Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari, under the aegis of the Buhari-Yemi Osinbajo Nationwide Supporters Group, have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar.
Truetells Nigeria reports that the National Coordinator of the Support Group, Danjuma Gwoza announced the decision along with other group members at a press briefing in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The group asked Nigerians for forgiveness for blindly supporting the APC led-government that failed to deliver its promises to the citizens.
Members of the group further pledged support to work for the success of the Atiku-Okowa Presidential ticket.
Danjuma added the organization had started a continuous train-the-Voters’ trainer’s Education Program, in order to improve and increase Atiku’s prospects of winning the February 25 presidential election.
He said: “The members of the President Muhammadu Buhari/ Yemi Osinbajo Nationwide Supporters Group wish to officially decamp and transmute her operations to the Atiku/Okowa Nationwide Supporters Group under the directive of PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).
“Our group is a formidable conglomerate of political sagacious like-minded individuals made of different supporters’ group, such as: Artisan Youth organizations. However, our membership strength now stands at Nine Million, Three Hundred and Thirteens Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-Six (9,313,846). We contributed immensely to the votes recorded by INEC, which saw the emergence of the Buhari/Osinbajo victory at polls in the 2015 and 2019 Presidential elections, respectively.
“The members of this conglomerate sincerely apologize to Nigerians, for our blind support given to the APC-led bankrupt government that have failed to deliver on her campaign promise to the electorates.
“This colossal failure has caused the Nation an unbearable quagmire.
“We hereby use this golden opportunity to appreciate the purposeful and profound leadership privilege accorded the group by Distinguished Senator Abubakar Mahdi and Deputy Director General, Technology and system(PCC).
“High Chief Raymond Dokpesi in his admonishing statement, encouraged the group to work assiduously to end this clueless era of the APC-led administration in Nigeria.
“Therefore, the group has embarked on a continuous train the trainer’s Voters’ Education Program, primarily designed to enhance the electoral fortune of the Atiku/Okowa campaign mercenary.
“Our members are strategically located within the thirty-six States of the Federation, including the FCT, seven hundred and seventy-four Local Government Areas and the electoral Wards spread across Nigeria.
