Presidential Poll: ATIKU Should congratulate Buhari…..Support Group ……says results reflect Nigerians ‘ Preference for Buhari
Following the reelection of President Muhammad Buhari for the Second term as announced by the INEC, one of his Support Groups, ” Forward With Buhari ” has urged the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to immediately congratulate the winner, staying that the outcome of the election reflected the wishes and aspirations of the Nigerians.
This was contained in a statement made available to news men in Abuja by the Secretary of the Group, Dr Kayode Ajulo
According to him, “with the final result released, it is patent that the result reflect the wishes of Nigerians and majority of Nigerians preference for President Muhammadu Buhari”.
The statement reads,” it has become a matter of compulsion to again clear the air of the foul commentaries the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is presently spreading before and after INEC had declared APC Presidential Candidate, Muhammadu Buhari as the President-Elect
“We reiterate, as earlier noted, elsewhere, President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress, APC, stand for impartiality as the conduct of the 2019 general elections is concerned
“With the final result released, it is patent that the result reflect the wishes of Nigerians and majority of Nigerians preference for Preside t Muhammadu Buhari
” For the avoidance of doubts, PDP/Atiku won in the whole of South East (Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Imo) though PMB also managed to garner enough votes across the zone. In the South West (Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun) apart from Ondo and Oyo, PMB cleared the rest with a wide margin
“In the North Central (Benue, Kwara, FCT, Nassarawa, Niger, Kogi, Plateau), North West (Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara) and North East (Yobe, Taraba, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi) PMB got substantial votes in all
“South South ( Rivers, Cross Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Edo, Akwa-Ibom) is the home of PDP Atiku apart from Edo where two parties are in strong contention
” For President Muhammadu Buhari, the election in the South West cleared the whole of South East while that of North Central cleared that of South South
“On the strength of the foregoing facts, we strongly advise the PDP in the interim to refrain from any act that may wittingly or unwittingly violate our laws as we once again advise the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, GCON to do the needful by picking his phone to congratulate his President, Muhammadu Buhari
“And considering also the truism that every election must produce a winner and loser, we believe that it is more honourable for the PDP to toe the path of peace without compromising our country’s security and integrity”.
