Former National Chairman of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and a Board of Trustee member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Don Etiebet has expressed optimism that the Nigerian electorate would massively vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

In a statement which he personally signed and made available to journalists on Wednesday, Chief Etiebet said giving President Buhari the sole presidential ticket for the 2019 election was the most natural and logical thing for the APC to do based on his performance.

Chief Etiebet said: “The President’s APC ticket for 2019 is natural, logical and cultural in a presidential system. An incumbent, most importantly and particularly a highly acclaimed performing President is the proud bearer of his party’s torch.

“I can tell you that PMB will be given the honour and respect by his own party, the APC by returning him unopposed at the convention.”

He said his support and endorsement of the President was hinged on the fact that he has justified the confidence reposed in him by fulfilling his campaign promises and rejuvenating the nation’s economy.

He continued: “Let me tell you the reasons why he merits his second term: his fulfillment of his campaign promises – insecurity, corruption and a rejuvenated economy. It is astonishing, the achievements in these key areas in two years; it’s a feat for the administration, considering where the country was and was descending to as at 2015.”

He stressed that the country would have been worse than South Sudan or Zimbabwe if not for the successes recorded by the Buhari administration in the war against corruption and the dutiful implementation of the TSA policy, adding:

“The 2019 general election will send a singular message to all Nigerians to have abiding faith in the unity of our country, as the President will receive massive votes unprecedented in our history from the six regions of our country.”