed the judgments of the Supreme Court on 12th January, 2024, saying that the Justices of the Apex Court have once again strengthened the drive towards democratic consolidation.
In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, All Progressives Grand Alliance said,
“The judgements of yesterday at the Supreme Court have again shown that there is a reawakening that has justified our continued faith in the greatness of Nigeria. Particularly, the Justices of the Supreme Court have once again strengthened our drive towards democratic consolidation, and I must say this is coming at a time when various insidious predictions have been made by some groups and persons who had at some point in their political history enjoyed the benevolence of the judiciary”.
“In a special way, we commend the federal government led by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, for once again renewing our hope in the democratic process. His non-interference in the judicial process is a testament to his commitment to ensuring the birth of a new Nigeria where the rule of law reigns supreme.”
“To all the beneficiaries of yesterday’s judgement, we call on all of them to see Nigeria away from the prism of their political biases. Beyond politics, there is a country to grow and a people to build. This has been the stand of APGA as a party founded on true progressivism. At every point, APGA is more concerned about the welfare of our brothers and sisters, especially the teeming majority whose only chances of survival is government and good governance.”
“We charge other political parties to, like APGA, seize this moment to renew their hope in the project Nigeria and the prosperity of its people. There is a lot more to be proud of in Nigeria than we have said. The ongoing fight against corruption beginning from the Federal cabinet and the commendable move by Mr President to lead by example and cutting down avoidable costs. This is similar to what the APGA led government in Anambra is doing. for instance, in Anambra today, there is a common saying within government circles which is ‘cut all cutables, boycott all boycottables’.”
“The Anambra State Government in the first one month of the Prof. Chukwum Soludo led administration, reviewed the cost of facility management from 137 million Naira monthly to 11 million Naira monthly, saving the State a whopping 126 million Naira of tax payers money now deployed to other productive ends. The hitherto humongous long list of political appointees have been reduced drastically saving the government over 300 million Naira hitherto used in the payment of salaries for these appointees. This accounts for the now historic drastic reduction in recurrent expenditure of the Anambra 2024 budget, with over 70% of the current budget devoted to capital expenditure.”
“It is for this reason, Anambra is today one of the fiscally viable sub-nationals, ranking high in most socioeconomic indices of development. If we continue to be our brothers’ and sisters’ keeper, we will not only leave no one behind, but end endemic and pervasive poverty in the country.
May Nigeria continue to succeed!”