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2019 Elections: Coalition Of Progressive Political Parties Endorse Buhari As Presidential Candidate

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President Buhari Gets Endorsement For Second Term

The Coalition of Progressive Political Parties has endorsed and adopted President Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate for the 2019 elections.

This was disclosed when the group visited the President at the state house in Abuja on Friday.

The coalition had endorsed the candidacy of President Buhari for next month’s election, just as it also did before the 2015 poll.

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“I respect your consistency, firmness, integrity and steadfastness,” President Buhari told the leadership of the coalition.

“I am happy with your decision to continue to support us. I respect your consistency from 2015 to date. Your belief in one Nigeria is admirable. This visit has raised my morale; you support us quietly, without noise, and it encourages us to press on.”

Leader of the coalition group, Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, said the endorsement of President Buhari for a second term in office was due to the many successes of the administration, including, strides in the fight against insurgency; efforts to redress the country’s huge infrastructural deficit; and the yeoman’s fight against corruption, among others.

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He pledged that the coalition would campaign for President Buhari round the country, confront fake news with facts and figures, adding that a formal declaration of their support would be made soon.

According to a statement made available to Naija News by Mr. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president, (media and publicity), the members of Coalition of Progressive Political Parties include: Advanced Allied Party; Africa Peoples Alliance; Freedom & Justice Party; KOWA Party; New Progressive Movement; Peoples Democratic Movement; Accord Party; Sustainable National Party; New Nigeria Peoples Party; Unity Party of Nigeria; United Progressive Party; National Democratic Liberty Party; Nigeria Elements Progressive Party; and Yes Electoral Party.