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The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, says the Muhammadu Buhari administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are committed to the welfare of the common man.
This, he explained, is because the APC is a party of the people and will continually ensure that the common man benefits maximally from its government.
Osinbajo stated this on Friday when he received on a courtesy call, a delegation of the APC Professionals Forum at the State House in Abuja.
“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 of its kind on the continent and several of such other programmes that emphasise how serious we take the lot of the common man,” he was quoted in a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande.
The vice president believes the party, which was formed nine years ago, has made an impact and is determined to improve the well-being of Nigerians.
For him, the APC is also where many young people are and the ruling party in Africa’s largest democracy which by itself is a phenomenal achievement for such a young party.
“You’ll find that in the particular ideological direction of our party, it’s one that it was clear to the original founders of the party, the initial persons and groups that came together to form the party and they came from different parties, but it was to present a left of centre, a social democratic alternative to the ruling party,” Osinbajo added.
The APC, according to him, is determined to ensure the country’s further growth and development as it…
