With yesterday ’s emergence of Gen . Muhammadu
Buhari as the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress ( APC ) , the stage seems
set for a major battle on February 14, next year .
President Goodluck Jonathan was returned by the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) in
Abuja early
yesterday. He was the only aspirant.
Dr . Jonathan immediately named Vice President
Namadi Sambo as his running mate .
The APC is yet to name Gen . Buhari’ s runing
mate .
Gen . Buhari’ s victory elicited celebration at the
Teslim Balogun Stadium , Surulere, Lagos
Mainland venue of the colourful convention .
The former Head of State scored 3, 430 of the
total 5, 992 votes cast .
Kano State Govenor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso got
974 votes, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
got 954 votes, Imo State Governor Rochas
Okorocha had 624 .
There was a huge ovation when the 10 votes
scored by publisher San Nda -Isaiah was
announced. He brought the rear in the contest .
Atiku congratulated Gen . Buhari even before the
completion of vote counting . In a tweet, Atiku
said : “Congratulation Gen . Buhari . The delegates
have spoken , you fully deserve the victory . ” He
signed the tweet with his initial AA.
His acceptance of the result was reinforced with
a statement from his media office tittled “My
word is my bond ”, also released before the end of
counting . Atiku pledged to support the standard
bearer.
The primary was monitored by Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC ) officials .
Following Gen . Buhari ’ s emergence as the APC
flag bearer, sources said that the Presidency and
the PDP national leadership were jittery. Many
PDP chieftains close to the President made phone
calls to reporters to know the likely winner. A
Lagos PDP chieftain said : “ We in the PDP have
been keeping vigil too . The President and all our
leaders are interested in knowing the results . We
know there will be a great contest now in 2015 . ”
APC national leaders, who came from the six geo-
political zones , were in one accord at the event
presided over by the National Chairman, Chief
John Odigie - Oyegun . They included the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and Sokoto State
governorship candidate , Hon . Aminu Tambuwal ,
the National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu , Chief
Ogbonnaya Onu, Chief Bisi Akande, Prince Tony
Momoh, Senator Abba Bukar Ibrahim , Senator
Abdullahi Adamu , Senator Adamu Aliero , Mr. Audu
Ogbeh and Senator Atiku Baguda.
APC governors stormed the stadium in grand
style , waving the brooms as they moved round
the venue to welcome delegates . They included
Babatunde Fashola (SAN) (Lagos State ) , Abiola
Ajimobi (Oyo ) , Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun ) , Rauf
Aregebsola (Osun ) , Adams Oshiomhole ( Edo) ,
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers ) , Aliyu Wamakko
(Sokoto ) , Abdulfatah Ahmed ( Kwara) , Abdulazeez
Yari (Zamfara ) , Tanko al-Makura (Nasarawa ) ,
Ibrahim Gaidam ( Yobe) , and Kashim Shettima
(Borno ) .
Other chieftains included Oyo State Deputy
Governor Moses Adeyemo , his Lagos State
counterpart , Mrs . Joke Orelope-Adefulire , Osun
State Deputy Governor Mrs . Titi Laoye -Tomori ,
former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye
Oyinlola , Hon. Dakuku Peterside , Dr . Tahiru
Maman, Borno State House of Assembly Speaker
Hon . Abdulkareem Lawal , his Lagos State
counterpart , Hon . Yemi Ikuforiji, Kano State
House of Assembly Speaker Isiaku Ali, House of
Representatives Minority Leader Hon . Femi
Gbajabiamila , Senators Bukola Saraki, Ajayi
Boroffice, Oluremi Tinubu , Ganiyu Solomon,
Mudashiru Hussein , Sola Adeyeye , Babafemi
Ojudu, Mr. Wale Edun , Hon . Wale Osun , Prince
Abiodun Ogunleye, Princess Sarah Sosan , Hon .
Danladi Bako , Alhaji Kawu Baraje, Mr. Tokunbo
Ajasin, Hon . James Faleke, and Dr . Hassan
Lawal .
There were also Senator Sani Yerima, Kwara
State Deputy Governor Peter Kisira , former Kwara
State Governor Shaba Lafiagi , Senator Gbenga
Ashafa, Dr. Chris Ngige, Chief Oyewole Fasawe,
Mrs . Aisa Al -Hassan, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, Senator
Julius Ocha , Enugu State governorship aspirant
Okey Ezea , Senator Isiaka Adeleke , Mr. Rotimi
Akeredolu (SAN ) , Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora ,
Senator Kabiru Gaya , Otunba Niyi Adebayo,
Senator Tony Adefuye , Senator Barnabas
Gemade, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Senator Obange
Domingo , Magnus Abe, Ibrahim Musa , Alkali
Jajere, Babajide Omoworare, Jubrilla Bindow , and
Senator George Akume . Senator John Udoedehe ,
Mrs . Rachel Akpabio and Musa Gwadabe .
At 11 pm on Wednesday , the event kicked off,
following the opening prayers by Senator Olabiyi
Durojaye, a party elder from Ogun State , and
National Secretary Bala Mala . The Master of
Ceremony was House of Representatives member
Hon . Abike Dabiri -Erewa . The all - night event
continued till last night . The highlights included
the adoption of the party constitution
amendment, the unveiling of the APC General
Elections Manifestos by Odigie -Oyegun , a 10 -
minute speech by each of the five aspirants and
the explanation of the voting procedure by the
Planning Committee Chairman and former Ekiti
State Governor, Dr . Kayode Fayemi.
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