Ahead of the party’s presidential primary election slated for June 6 to 8, President Muhammadu Buhari has called on governors and stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to work towards Fielding a candidate that would give the Nigerian masses a sense of victory and confidence even before the elections.
The president stated this when he held a brief meeting with the governors at the Presidential Villa Abuja Tuesday.
Buhari also charged the governors to ensure that the forthcoming convention to pick a presidential candidate reflects all the values and virtues of the party.
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He told governors at the meeting: “Our objective must be the victory of our party and our choice of candidate must be someone who would give the Nigerian masses a sense of victory and confidence even before the elections,”
According to him: “The processes for the 2023 General Elections have commenced in earnest and I note that the most successful political parties globally have always relied on their internal cohesion and a strong leadership brand to achieve bigger electoral fortunes. Our party, the APC, shall not be any different, more so as we are still implementing the blueprint for a more prosperous nation.
“As I begin the final year of my second term as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and leader of the party, I recognize the compelling need for me to provide stronger leadership to the party under this transition process and to ensure that it happens in an orderly manner.
“Such leadership is required so that the party remains strong and united. It is also needed to improve our electoral fortunes by ensuring that it retains power at the center, holds the great majority in various legislative chambers, and also gains an additional number of states.
“In a few days, the party will be holding its Convention during which primaries would take place to pick the Presidential flagbearer for the 2023 general elections. This is a very significant process and its outcome should prove to the world, the positive quality of the APC regarding democratic principles, culture as well as leadership.”
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The president made an appeal to all the governors “to allow our interests to converge, our focus to remain on the changing dynamics of our environment, the expectations of our citizens and the global community”.
