By Lucky Uto
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and House of Representatives hopeful for Isoko Federal Constituency, Dr Sylvester Onoyona has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the newly-elected presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Onoyona who spoke to journalists after declaring Bola Tinubu winner of the presidential primary said he is optimistic that Tinibu will also emerged victorious in next year’s presidential election.
He particularly lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for giving all aspirants a level-playing ground in the primary election.
Dr Sylvester Onoyona who commended the 2022 APC Special Convention Committee for successfully conducting the primary, showered glowing tributes on APC Northern Governors for setting the pace by zoning the Presidency to the South.
While appealing toTinubu to be magnanimous in his victory, Dr Sylvester Onoyona stressed the need for all presidential aspirants to join hands with the APC Presidential candidate and the party in ensuring victory.
“Not everyone gave APC a chance to conduct a free, fair, credible presidential primary. With the undercurrents in the buildup, some had predicted that our great party would go into extinction after this Convention.
“But with the transparent process that saw the emergence of Asiwaju Tinubu as our party standard bearer, I am confident more than ever before that this is the beginning of even greater tidings for our party.
“We proved our critics wrong. We have shown that with unity of purpose, the sky is our starting point,” Dr Sylvester Onoyona stated.
