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Full speech of President Buhari at APC National Convention
News & Trends •
apc8 protocols1 2.i want to begin by acknowledging your presence and congratulating all our delegates who have emerged from the wards local governments and state congresses from the 36 states of the federation and the fct gathered here today as the partys highest ranking constitutional organ to elect and usher in a new leadership for the party at the national level1 3.i am also using this opportunity to thank the outgoing national executives of the party especially those who will not be offering themselves for re-election at todays convention for their tireless efforts in securing victory for the party at the last elections and managing the success thereafter1 4.i want to assure everyone here that despite a few lingering issues with the congresses in some states our great party will emerge stronger after this convention. the unresolved cases we have is the price we have to pay for success as everyone wants to be associated with a winning team. i am imploring all those with grievances to keep faith with the party until we put things right1 5.i have been following the preparations leading to this event and i must commend this convention committee under the leadership of his excellency governor badaru abubakar for providing a level playing field and instilling confidence in both aspirants and delegates with their thorough approach and adherence to transparency1 it is my pleasure to address you today on the occasion of our great partys 2nd national convention and the first since we rode on its glorious platform to a victorious political outing in 2015. congratulations again to all who worked or contributed to our success1 7.the adoption of consensus as a first option is commendable and the process has led to a lot of healing and cohesion across the states and the zones and where elections are inevitable i have been assured that the process adopted will result in clear and undisputed results. again i am appealing to all contestants to keep faith with the party1 8.may i therefore appeal to all to put our great party ahead of personal considerations and to accept the outcome of the exercise in good faith. you are all important to our partys progress and all must come together to ensure success in the forthcoming polls so as to enable us to continue the good work we have been doing for our fellow nigerians1 9.i thank you all for being here and congratulate the new national executive to be elected shortly1 god bless federal republic of nigeria god bless our party1 6.i commend all the delegates from across the country for your sacrifice and patience travelling all the way from your different destinations and waiting in inclement weather as it has been raining all the day. thank you for your commitment1 -
PDP should be axed for playing politics with security issues - Lai Mohammed
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apc8 pdp3 pdp should be axed for playing politics with security issues - lai mohammed1 for alleged politicising dapchi incident1 disgraceful and insensitive politics1 the former ruling peoples’ democratic party pdp deserves to be de-registered1 -
Buhari to APC Governors: Give me more time to decide on 2nd term, will address the Nation
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apc8 abuja2 thursday1 asked governors under the all progressives congress1 buhari to apc governors give me more time to decide on 2nd term1 party to give him more time to decide if he would seek a second term in office come 20191 president buhari who had a closed-door meeting with the apc governors at the first lady’s wing of the presidential villa1 nigerian president muhammadu buhari has1 on thursday1 told them he needed more time to carry out consultations before deciding1 disclosing this to state house correspondents shortly after the meeting1 the chairman of apc governors forum and governor of imo state1 rochas okorocha1 said that president buhari would address the nation and the caucus of the apc on the matter at the appropriate time1 governor okorocha also revealed that all the apc governors wanted the president to seek re-election in 2019. he also said that nigerians would be better off if president buhari seeks re-election1 -
"Tinubu Didn’t Work Against APC In Ondo State Election" - President Buhari Says
Public Service and Governance •
buhari15 apc8 state5 muhammadu buhari4 against4 tinubu3 election3 ondo election3 president2 ondo state elections 20162 ondo decides2 olusole oke of ad2 olusola oke2 eyitayo jegede of pdp2 didn’t1 mimiko congratulates akeredolu1 says1 pdp comes second in ondo state gubernatorial election1 akeredolu wins ondo state elections1 apc wins ondo state1 ondo1 bola tinubu1 apc crisis1 cracks in apc1 apc leads ondo1 -
Count me out of APC, Mimiko declares
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apc8 ondo election3 ondo state elections 20162 ondo decides2 eyitayo jegede of pdp2 olusola oke2 olusole oke of ad2 governor olusegun mimiko of ondo state1 count1 mimiko1 declares1 mimiko rushes to buhari the second time1 mimiko meets abba kyari after seeing buhari1 mimiko meets buhari for 20 minutes1 mimiko will not dump pdp1 jimoh ibrahim of pdp1 jimoh ibrahim1 mimiko will not join apc1 buhari off to makabo1 rotimi akeredolu of apc1 rotimi akeredolu san1 morocco1
