By Princess-Ekwi Ajide , Abuja
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, says with the massive support of over 43 million Nigerians, the party will surely win the 2023 elections.
The National Chairman who made the assertion while receiving the Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Joanna Tarnawska in his office, stated that the APC will win the 2023 general election in a fair and just manner.
Adamu, who was responding to the comments of Ambassador Tarnawska said that the party is conscious of the effects of developments in Nigeria on other African countries noted that the party is prepared to conduct itself at the next elections according to international best practices.
He informed the Ambassador that because of the opportunities created by the APC, a woman gubernatorial candidate had emerged from the party in the conservative northern Nigeria.
The Chairman, called on Poland and the international community to show more understanding about Nigeria’s challenges and electoral history as according to him, Nigeria is a developing democratic nation and lessons are being learnt in electoral processes, pledging that the APC will continue to do everything to advance democratic process in Nigeria.
Earlier, the Polish Ambassador who was visiting the Chairman for the first time after the successful special national convention which produced the party’s presidential flagbearer, congratulated him on his election as chairman saying that her country is interested in political developments within Nigeria and would like to see a peaceful transition to another president at the expiration of President Buhari’s tenure next year.
She also called on the APC to create opportunities for women and young persons to participate in the political terrain.
Ambassador Tarnawska said Poland looks forward to improved bilateral diplomatic relations between both countries particularly in improved economic relations.
She stated that Poland understood and sympathized with the challenges Nigeria is facing especially in the area of security, adding that her country had faced similar challenges in the past and therefore hoped that the visit will be another layer of constructive relationship between Poland and Nigeria.