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Nothwithstanding their failure to secure the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC)intheir constituencies,defeated aspirants of APC  in the state and national assembly primaries in Ondo State have resolved to unite and work for the victory of the party in 2015 general elections.

The motion to ensure victory for the APC was moved by the lawmaker representing Akure North/South Federal Constituency, Ifedayo Abegunde, who contested against Chief Tayo Alasoadura for Ondo Central Senatorial ticket.

It was seconded by Abegunde’s counterpart in the lower chamber, representing Akoko NorthEast/NorthWest, Ganny Dauda who lost the Ondo North Senatorial ticket to the incumbent Senator Ajayi Boroffice.

Many aggrieved aspirants were allowed to pour out their minds on their reservations over the primaries and eventually agreed to go back to their constituencies for consolidation to facilitate victory for the next February.

While speaking, the state Chairman, Isaac Kekemeke urged the aspirants and APC supporters  to start sensitizing the masses  to facilitate victory.

Kekemeke said the only way for the party to win the general election in the state is to be united, saying election could not be won when members of the party are aggrieved.

He advised the aspirants who lost in the primaries to see their investments into the election as their contribution to the growth and development of the party.

The APC Elders Committee in Kano State, has chosen the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Professor  Hafiz Abubakar, as the running mate of the party’s  governorship  candidate , Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

His choice was decided at a meeting of the elders held at the Kano Government House on Thursday.

Gov. Kwankwaso at the meeting cited Abubakar’s high level of academic preparation, experience, ability to do the work, general competence and acceptability by the people.

The governor, who chaired the meeting, revealed that many influential people as well as his colleagues had  wanted him  to favour their candidates but said the elders were insistent on a capable hand.

Kwankwaso urged  APC members in the state to desist from addressing one another as members of Legacy parties or  PDP Kwankwasiyya, cautioning that the attitude would not augur well for the progress of the party.

He said having come this far party members should stop identifying themselves or others with their former parties .

“We are all members of the APC and we are contesting elections on that platform,’” he said.

Prof. Hafiz   was  Governor  Rabiu  Kwankwaso’s Special Adviser and later Commissioner of Finance during the latter’s first tenure as governor  from 1999-2003.

At the inception of Kwankwaso’s second term in 2011,Abubakar was appointed Head of Service at the beginning of Kwankwaso’s second tenure in 2011.

Next year’s Christmas will be better, the All Progressives Congress (APC) promised Nigerians yesterday.

The party that is hopeful of defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next February’s general election and control the Federal Government urged Nigerians to endure the economic hardship they are facing because it is about to end.

The party stated its position in a message by the National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. He assured Nigerians that this will be their last Christmas celebration under the bondage of insecurity, corruption, unemployment, widespread hopelessness and poor leadership.

He added: ‘’Many cannot travel home due to fears of kidnapping, ethno-religious crisis and insurgency, depending on which part of the country they are from. Many cannot celebrate due to the effects of the economic downturn, as manifested in weakening Naira and falling oil prices, both exacerbated by widespread corruption.

‘’Many will mark the holidays in darkness as the country’s public power supply seems to have fallen in a direct proportion to the huge funds ostensibly pumped into the sector in the past few years. Many will be stuck on the roads that have become clogged due to their poor state.

‘’While there is no magic wand to solve the myriad of problems facing our country in one fell swoop, an APC government will begin to positively impact on the citizenry within its first few months at the helm, to such an extent that Nigerians will have a better Christmas celebration in 2015,’’ it said.

The APC said Nigerians hold the power to bringing about the much-needed change, hence they should vote wisely during the February 2015 general elections so they can install a government that will address, squarely,  the challenges facing the country.

‘’We have, through our manifesto, entered into a honest social contract with Nigerians. But we are aware that we cannot do it alone, hence we need the consent and participation of the people.

•Soldiers withdrawn from outfit

•APC faults move

The Federal Government has withdrawn soldiers from the Oyo State government’s security outfit, Operation Burst.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it was a deliberate effort to allow the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unleash thuggery on the state.

The party, in a statement yesterday, said the soldiers’ withdrawal would sabotage the efforts of Governor Abiola Ajimobi in sustaining peace in the state.

Signed by its Director of Publicity and Strategy, Olawale Sadare,  the party’s statement alleged that some influential PDP members in the state were behind the Federal Government’s order.

It reads: “The decision of the PDP-controlled Federal Government to order the military authority to withdraw their men from Operation Burst is, to say the least, a grand plan to pave way for the nefarious activities of thugs and criminally-minded persons in Oyo State.

“Without mincing words, we are worried that a government at the centre, which has failed to curtail insurgency in some parts of the country can succumb to the pressure from its surrogates in one of the most peaceful states in the country to sabotage result-yielding security efforts by a government, which values the lives and property of its people.

“But for reasons traceable to their inherent failure in the business of governance coupled with a bid to win the 2015 elections at all costs, the PDP elements would not be comfortable with the newly found peace in the pacesetter state.

“With this development, they have further confirmed their culpability in the pocket of politically-motivated violence in some parts of Ibadan recently.

“We call on well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on President Goodluck Jonathan to reverse the order and desist from further actions capable of exposing the people to insecurity, political violence and social unrest.

“We call on residents to remain calm and go about their businesses without fear.”