A Socio-Cultural indigenous group known as North East Development Association has congratulated the President and Vice President-elect who won the ticket under the platform of the governing All Progressive Congress, APC.
The Northeast Association in a statement made available by its Secretary General Mr. Bitako Umar also commends the efforts of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and the Electoral Umpire under the chairmanship of Professor Mahmud Yakubu for organising one of the most transparent, peaceful, free, and fair elections in the history of Nigeria.
The statement stated that the “opposition is defeating the incumbent in their home States, sitting Governors losing their ambitions to become Senators and sitting senators unable to be re-elected.”
Mr. Umar noted that “the trend in Nigeria is incumbents dictate who gets elected in States and Constituencies where they control, but as it can be seen clearly by the voting pattern, the electorates are aware and vote for their wishes.”
The Association which is the Political mouthpiece of North East Sub-Region which consists of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States respectively urged Nigerians “not be seen falling short of common sense as many nations.”
The Association reiterated that the “African countries are looking up to Nigeria for emulation” and that the “country belongs to all Nigerians irrespective of region, religion, culture, tribe or political affiliation”.
Dominica Nwabufo
