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  • Buhari tells new Tanzania President to lead country in right direction

    Buhari tells new Tanzania President to lead country in right direction

    President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu, to unite the country as she takes over.

    In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President said he would be willing to work with the new President to advance common issues affecting Africa and the world.

    Suluhu, who was Vice President, took over as President following the death of President John Magufuli, on Wednesday at 61.

    President Buhari, however, congratulated Suluhu for taking over the office, being the first female President of the country.

    “President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated newly appointed Tanzanian President, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan, as she takes her place as the country’s Head of State following the sudden demise of President John Magufuli.

    “In a message to the first ever female president of the country, President Buhari urged President Suluhu to unite the nation and lead the country in a good direction.

    “The President expressed his desire to work with the new Tanzanian President to advance issues of common African and global interests,” the statement said.

  • Nigeria’s economy stable, heading in the right direction – Oyegun

    Nigeria’s economy stable, heading in the right direction – Oyegun

    The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun said at the weekend that President Muhammadu Buhari had stabilised the economy and it is now heading in the right direction.

    He said the state of the nation was now strong, with the weak economy being diversified by the Buhari administration through aggressive focus on agriculture, development of solid minerals, the creative industry and other viable sectors.

    Addressing the second plenary of the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria holding in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, Oyegun said the vision of the APC was to steer the country to a part of peace, progress and restoration of hope for a better tomorrow for the people.

    He said the APC was committed to working hard to achieve this vision by building and consolidating on the successes so far achieved while striving for accelerated growth

    Oyegun said: “Today, President Buhari administration is transforming the nation’s economy from being oil-dependent and consumer-based to a multi-sector and production-based economy.

    “The economy is currently being directed on the part of inclusive growth in which the weaker elements of the society are not left behind but supported through social safety nets. The political space is liberal and individuals and groups are able to freely express opinion without repression. National peace and security challenges are being tackled assiduously and the future of the country is bright.”

    The APC national chairman acknowledged the support the party received from Nigerians during the 2015 general elections to save the country from the brink of disaster, adding that a lot has been said about the condition in which the President Buhari administration found the country on assumption of office.

    “However, this is not the time to trade blames anymore, but rather to focus on the task of stabilising and pointing the country on a trajectory of sustainable recovery and growth.”

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, last week declared that the nation had exited recession.