APC Adopts President Buhari As Presidential Candidate

Although the primary elections of the ruling All Progressives
Congress were yet to hold, the party has adopted President
Muhammadu Buhari presidential candidate for next year’s general
election.

The presidential primary is scheduled to hold on September
20.

Buni while fielding questions from journalists at the State
House, Abuja, the National Secretary of the APC, Maimala Buni, said
any other member interested in the presidential race was free to
pick the nomination form.

He explained that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the
party had already endorsed the candidature of the president.

“Once the National Executive Committee of the party passes a
vote of confidence on the president, that president stands accepted
because the NEC is the highest organ of the party and it met to
take the decision, where every interest was represented,” said
Buni.

“So the NEC of APC has passed a vote of confidence on our
president and that means every APC member has endorsed him.”

He also said the decision was not new, pointing out that it was
the same standard that was obtainable in advanced democracies.

The APC chief said “In advanced democracies, once the NEC of a
party passes the vote of confidence on the president, nobody
contests against the president. The president has been
accepted.”

Buni also said the president would be given the right of first
refusal, adding that having accepted the nomination form, it means
that he is the party’s presidential candidate in next year’s
election.

As at close of the collection of nomination forms yesterday,
Buhari was the only aspirants that had the forms. The submission of
the forms closes today.

Although the primary elections of the ruling All Progressives
Congress were yet to hold, the party has adopted President
Muhammadu Buhari presidential candidate for next year’s general
election.

The presidential primary is scheduled to hold on September
20.

Buni while fielding questions from journalists at the State
House, Abuja, the National Secretary of the APC, Maimala Buni, said
any other member interested in the presidential race was free to
pick the nomination form.

He explained that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the
party had already endorsed the candidature of the president.

“Once the National Executive Committee of the party passes a
vote of confidence on the president, that president stands accepted
because the NEC is the highest organ of the party and it met to
take the decision, where every interest was represented,” said
Buni.

“So the NEC of APC has passed a vote of confidence on our
president and that means every APC member has endorsed him.”

He also said the decision was not new, pointing out that it was
the same standard that was obtainable in advanced democracies.

The APC chief said “In advanced democracies, once the NEC of a
party passes the vote of confidence on the president, nobody
contests against the president. The president has been
accepted.”

Buni also said the president would be given the right of first
refusal, adding that having accepted the nomination form, it means
that he is the party’s presidential candidate in next year’s
election.

As at close of the collection of nomination forms yesterday,
Buhari was the only aspirants that had the forms. The submission of
the forms closes today.