2023:  Buhari has no Villa candidates – Presidency 

President Muhammadu Buhari will support only the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and nobody will be treated as favorite of the Aso Villa during the 2023 general elections, the Presidency has reiterated.

A press statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, Wednesday, reassured faithful party members that “President Buhari remains a ‘disciplined soldier’ of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and will, in all the coming elections, support only those candidates fielded by the party and no other.”

The statement said “this is a warning to decamped party members and some others who are still in court against official candidates of the APC that they are on their own and nobody outside the party tent should link what they are doing to President Buhari.

 “This statement is not against any particular candidate. However, our stand is clear that only those candidates fielded by the All Progressives Candidates, APC will enjoy the support of the President and they are the ones he will campaign for. However, we welcome support for our candidates at all levels by other parties.

“The President says he will continue to support the party at all levels to enforce discipline, synchronization and coordination.”