The Director, Publicity, Presidential Support Committee (PSC), Dr Kelani Mohammed, has said that the character and achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari were enough to speak for him during the ongoing re-election campaigns.
Mohammed, who briefed spoke with newsmen in Abuja together with PSC Director of Security, Major General Garba Audu (rtd), among other key officials of the organisation, said after the computation of the number of voters released by the electoral body, President Buhari would win with wide margin.
“INEC brought out the total voters in this country – about 84 million. From our computation, by the grace of God, we are going to deliver over 60 million votes. To make sure that we deliver, we synergise with the campaign council. That is why the campaign council is co-opting some of our members. Our people are going around to ensure that those that elected President Buhari in 2015 are not derailed. We are moving seriously to make sure that the guarantee comes to pass.
“They (the opposition) are shivering. They know they are not going to win the election. Nigerians are watching. With the development this government has brought in almost three and a half years today, the electorates are watching. Definitely, they will choose this government. President’s character and achievements will speak for him,” he said.
Retired Major General Audu, who said the PSC was mandated to coordinate all the support groups, numbering over 750, added that since its inauguration, the group had been embarking on rallies, door-to-door, person-to-person, and market campaigns across the zones, states, local governments, and wards.
He expressed optimism that President Buhari would win again going by his ability to bring development, progress, and peace, especially in the crisis-ridden areas.
“There is need for us to be counted among the comity of nations, as a nation with large population ready for peace and development. You have seen what has happened within the period that Mr President has come in. Nigeria is on the right direction. That is why we have to key in until the next level. By the time the president has got four years we are expecting him to get, I’m sure all of us will see that Nigeria has been put on the line of development in line with other countries trying to get developed.
“PSC has exerted energy to issue of publicity and media to make sure that eligible voters understand the process of voting and who they are voting for. We also educate eligible voters not to sell their votes because we get information that selling of votes is very rampant. We have told them that the moment they sell their votes, they have sold their rights. They can’t be able to vote for whoever they want to vote for. So, we are able to get them educated. They have vowed not to sell their votes and they have vowed to vote for our principal, who is President Muhammadu Buhari.
“We are still focusing our energy on orientation and reorientation. This is to get voters understand how they will vote on the voting days and differentiate our candidate among others. It will make it easier for them to identify their candidate of choice. In this case, Mr President. It also gives them the desired political education at their level. Some of them are confused about our party flags, signs and candidates. But we have educated them. We also monitor them and we are satisfied that they will do the needful on the day of the election.
“We have been carrying our rallies and campaigns in all the zones as far as APC is concerned. Our goal is to support all our candidates. PSC is putting all energy to support all candidates from presidential down to State House of Assembly so that we can win all the elections.”
