Opposition Struggling to Accept APC’s Electoral Success, says Presidency
NEWS DIGEST – The All-Progressive Congress has emerged as the dominant party in the country following the 2023 general elections, much to the displeasure of the opposition, according to Garba Shehu, a spokesperson for the president.
Mr Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant for Media and Publicity, said that the opposition parties were finding it difficult to accept the party’s electoral success.
In the polls held in February, the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Bola Tinubu, prevailed over rivals Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party by a sizable number of votes.
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It would also be the third time in a row that a candidate from the party has been elected president of the country. The party also has representation in the governorships of 21 of the 36 states in the federation.
“This is a difficult reality for the opposition parties,” he said, receiving the Arewa Young Lawyers Forum on Thursday.
According to Mr Shehu, it was critical for the All Progressives Congress to ensure Mr Tinubu’s win in the February poll.
“APC victory in the election is a watershed moment for the Buhari government, its orientation, its programmes and projects,” he said.
He went on to state that the win will guarantee the continuation of President Buhari’s policies, many of which would have been put at risk if an opposition administration had been elected to power.
“An important and overlooked aspect of the Tinubu/Shettima victory is that it ensures, not only an orderly transfer of power from the outgoing administration to the incoming one, but also the safety of policies and programmes of the outgoing government,” he added.
