The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may be defeated in the 2023 general election unless its leaders and members close ranks among themselves.
President Muhammadu Buhari gave the indication in his hometown, Daura over the weekend before he left for the United State where he is attending African Leaders Conference with the US government.
Buhari said APC leaders must cooperate with one another to ensure victory in the 2023 elections.
According to a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke when he received the Katsina State governorship candidate of the APC, Dr Dikko Radda, and his running mate, Faruk Jobe, at his residence.
In the statement titled “To succeed at elections, President Buhari asks APC to unify its ranks,” he said party leaders need “to sit together,” to avoid divisions and ensure unity in order to avoid defeat at the elections.
He said he had received frequent reports on the ongoing campaigns in Katsina State and felt happy that so much hard work was being invested into the exercise.
Buhari, therefore, reiterated his determination to allow the reign of free, fair and credible elections in the country, adding that the outcomes in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun were testimonies of that resolution on his part.
He added that he felt honoured by the visit and wished the party a very good outcome in the contests.