What APC’s Victory in 2023 Elections Means to Buhari, Garba Shehu Speaks

What APC’s Victory in 2023 Elections Means to Buhari, Garba Shehu Speaks

  • The February 25 election victory of the ruling APC means a whole lot to the administration of President Muhamamdu Buhari
  • Garba Shehu, who made this assertion noted that Bola Tinubu's victory and the control of 21 out of 36 states in the federation showed the APC has come to dominate Nigeria's polity
  • The president's spokesman further said the victory of the party in the 2023 general elections, also confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari performed well

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has revealed what the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in the 2023 general elections means to the party and the current administration headed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Shhehu said the 2023 victory of the president-elect and vice president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, and the established control of APC in 21 out of 36 states in the last general elections, have firmly established the party as a dominant national political party, PM News reported.

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Mallam Garba Shehu says the victory of the ruling APC in the 2023 poll means a lot to the Buhari administration. Photo credit: Buhari Sallau
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What Tinubu's victory means to Buhari, APC, Garba Shehu reveals

‘‘This is a difficult reality for the opposition parties,’’ the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said in his office in Abuja on Thursday while receiving the “Arewa Young Lawyers’ Forum (AYLF),” the umbrella body for all young lawyers in the Northern part of Nigeria.

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Shehu said,

“APC victory in the election is a watershed moment for the Buhari government, its orientation, its programmes and projects.
‘‘In the hands of the opposition, many of the laudable programmes of the Buhari administration would have been sabotaged or unimplemented.
‘‘For this, we remain grateful to the Almighty, and to citizens of Nigeria for sticking with our Party.”

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“I will not marginalise any region": Tinubu makes fresh vow

Legit.ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has promised to unite the country and take development to all regions once his administration is inaugurated.

Tinubu, while addressing the people of Rivers state, promised that his administration would not marginalise any part of the country in terms of development.

The president-elect was on a 2-day visit to Rivers state, commended Governor Nyesom Wike for the giant development in the state, added that he would be more needed for a higher role.

Former Emir Sanusi finally reveals who Nigerians should have voted for and why

In another development, Muhammadu Sanusi II, the former Emir of Kano, has posited that Nigeria has lost the opportunity of not having Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president, as President Muhammadu Buhari's successor.

According to The Punch, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) made a comment at a virtual book launch which was titled “Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of an Innovative Leader” on Monday, May 1.

Recall that Osinbajo was one of the aspirants that contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket during the party's primaries but lost to Bola Tinubu.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.