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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that true federalism and better collaboration among all sectors in the country is the best way to move Nigeria forward at this stage of the country’s national development.
Buhari, who made the comment while delivering his keynote address at an award ceremony organised by Governors of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in his honour, urged the governors to support the programmes and policies of his administration to hasten the counyry’s development.
Buhari said, “Your excellencies, it will belaboring to point, to say that true Federalism is necessary at this juncture of our political and democratic evolution.
“At a time when some few privileged individuals and groups have chosen to exploit and manipulate the ethnic and religious front-lines for seeking personal and partisan advantage, we need to build bridges across the various divides”.
President Buhari also called on all state governors to partner with the Federal Government in the execution of its anti-corruption agenda and support programs of social protection, school feeding and other causes geared towards human capital development.
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