{"id":36032,"date":"2015-02-14T19:40:54","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T18:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=36032"},"modified":"2015-02-14T19:40:54","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T18:40:54","slug":"apc-campaign-acknowledges-endorsements-says-stopping-bandwagon-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/apc-campaign-acknowledges-endorsements-says-stopping-bandwagon-change\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Campaign acknowledges endorsements, says no stopping the bandwagon of change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abuja, Nigeria, 14 Feb 2015: The All Progressives Congress Presidential<\/p>\n<p>Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has acknowledged the strides of endorsement<br \/>\nof its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, saying the<br \/>\nendorsements are a mark of upswing in victory for the APC in the March 28<br \/>\npresidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Malam Garba Shehu in a<br \/>\npress statement on Saturday, February 14 said the endorsements from a<br \/>\nsection of Christian leaders from the north, that of former president<br \/>\nOlusegun Obasanjo and frontline industrialist, Festus Odimegwu, are clear<br \/>\nindications that Nigerians from all walks of life have accepted the<br \/>\nmessage of change which the APC promotes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that the APCPCO accepts these endorsements with a<br \/>\nsense of humility, adding \u201cIt is not in doubt that Nigeria is at a<br \/>\nthreshold of history. The desire for change in Nigeria is multi-religious,<br \/>\nmulti-ethnic, multi-cultural and, has now clearly shown, pro-business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Shehu, \u201cThe strides of endorsements coming for General<br \/>\nMuhammadu Buhari are a clear indication that Nigerians are widely<br \/>\nreceptive to the message of change which the APC promotes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are indeed very humbled by these endorsements. And we are more than<br \/>\nconfident that the APC will coast to clear victory in the March 28<br \/>\npresidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe election could have held today, but in spite of the postponement to<br \/>\nMarch 28 and with many more Nigerians coming on board the train of change,<br \/>\nwe know that we have the highest number of Nigerians behind us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the Election Day inches closer, more and more Nigerians who probably<br \/>\nhitherto were sitting on the fence are now boldly coming out to identify<br \/>\nwith our candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are particularly inspired by the endorsement from Festus Odimegwu who<br \/>\nis a frontline industrialist and administrator. His glowing tribute to the<br \/>\ncharacter trait of General Buhari is an incontrovertible testimonial to<br \/>\nthe pro-business attribute of our presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to restate that our campaign is not about witch-hunt. Our<br \/>\ncampaign is driven by the uncompromising fervour to nip corruption in the<br \/>\nbud, provide jobs for our teeming youths and build a virile economy,<br \/>\nsecuring the lives and property of Nigerians, creating a level playing<br \/>\nground for business owners and expanding the frontiers of prosperity in<br \/>\nthe country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abuja, Nigeria, 14 Feb 2015: The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has acknowledged the strides of endorsement of its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, saying the endorsements are&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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