The All Progressives Congress has congratulated Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari for his historic victory in Saturday’s Presidential election,
while thanking Nigerians for voting massively for the party to bring
in a new dawn after a long dark night.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Gen. Buhari’s victory
will make Nigeria work again, rekindle hope and bring succour to the
long suffering people of the country.
”Nigerians have used their votes to bring change. We hear their
message loud and clear: They want a government that works, and will
not hesitate to use the same votes to kick out any government that
fails to deliver,” it said.
APC also commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the rare
sportsmanship he exhibited by conceding defeat and congratulating Gen.
Buhari, even before INEC formally declared him as the winner.
The party said by that singular act, which went a long way in dousing
post-election tension, the President has snatched victory from the
jaws of defeat, written his name in gold in the annals of Nigeria’s
history and catapulted himself to a statesman.
APC said it is time for all Nigerians, irrespective of their political
leaning, to put the acrimonious electioneering campaign behind them
and to forge a united front to tackle the enormous challenges facing
the nation.
”The APC-led Federal Government will work for all Nigerians, whether
or not they voted for us in the elections, or did not even vote at
all,” the party assured.
”Our party will not discriminate against
any Nigerian on the basis of religion, region, ethnicity or gender. We
are all God’s own people.”
APC said it will also appreciate a virile opposition, because it is
indispensable in any democracy that is worthy of that nomenclature.
”Having been in opposition ourselves, we know what it means to keep
the government of the day on its toes with very robust and
constructive criticism, and we expect no less from those who have
swapped places with us,” the party said.
It commended the media for staying true to its constitutional watchdog
role, saying without the support of this Fourth Estate of the Realm,
Nigeria may neither have enjoyed democracy nor sustained it.
APC thanked ECOWAS, the African Union, the EU, the UN and the entire
international community for their support for the country’s
democratisation process, describing as invaluable their role in the
success of the ongoing political transition.
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