- A group, APC Broom Platform, has boasted that APC will put a strong fight in the coming general election in PDP controlled states
- The coordinator of the group, Tom Ohikere, praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his achievements, and for being a great party man
- He, however, highlighted the challenges the party may face in the 2019 election, calling on APC to put itself into order
Tom Ohikere, the national coordinator of APC Broom Platform, has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would have strong showing in the states controlled by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he identified the states as Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Rivers, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi.
Legit.ng gathers that Ohikere, who made the prediction in a statement he signed in Abuja on Tuesday, December 4, attributed his calculation to the personality of President Muhammadu Buhari, who he described as a blessing and an asset to APC.
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He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has successfully been able to keep himself above the fray of corrosive internal politics in his party, serving as a rallying point and guiding the party toward unity and fidelity to its laws.
“This has helped to strengthen cohesion and confidence in the party and puts it in a strong position as a united front as the election approaches.
“Also counting in favour of APC are the gains made in curbing insurgency in the northeast, especially recovering of 18 local government areas in that region from insurgents, minimising terrorists’ bombing and destroying many terrorists’ camps.
“The milestones recorded in anti-graft war, through blockage of financial leakages, complete automation of the financial system of government, prosecution and convictions of corrupt persons and recovery of huge sums by EFCC are also noteworthy achievements."
He added that APC had all the potential to convincingly win the 2019 presidential election with its credibility, unifying leadership and tangible records of performance, in addition to nationwide acceptability and spread.
He said: “However, the party must shed off complacency, buckle up its managerial and organisational capacity, generate an inclusive campaign and promote with vigour, its programme to take Nigeria to the “Next Level.”
Ohikere noted that APC might also face herculean task in surmounting its challenges, called on it to overcome “serious antiparty activities“ in its ranks and focus on public interest rather than the wishes of members.
He noted: “Meeting these challenges, however, requires that the national working committee would have to work really fast to conclude its reconciliation efforts.
“It must fill up the vacuum existing in the heart of its organization, position itself quickly for the busy campaigns for which available time is fast diminishing.
“The NWC must appoint a substantive secretary as a matter of urgent importance; improve its organisational and managerial capacity as well as work to boost its public communication and response machinery in the media.“
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that with a couple of months to the 2019 general elections, the minister of interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, had laughed off the chance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, defeating President Muhammadu Buhari.
The minister predicted the defeat of Atiku Abubakar when he was addressing pressmen at the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Abuja.
Dambazau also berated Atiku Abubakar, saying that the former vice president had lower chances of getting the votes of north people who he described as loyalists of "only gladiator" Buhari.
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