Outcome of APC primaries affirm support for Buhari ― Presidency

THE Presidency has observed that the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) direct presidential primaries held across the states on Friday with President Muhammadu Buhari as the sole aspirant is a major boost to his success at next year’s general election.

According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the president, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday,  “in a more direct way, the huge turnout of millions of registered party members at all voting centres proves that the President has an incomparable ability to reach out to people and mobilise votes.”

It added: “It is significant that President Buhari has won a major victory, fair and square through the direct nationwide primary, a system that seeks to break the mould.

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The President has shown that you don’t have to be a party owner or go through a difficult inner party consensus to emerge as a candidate.

“Beyond this being a victory for the party and the President, it is a message to everyone that development and good governance are more important to our people than divide and rule politics.

“The message in the air from this unique achievement by the APC is that all true democratic parties in the country need to start raising their act by copying the leadership of the President.

“We thank everyone for their role in bringing about this victory.”