There is no alternative to APC - Niger governor boasts

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- Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, says there is no alternative to the ruling APC

- Governor Bello says this is due to the party’s impressive performance both at federal and state levels

- The governor adds that even the opposition parties feel the impact of the ruling party

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has stated that there is no alternative to the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration in Nigeria.

The governor said that this is due to the party’s pragmatic approach to fight against corruption, revamping of Agricultural, Health Roads, Water and Health sectors by both the federal and state governments, Leadership reports.

NAIJ.com gathered the governor made the assertion through his deputy, Ahmed Mohammed Ketso, at the commissioning ceremony of a joint campaign office donated by members representing Chanchaga federal constituency in Minna at the weekend.

Bello reiterated that the APC-led administration at both federal and state levels has successfully transformed the social and economic fortunes of the country within three years in line with the change mantra that brought it to power.

He added that even opposition parties now feel the impact of the sincerity of the APC, having won in free and fair elections and adhering to rule of law as nurtured, encouraged, and promoted by the party.

The governor also urged Nigerian youths to participate actively in politics in order to inject new ideas and concepts into political activities of the country.

Governor Bello restated that his administration would continue to focus on empowerment, creation of employment, restoring the glory of the state and wooing of investors within and outside the country as a deliberate policy to boost the economy.

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Speaking at the occasion, the state APC chairman, Engineer Mohammed Jibril Imam, appreciated the federal legislator’s vision of donating the campaign for the president and therefore urged other political office holders to emulate the legislator.

NAIJ.com previously reported that the stakeholders of the ruling APC reportedly decided to field President Muhammadu Buhari as the party's presidential candidate in the 2019 election.

According to an investigative report by Sunday Tribune, some of the stakeholders were thinking of a second option but changed their mind when it seemed the president would be running for a second tenure.

A stakeholder of the ruling party who spoke to the press said: “Notwithstanding the widespread call on Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019, the reality in the APC is to the contrary. We have seen that the unity of the party cannot be guaranteed without Buhari. The interests are just too diverse."

Watch this NAIJ.com TV video of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan speaking on the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2019: