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Nigeria: APC Presents Buhari As Sole Presidential Candidate
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Nigeria: APC Presents Buhari As Sole Presidential Candidate

The All Progressives Congress has officially presented President Buhari as its sole candidate for the Presidential elections of 2019. Making this known, Maimala Buni, the National Secretary of the party also added that other interested candidates could still pick up the form if they so desire. In his statement, he tried to explain how the President emerged the party's sole Presidential candidate. He said "Once the National executive Committee NEC of the party passes a vote of confidence on the President, that President stands accepted because the NEC is the highest organ of the party and it met to take the decision, where every interest was represented so the National Executive Committee of the APC has passed a vote of confidence on our President and that means every APC member has endo...
Nigeria: Ahead of the 2019 Elections Buhari Says He Fears the Finances Available to the Opposition
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Nigeria: Ahead of the 2019 Elections Buhari Says He Fears the Finances Available to the Opposition

President Buhari has declared that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) may not be able to match the financial capacity of the opposition. He also pointed out that the opposition was sponsoring attempts to discredit his administration. The president made these claims while receiving members of the Buhari Media Organization when they paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He noted the difficulty they were facing considering the mounting criticism and opposition against his administration. Buhari went on to appreciate their efforts, saying "I don’t think I can thank you enough for your steadfastness under very difficult circumstances. It is not easy to defend this administration and more in particular to defend me. "But your consistency has given me...