President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday, May 31, ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention to determine its presidential nominee, that the party will present a candidate who will give the party a sense of success and confidence.
He also advised the Progressive Governors Forum to align with the party’s position and ensure that the upcoming presidential candidate selection convention reflects all of the party’s ideals and qualities.
Progressive Governors Forum is the umbrella body of governors under the APC.
Read Also: Suspend Strike – Buhari Implores ASUU As Students Face Weeks Of Despair
President Buhari said he understood the pressing need to provide stronger leadership to the party during the transition process and to ensure that it unfolds in an orderly manner during a meeting with the party’s leadership and governors elected on the APC platform in Abuja.
He stated that consultations will take place in the days running up to the national convention to ensure that all hopefuls are included.
Buhari further opined that the APC’s focus would continue to be on the changing dynamics of the country’s political environment, citizens’ expectations, and the global community.
He emphasised the importance of internal cohesion and a strong leadership brand for the party to achieve greater electoral fortunes.
Read Also: Buhari Condemns Killing, Beheading Of Military Couple In Imo, Orders Army To Apprehend Culprits
The President told the participants in a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina.
The statement partly reads;
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, hold the great majority in various legislative chambers, and also gains additional number of states.
