I didn’t expect APC convention will be this successful – Okupe

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and presidential hopeful Dr Doyin Okupe has praised the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a successful national convention.

Okupe in a statement he signed on Sunday, said he and many Nigerians didn’t expect the APC to conduct a successful election.

“I Dr Doyin Okupe, Nigerian, PDP stalwart and presidential aspirant on my own behalf and on behalf of my family, whole heatedly congratulate, President Mohammed Buhari, Governor Buni and his team and the entire APC members throughout the federation on the extraordinarily successful  convention held at eagle square on the 26th& 27th of march 2022.

“If the truth must be told, this successful outcome was contrary to the expectations of many Nigerians including me, and even some members of the APC itself.

“I am pleased to observe that the president finally threw his weight behind the peace resolution efforts and politically exploited the respect that many of the APC leadership has for him.

“I will enjoin the APC leadership to follow the path of righteousness and justice to go further and elect a southern candidate at its presidential primaries.

“I am not a member of APC and never will be. But I am a major stakeholder in the Nigerian project and the quest for national rebirth. Therefore, I will lend my voice to actions by any political party that takes commendable steps that will move Nigeria closer to the desires of its teeming population. I acknowledge that APC has just taken one of such steps and i heartily congratulate them,” Okupe said in the statement.