The leading major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly gotten a boost in his campaign to emerge the country’s number citizen come March 28.
APC Presidential Cnadidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
Daily Trust reports that the APC candidate was on Thursday adopted by the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) as its presidential candidate for the coming poll slated for March 28.
This was made known in a statement issued in Abuja signed by the party’s outgoing national chairman retired General Bashir Salihu Magashi and acting national chairman, Chief Garshan Benson, after the resolution of the party at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held today.
Benson while reading the statement said the decision to adopt Buhari was unanimous considering that the PDP led government had ran out of ideas to address challenges facing the nation.
The DPP acting national chairman revealed that the adoption of the former head of state was based on meticulous assessment of the state of the nation by the party.
He said the party decided to adopt the APC presidential candidate considering that the DPP do not have a presidential candidate for the forthcoming election.
“The NEC meeting held on March 19, 2015, at the party’s national headquarters, Abuja resolved to adopt General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the APC as the DPP presidential candidate for the 2015 general elections. The resolution came through a motion moved by Mr. Danila Peter Asuno, chairman Edo State and seconded by Hon. Chima E. Nsirim, chairman Rivers State and there was no opposition. It is our view that the PDP as a party in power for 16 years has ran out of ideas on how to manage the current challenges facing the country, hence serious need for change of leadership,” he said.
When the outgoing national chairman of DPP, Magashi was asked why the delay until nine days to the presidential election, he said he is bowing out of the position to carry out a serious campaign and mobilise support for Buhari.
“In politics, anything can happen within 24 hours let alone nine days. Twenty four hours can make a big deal. We have been talking with Buhari; we have been speaking with the APC,” Magashi said.
The obviously confused DPP had initially endorsed the incumbent President Jonathan as its presidential candidate in the upcoming March 28 elections before suddenly announcing the adoption of Buhari.
President Jonathan on his part had received a huge boost in his presidential campaign, as the Alliance for Democracy (AD) competing at the presidential elections dropped its candidate to pledge allegiance to Jonathan’s presidential bid.
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