Despite being at the helm of affairs for the better part of the last decade, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to commence its primaries, scheduled for June 6 to June 8, on shaky grounds, IgbereTV reports
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, had expressed confidence in the chances of APC in the 2023 general elections.
The President, who met members of the APC National Advisory Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the ruling party would record its third straight victory since 2015.
Speaking at the meeting convened as part of the consultations within the party towards getting a widely acceptable candidate for the 2023 elections, Buhari stressed that the motive was to build on the party’s electoral success.
He said: “I am optimistic that the outcome of this consultation with the National Advisory Council in addition to sharpening our focus, helps to fortify the positive democratic principles, practices, and culture that already exist within the party.
“I am pleased to inform you that those meetings have been fruitful and indicative of a party that is prepared and matching towards a third straight victory at the presidential polls since 2015.”
Nonetheless, recent events might derail the optimistic prediction of President Buhari about a ‘third straight victory.’
This is even as about 2,340 delegates of the governing party will arrive in Abuja today ahead of the party’s special convention to pick its presidential flag bearer
