By Don Silas President Muhammdu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, on Saturday, said the process that led to the election of former Lag...
By Don Silas
President Muhammdu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, on
Saturday, said the process that led to the election of former Lagos State
Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) was purely democratic and a reflection of the will
of party members.
Buhari disclosed this in a statement by his media aide,
Malam Garba Shehu.
“When the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
signaled parties to elect their presidential candidates, we had 30 aspirants,
mostly ministers in my cabinet and governors,” Buhari said during Sallah’s
homage to the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir Usman.
“I told each of the aspirants to go and do their best. One
particular governor, in his wisdom, came to meet me and asked who they should
vote for at the party convention, checking if I had a preferred candidate.
“There was no need for interference, knowing the competence
of all the aspirants. They went and elected Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and he
picked his running mate, Sen. Kashim Ibrahim process in choosing our candidates
for the 2023 elections. I am praying that we will have peaceful and successful
elections,” he said.
President Buhari, who thanked Nigerians for their support
for the APC in 2015, and 2019, said he had a rich experience in the 2003, 2007,
2011 and 2015 presidential elections, travelling to all the 774 local councils
in the country and in 2019 visiting 36 states.
“They say he who wants to serve should be ready for the
responsibility of leadership. Three times I wanted this position and three
times, I ended up at the Supreme Court. For that reason, in terms of
experience, I have gathered a lot. I visited 774 local councils in 2003, 2007,
2011 and 2015.
“I feel privileged that Nigerians elected me in 2015. Since
then, we have been doing our best to tackle the challenges, with God helping
us. We are not alone. If only we knew what other countries in Africa are
passing through, we would be grateful to God and protect our country. Other
African countries are passing through a lot.
“As leaders, we are doing our best and will keep doing our
best to improve the situation. I am praying that the Almighty God will give us
more strength and wisdom to protect our people and fulfill our promises of
ensuring wellbeing,” he said.
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