The die is cast, its former Head of State, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retired.), who won the All Progressives Congress presidential primary at the party’s national convention in Lagos, beating four other contenders that will face-off with President Goodluck Jonathan of Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 presidential polls
Buhari polled 3,430 votes to beat Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, who scored 974 votes, to the second position while former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, got 954 votes to occupy the third position.
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, garnered 624 votes to stay in the fourth position and the Publisher, Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah, brought up the rear with 10 votes.
The APC’s presidential primary can be said to be keenly contested as all the aspirants campaigned vigorously. If the aftermath of this primary did not lead to disagreement and acrimony, this will be really good for intra-party democracy in Nigeria.
