Buhari congratulates APC over by-election wins
By Emmanuel Awosika
The stellar performance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent by-elections reaffirmed peoples’ confidence in the party, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement.
Noting that the ruling party won many of the by-elections conducted in various states, Buhari said APC’s wins showed that Nigerians appreciated its effort to make life better in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also thanked Chairman of the Interim Management Committee, Alhaji Mai Buni, and others who contributed to the party’s victories.
However, he urged the party to sustain the virtues of hard work, unity, progress and cooperation that won it the victories.
The statement, issued through to the Special Assistant to the Presidency on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, reads: “Results coming from the states of the long list of bye-elections show definitely that our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), remains the chosen party of Nigerians.
We do not take this confidence of the people for granted and we will not fail them.
“Nigerians who appreciate the efforts of the administration in making life better for all citizens, especially under an economy facing the severest test from the global Coronavirus pandemic will not be disappointed.
“We thank them immensely for their trust in the party and government.
“We equally thank the Interim Management Committee of the party under the capable leadership of His Excellency Mai Mala Buni, the Governor of Yobe State, the Progressive Governors Forum under Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, all our governors, parliamentarians, state, local government and ward level APC chapters and the entire ranks of the membership for this brave and impressionable performance.
“While congratulating the successful candidates, President Muhammadu Buhari in particular, is very pleased with the election outcomes and urges the party to uphold the spirit of hard work, unity, progress, cooperation that forms the bedrock of these victories”, the statement said.
