The Arewa Consultative Forum on Wednesday urged Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party to concede victory to President Muhammadu Buhari, who was declared the win...
The Arewa Consultative Forum on Wednesday urged Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party to concede victory to President Muhammadu Buhari, who was declared the winner of the February 23 presidential election.News Agency of Nigeria“The ACF salutes the courage of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for putting up a gallant fight with an impressive performance in the presidential elections.
“Such concession on the part of the main challenger would be in the overall interest of Nigeria and place him among global democrats.” The forum commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for conducting smooth and transparent elections, and refusing “to be intimidated or cajoled by the initial logistic challenges which led to the postponement of the elections by one week and other unfortunate incidences.”
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