The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his well-deserved victory in last Saturday’s election, even as it called on him to form a government of national unity.
The party also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, political parties and all Nigerians for given peace a chance to some extent before, during and after the announcement of results.
In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Ganiyu O. Galadima, it also called on the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to channel his grievances through appropriate quarters without causing rancour in the country.
The statement read in part: “President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory is a well deserved one, considering his popularity, acceptance across board and his performances in the last three and half years. We as a party had expressed our support for him even before the election and we thank God that our support did not go in vain.
“We, therefore, urge Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP to see Buhari’s victory as the will of the majority of Nigerians. The people have spoken. We expect him as a democrat to concede defeat and move on bearing in mind that it is God that gives power.
“We also believe that Alhaji Abubakar and his party have rights to challenge the outcome but we advice that such should be done in a peaceful manner without putting the security of Nigeria and Nigerians at risk.”
The party further urged the president-elect “to do everything possible to unite the country, possibly by forming the government of national unity which will bring on board all the stakeholders that have something to offer the nation.”
