President Muhammadu Buhari has charged governors elected under the platform of the the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to make decisions that would enable the party to retain power at the centre in the 2023 presidential election.
Buhari disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with the APC governors ahead of the party’s convention.
The President also urged the APC governors to make sure they pick a presidential candidate that reflects all the values and virtues of the party.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘We must show positive qualities of APC at our convention, President Buhari charges governors’.
He said, “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 recognise 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 centre, holds the great majority in various legislative chambers and also gain 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 Flag Bearer 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.
He pleaded with 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.
“Our objective must be the victory of our party and our choice of the candidate must be someone who would give the Nigerian masses a sense of victory and confidence even before the elections.”
Buhari added that the consultation process will continue, to ensure that all aspirants and stakeholders are brought on board right through to the convention.
