A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has congratulated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for winning the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential ticket for 2023 election.
In a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media & Communication for the Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Tinubu described Atiku as a worthy opponent in the forthcoming presidential election.
The APC national leader also congratulated the other contestants for the show of sportsmanship and conducting themselves in an orderly and peaceful manner during the exercise.
He said, “I welcome Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s victory as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the just concluded primary.
“I look forward to squaring up with him as a worthy opponent in the coming election. I have known the former Vice President as a formidable politician and a patriot who believes in the unity and progress of our dear country.
“As we move further into the election season, I charge the PDP presidential candidate and all political actors across Party lines that we should make this election season devoid of bitterness, rancour and strife.
“We should make our campaigns peaceful and issue-based. Election season should be a festival of ideas that will uplift our country and improve the living condition of all our people.
“Unfortunately for the PDP, its candidate will have the responsibility of explaining why Nigerians should give it another opportunity after squandering 16 years at the central government with little to show.
“Nevertheless, I once again congratulate our former Vice President for his victory in his party’s primary.”
