By Samuel Ogidan
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar yesterday said the emergence of the new national executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a product of transparency, democracy and compromise.
Atiku stated this in a statement of solidarity to the new APC exco which is being inaugurated today.
Atiku, in the statement by his media office in Abuja, advised the newly elected party officials to sustain the tempo and public enthusiasm, which greeted the birth of the opposition party in the country.
He expressed enthusiasm at the peaceful conduct of the elections at the party’s inaugural national convention last Friday.
Atiku said as a party member, he was proud that the elections were conducted without incidents or rancor, adding that the level of maturity demonstrated by APC followers was evidence of their commitment to decent democratic conduct.
He said the event went off peacefully without any incidents, despite the prediction of chaos and crisis.
He appealed to aggrieved members to remain loyal to the party, saying that there was reward for loyalty, and advised APC leaders and members not to rest on their oars “because the challenges ahead are still tough.”
Expressing his apologies for his inability to attend the inauguration of the exco due to previous commitments overseas, the former vice-president, however, conveyed his support, loyalty and cooperation to the NEC of the party at all times.