Delegates and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, have been commended for successfully electing flagbearers for the upcoming presidential and governorship elections in 2019.

In a statement he issued in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, APC’s National Vice Chairman, South South, Hilliard Ntufam Eta  expressed pleasure with the peaceful conduct of the party’s primaries across the zone.

He stated that this has further reiterated the enthusiasm of electorates to support the achievements recorded by the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government which has transformed the economic fortunes of the nation, rescuing it from the brink of recession.

He further said that the emergence of Buhari as the presidential candidate of the party through its direct primaries was an affirmation that Nigerians were tired of the clueless policies of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The APC National Vice Chairman stressed that the emergence of governorship candidates, who have earned global recognition by virtue of diligence and professional excellence, across the zone, was an indication of the preparedness of electorates to completely eliminate PDP from the political history of the country.

He assured the electorates of APC’s resolve to build on the achievements recorded so far during the first tenure of the Buhari led federal government.

urged citizens to resist any attempts by the PDP to intimidate them into voting against their will in 2019.