In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday
by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the
announcement followed the hugely successful convention at which its
presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, was democratically
elected, and the follow-up successful choice of his running mate, Prof.
Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
It
said Gov. Amaechi’s outstanding reputation as a man of courage,
principle, strength of character, decency and love of country, as well
as his administrative prowess and organizational skills combined to
fetch him perhaps the most important task in the quest for positive
change in Nigeria.
APC
thanked Nigerians for their support and prayers toward the success of
the convention, the emergence of Gen. Buhari as the APC presidential
candidate and the choice of Prof. Osinbajo as his running mate.
The
party said it believed it had lived to its promise to Nigerians to
ensure that the choice of its presidential running mate would be made
within the context of the best democratic ideals, considering the
enormously-positive reactions from the general public to the choice of
Prof. Osinbajo.
”With
a presidential candidate that has rekindled the hopes of the citizenry
and revived their belief in democratic ideals, we believe we must also
choose a running mate that will complement the sterling qualities of the
presidential candidate. We must confess that the choice was a tough
one, considering the array of eminently-qualified and outstanding
candidates that we had to choose from.
”Yes, we were spoilt for choice but, in the end, we picked as running mate a man whose pedigree, nationally, sub-regionally, regionally and globally, attests to the fact that our party, the APC, is a repository of high quality leadership materials, and that our country, Nigeria, has no shortage of the very best human resources,” it said.
”Yes, we were spoilt for choice but, in the end, we picked as running mate a man whose pedigree, nationally, sub-regionally, regionally and globally, attests to the fact that our party, the APC, is a repository of high quality leadership materials, and that our country, Nigeria, has no shortage of the very best human resources,” it said.
APC
said whether in the academic, legal or ecclesial world, Prof. Osinbajo
stands much taller than his physical frame, and serves as a good
accompaniment to our presidential candidate, himself a man of such rare
sterling qualities that have stood the test of time, qualities that are
now so sorely lacking in our country’s leadership.
”Our
presidential running mate is an award-winning professor of law, a legal
luminary, a gentleman, a much-sought-after public speaker, a tested
administrator, an author and a man of great ecclesiastical standing.
”Educated
in Nigeria and the UK, Prof. Osinbajo is a Barrister and Solicitor of
the Supreme Court of Nigeria, who has served in many organizations and
professional bodies in Nigeria, West Africa, Africa and the United
Nations. He has authored or edited over a dozen publications, has taught
and practised law at the high levels, and has served on the Editorial
Boards of learned publications and non-legal publications, in addition
to publishing many articles in learned journals.
”Now
that we have presented Nigerians with the best possible choices for the
exalted positions of President and Vice President, we expect that
citizens, who have been yearning for quality leadership, will use their
voting power to put Nigeria firmly on the path of greatness. A country
seeking to be among the greats in the comity of nations cannot afford to
have a mediocre leadership,” the party said.
Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
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