Re-election: Buhari’s integrity, good intention delivered him- Okwulehie

The Abia state coordinator of the Buhari/Osinbajo Mandate Group (BOMG) Mr Onyedi Okwulehie has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity and his administration’s focused on revamping the economy were the basis for his re-election.

He congratulated the president on his victory at the February 23 poll, saying that Buhari’s integrity and good intention for the country were his strength during the election.

The House of Assembly aspirant for Umuahia Central state constituency said it was gratifying that the president performed creditably well in South-east in spite of the propaganda mounted by the opposition PDP to blackmail the ruling party and deceive the electorate before the election.

“So it is gratifying that the Nigerian people spoke with one voice irrespective of tribe or religion to return President Buhari for another term in office, he stated and also commended APC leadership and members for a successful outing during the historic poll.

In particular, he lauded the APC in the South-east and Abia state for believing in the vision of Mr President to take Nigeria to the next level of development, even as he praised the BOMG board chairman and Director-General, Dr. Sani A. Abdallah and the Secretary cum administrative Director, Pastor Sam Ugochukwu, for doing a good job.

Okwulehie observes that the result has shown that Buhari’s acceptance cuts across all the regions, notwithstanding that a faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo rebuffed the APC presidential candidate for their selfish reasons.

Though he said the result did not meet the projected votes for Buhari in Abia state which he said was in excess of the 40 per cent mark, but for the obvious betrayal by some party leaders, he thanked the electorate for identifying with the president.

Further, he said the credibility of the election has been attested to by the international community noting that it was the reason world leaders have been congratulating the president-elect.

“since the announcement and declaration of Buhari as winner, world leaders have continued to send their congratulatory messages, and prominent on the long list is the USA, Britain, China, Russia, South Africa  among others”, adding that it is a validation of the election against the backdrop of opposition claims.

The Coordinator called on the national leadership of the party to investigate the alleged connivance of some APC chieftains with the PDP government to suppress APC votes in their various local government areas.

Nonetheless, Okwulehie the March 9, governorship election is a referendum on maladministration in the state and called on the people to come out en mass to vote in an APC administration.

“I’m calling on APC leaders to consider the plight of the suffering masses in Abia and forge a common front to take back our state and reposition it on the path of greatness”, he said.

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