2023 Presidency: Why Tinubu’s Victory Is Guaranteed – Lukman

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said the defection of notable members of the opposition parties to the ruling party shows the imminent victory of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

Lukman asserted that the defection of the Jigawa governorship candidate of the Labour Party and serving commissioners in the PDP government of Sokoto State would count in favour of the APC.

In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the National Vice Chairman of the APC (North-West) also said reconciliation of aggrieved APC stakeholders signals Tinubu’s expected victory.

Lukman commended the party leaders and candidates in the North West for resolving their differences and working for the success of Tinubu.

He also praised the APC for unifying the seven states of the North-West namely, Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kebbi through rallies.

While emphasising the importance of the seven states, Lukman said it was on record that any presidential candidate that wins the North-West always emerges President.

He said, “The ability of our party leaders to reconcile and forge a united front in the North-West Zone is largely responsible for all the successful rallies in all the seven states. We also wish to acknowledge the successful campaign rallies and activities of all our candidates.

“We also believe in the large defection of political leaders from other opposition parties to the APC, including the Jigawa governorship candidate of the Labour Party and serving commissioners in the PDP government of Sokoto State.

“All these signposts of victory for the APC in the North-West for our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the presidential election of February 25 and all our candidates for National Assembly. It also signposts victory in the governorship and state Assembly elections in all the seven states of North-West. We are very confident that with Allah’s blessing all the seven states of North-West, including Sokoto State, will be APC states as from May 29.

“We must remind Nigerians that the political history of Nigeria has shown that every presidential candidate that wins the votes of North-West wins the Presidency.”