Buhari receives endorsement of southeast leaders for 2019, Igbos demand presidency in 2023
- President Muhammadu Buhari receives leaders of the APC in the southeastern part of Nigeria
- The leaders endorsed Buhari for 2019 but urged the president to support an Igbo president in 2023
- Buhari thanked the visitors for their support and passion for the unity of the country
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, January 22, in Abuja promised to continue to do his best for Nigeria and its citizens adding that he would ensure he is guided by clear conscience in making decisions for the country’s progress.
Daily Independent reports the president as stating this when he received leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southeastern part of the country at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The report said the president thanked the leaders for their patriotism, sacrifices and support for the peace and stability of the country just as he also commended them for acknowledging the laudable and consistent efforts of his administration to restore Nigeria to the position of eminence.
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“I am very pleased with your patriotism and consistency in supporting our administration. You are always going around explaining things even at the risk of abuse.
“I want you to know that I have not forgotten the efforts and sacrifices you have made in the successes I have achieved in my position and I appreciate what you are doing for the stability of our country and the future of our children and our grandchildren.
“I assure you that whatever I try to do, I will do it with a clear conscience and I’ll do the best I can do for all Nigerians,” he said.
Speaking at the meeting, Emma Eneukwu, who is the national vice chairman of the southeast APC, thanked Buhari for helping the region with some projects.
He mentioned the second Niger Bridge, Enugu-Port Harcourt road as well as the Enugu-Onitsha-Owerri road, among some of the projects ongoing in the region.
According to Eneukwu, the APC in the region had unanimously decided to endorse the president for a second term in office.
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“It is our conviction that four years is not enough for you to complete this worthy journey hence the need for another four years to enable you make Nigeria truly great.
“We implore Mr President, as a just and fair-minded leader, to make history by supporting the zoning of the office of the president in our great party to the southeast at the end of your second tenure in office as president in 2023,” he said.
Legit.ng earlier reported how the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Southeast leadership endorsed Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha as the leader of the Southeast Zonal Campaign Council of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid.
This was stated as the outcome of the party’s meeting on Sunday night, January 21, at the Abuja lodge of the Imo state governor.
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