Twenty-four hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party is ready for the elections.
The Deputy Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Arc Waziri Bulama said that the campaigns have shown that Nigerians would rather go with a tested candidate.
He said that the council had carried its campaing all over the country and rest assured of victory.
The Deputy Director General dismissed insinuations that APC was looking for a way the election would be postponed.
Speaking to newsmen last night in Abuja on the preparation made so far, he said, “you know we realized that, fundamentally, leadership in a political dispensation or leadership or governance has two responsibilities. Leaders have two responsibilities. One to deliver good governance, secure the lives of Nigerians, empower Nigerians, secure their properties and create the conditions for opportunities for employment and the economic prosperity.
“The other role of government or leaders is to ensure that they promote justice, they promote rule of law, they promote peace, promote freedom through their actions. So, this is the other aspect of the roles of leaders that most Nigerians don’t focused their minds on. But it is one thing that President Muhammadu Buhari promoted very strongly. Promotion of rule of law, promotion of work of institutions of government without interference, promotion of justice, promotion of fairness.
“These are the things that he had done through words and actions, through personal example, he has promote those things that would engender confidence in Nigerians to accept that the system is fair. Because you see incumbency places the responsibility on every leader to ensure that there is freedom, there is fairness, there is justice, that all the institutions of government are not exploited for personal interest.
“We have stood by that strongly and you see there are increasing results that Nigerians are gradually showing confidence in democracy and institutions of government like INEC and actions the Police as well. You see, for instance, under our leadership since 2015 has held 195 off season elections; even governorships plus House of Representatives and others.
“All stakeholders who participated in these elections has affirmed these elections as qualitatively better under this dispensation than the previous one. That means there is commitment, there is fairness and there is commitment to justice under our government because we are leaders that don’t impose conditions on INEC or the Police. Even in our own party, APC President Muhammadu Buhari and Ahmed Tinubu, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole never impose a condition yo determine who is a party leader or party candidate. So they have the policy of allowing the institutions to work.
“We have this record and also you see Nigerians have shown greater confidence in democracy because under our leadership Nigerians registered to vote increased from 68.5 million to 84 million. This is a sign of confidence in those in power because votes count under our leadership. That is why all Nigerians come forward to register and you see many people also rushed to collect their voter cards.”
“l want to tell you that base on our works as campaign council, we are ready for elections.”
