NATIONAL: We won’t take your confidence in us for granted, says Presidency over bye-election results

PRESIDENCY has said the results of the just concluded by-elections in some states of the federation have shown that despite all odds Nigerians still appreciate the efforts of the Buhari administration to turn things around.

It added that the development shows that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) remains the party to beat.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.

He said, “We do not take this confidence of the people for granted and we will not fail them.

”Nigerians who appreciate the efforts of the administration in making life better for all citizens, especially under an economy facing the severest test from the global Coronavirus pandemic will not be disappointed.

“We thank them immensely for their trust in the party and government.

“We equally thank the Interim Management Committee of the party under the leadership of Mai Mala Buni, the Governor of Yobe, and the Progressive Governors Forum under Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State.

“We also thank all our governors, parliamentarians, state, local government and ward level APC chapters and the entire ranks of the membership for this brave and impressionable performance.”

While congratulating the successful candidates, Shehu said ”President Muhammadu Buhari in particular, is very pleased with the election outcomes.”

The presidential aide quoted the president to have urged the party to uphold the spirit of ”hard work, unity, progress, cooperation that form the bedrock of these victories.”

The ruling party won the bye-election in Imo, Lagos and Plateau States while the main opposition party, PDP won in Bayelsa and Cross-Rivers States.