REPORTS FROM APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN PORT-HARCOURT

Presidential campaign of Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) officially kick started yesterday, 6th January, 2015, at the Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Governor of Rivers State and Director General of the campaign, Rotimi Amaechi; Vice-Presidential candidate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha; chairman of the APC, John Oyegun; speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu

Tambuwal; member of the House of Representatives, Abike Dabiri and other party leaders were in attendance

The party flag was handed over to Dakuku Peterside as the governorship candidate of the party in Rivers State. The APC Chairman John Oyegun also took the opportunity to welcome over 1,000 PDP supporters from Ahoada West local government, to the APC.

In Buhari's words, he urged Nigerians to collect their permanent voter cards, and wait patiently on Election Day to vote and defend their votes. Calling the situation of unemployment in the country “intolerable”, he also highlighted the fundamental issues of the campaign being “insecurity and the poor economy, being made worse by corruption.”

The campaign now moves on to Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.