Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has remarked that it would be embarrassing for President Muhammadu Buhari to cede power to the opposition in 2023.
The party chairman, however, stated that Buhari wants the APC to win more than anyone else in an interview with BBC Hausa.
Refuting claims that President Buhari is skipping out on campaigning for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Adamu said it would be improper for Buhari to quit his duties as president over the electioneering.
He stated, “Things go the way we want, we are grateful to God, everyone in our journey is seeing the signs that God shows us. We believe in success, all other parties know that we are ahead.”
Adamu responded to claims that Buhari has been skipping party rallies by saying they are baseless.
“Anyone who tells you that he wants (APC to) win this election more than Buhari is lying. My reason is that it is a shame for the president to hand over power to a political party that is not his.
“What people don’t consider is that Muhammadu Buhari is the president and there is an oath on him that every citizen belongs to him. So he has to be careful because if he doesn’t do that, his critics will accuse him of working for APC instead of working for Nigeria,” he stated.
The chairman of the APC stated that the party is unafraid of the large crowds that other political parties attract to their rallies.
“I didn’t see it, and it will not scare us because it is normal. This country has about 200 million people, and there is no place where PDP can gather a million people.
“The Waziri of Adamawa who is contesting for presidency, so far he has not been able to unite members of his party,” Adamu added.