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President Bola Tinubu says governors elected on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform should consider all Nigerians above any political affiliation.

Tinubu spoke on Friday when he hosted members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) at the Aso Rock villa, according to Anjuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson.

The president said Nigeria is too blessed to lack a quality education, good healthcare facilities and other infrastructure.

“President Bola Tinubu has implored governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to design and implement policies that prioritise all Nigerians and to always consider the national interest above political affiliations,” Ngelale said.

“We have no reason to be poor. Looking back on where we are coming from, where we have been, why we are facing infrastructural decay, a lack of quality and comprehensive education, as well as a lack of health facilities. We are not a cursed country but blessed.

“We have children of school age who are out of school. The way to promote education is to get all governors, including the opposition governors, involved in the school feeding programme. Please, take it seriously.

“We should not measure the children as statistics. We should measure their return to classrooms as our achievement.

“We should see economic growth in terms of value and empowerment. We should set up a committee to look into the methods. I am ready to invest in school feeding.

“The school-feeding programme would encourage more investments in agriculture, particularly in livestock farming and dairy.”

The president added that he is ready to invest in school feeding programme.