Congratulations President Tinubu: Victory a Challenge to Our Great Party, APC — Osita Okechukwu
The former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu, on his landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election.
Okechukwu, who is a foundation member of APC, gave the congratulatory message in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Enugu.
He commended the leadership of the APC for adhering to the rule of law by experimenting, Athens invented direct primaries for the first time in our clime, across the 8,809 electoral wards nationwide.
Okechukwu said that the exercise demonstrated APC’s observance of internal democracy; unlike our sister opposition party, the ADC, which is presently engulfed in Zoning turmoil over the election of its presidential flag-bearer.
The APC chieftain, however, warned that President Tinubu’s landslide victory posed enormous challenges to the APC and it’s members.
He said, “May I congratulate Mr. President for his landslide victory and join him in positing that the victory poses enormous challenges to our great party, because to whom much is given, much is expected.
“In fact, I am in league with Mr. President in his profound statement: ‘I’m just excited; they challenge me to do more’.”
Okechukwu further stated that the poll figures from many states were laudable and indicative of the confidence party members reposed in Tinubu.
He cited figures such as Ogun State — 322,485 votes; Benue State — 374,787 votes; Rivers State — 280,082 votes; Delta State — 407,646 votes; Abia State — 161,005 votes; and Osun State — 100,880 votes.
Going further, Okechukwu alerted that the huge results posed enormous challenges to the President, the 31 APC governors, and APC legislators to match the enviable score during the 2027 Presidential Election.
He said, “My fears, for the tall order results are guided by many factors; among which are the history of low voter turnout and hunger in the land.
“Palpable insecurity, gross unemployment, epileptic power supply, and the unfavourable Debt-to-Service-Revenue-ratio (DSR).”
Okechukwu urged Tinubu and APC governors to double down urgently to addressing these citizens-based challenges in line with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, adding: “We have less than seven months to the D-Day General Elections”.