Imo State governor and Chairman of the APC Governors
Forum, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday, said the APC
had taken responsibility for Nigeria’s economic
downturn.
He stated that although some of the problems
predated the present administration, the party must
take responsibility without shifting blame.
Okorocha said, “This was not a problem brought by
APC government; it is a problem that has existed long
before APC came to government and we are only trying
to clear the mess of the past. But we must take
responsibility and we must never shift the
responsibility to anybody.
“As APC, we are responsible for everything happening
in Nigeria. We are responsible for the good, the bad,
the ugly, but we are promising Nigerians that we shall
fix it.”
Okorocha spoke with State House correspondents after
leading the APC governors to a closed-door meeting
with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
While admitting that the country were passing through
difficult times, Okorocha said Nigerians were
experiencing pains because we are going through what
he called “a very serious economic surgery.”
He added, “We share the pains of Nigerians, every
human being must feel it. We also feel what they are
going through but we are asking for a little patience.
“Let us do things the right way and do it once and for
all. I am sure that by next year, you will begin to see
changes; the price of rice will drop, prices of dollars
will begin to stabilise and we will see a lot of changes.
“But at this painful moment, nobody likes it. It is like a
woman in the labour room. When she is in the labour
room, there is no joy, but she has to pass through that
moment and that moment, she does not wear her high
heel shoes, no makeup, no champagne, no party.”
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