The Association of past and present elected Councillors, Progressive Councillors Forum (PCF) has recognized President Muhammadu Buhari as the “most friendly grassroots president Nigeria has ever had’’.
The National Chairman of the Forum, Hon. Sunday Acho, stated this on Thursday, July 8, 2021 when the forum’s leadership visited the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, at the State House, Abuja.
Acho stated that the determination with which the president pursued the actualisation of Local Government Autonomy demonstrates his dedication to the tenets of democracy and development at the grassroots.
The PCF Chairman said Buhari’s intervention through bailouts to States, directed at ordinary workers who had not been paid; approval of refunds to State Governments and social security for the underprivileged and victims of misfortunes clearly revealed his passion for the people not forgetting the president’s many interventions in ensuring a better life for Nigerians, which include persistence in ensuring the autonomy for Local Government Councils.
Responding, Adesina appreciates the group and assured PCF members of Buhari’s willingness to partner with citizens and associations in building the economy, with focus on the grassroots.
