The APC newly elected National Poblicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has meanwhile described the convention as a huge success which defied the predictions and intrigues of mischief makers.

Mohammed who is returning to the position he held in interim position and the same position he successfully held in the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN praised the discipline of party members who defied rain and rumble to protect the ballots. In the opinion of the APC spokesman, the fact that no single theft of violence and pick pocketing was recorded on the convention ground makes the party an Eldora do.

‘’We are encouraged and gratified by the goodwill messages from a cross section of Nigerians, many of them from outside our party, especially on the openness and transparency of our convention,’’ the party said in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

‘’This massive support from Nigerians has strengthened our resolve to continue with our efforts to move our country forward. Now, we are back to work and we will not look back until Nigeria has been rescued from the grip of a rapacious cabal intent on stifling the country’s progress,’’ it said.

‘’When the entire public address system succumbed to the rains, our members moved from one state delegation to another to mobilise them to vote. When the rain started, they were more interested in protecting the ballot boxes than shielding themselves from the rain.

‘’It is also noteworthy that no cases of violence and pick-pocketing were recorded despite the massive turnout at the Eagle Square for the convention. Not even the threatening text messages sent to the phones of many delegates at the convention, over a purported impending bomb attack, could shake their resolve. There can be no better testament to commitment to a cause, the cause of rescuing Nigeria, than this,’’ the party said

‘’Based on the nationwide scientific poll we conducted across the 36 states and the federal capital, we have identified three sectors that would command special attention. They are job creation, war against corruption as well as security. These sectors will get immediate and special attention from an APC-led federal government, starting on May 29th 2015, by the votes of Nigerians and the Grace of God,’’ the party said.