The Senior  Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba has said that the bye-election victories recorded by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 17 in Katsina, Kwara and Buachi states are a sign of things to come in the 2019 general elections.

In a statement he issued in Abuja on Sunday, Garba said the electoral triumphs in the three states had shattered any hopes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) returning to power in 2019.

He described the victory as a blow for all PDP campaigners who have maintained that by merely claiming that they have rebranded, Nigerians would have forgotten all the mess they left behind in 2015.

“By voting overwhelmingly for the ruling APC, Nigerians have shown their confidence in the Muhammadu Buhari administration and their willingness for continuation of this government and its policies.

“This clear show of support can only be a synopsis of what Nigerians should expect in the forthcoming elections, at all levels.

“I would like to use this opportunity to remind Nigerians that there will always be a winner and a loser in every election, an individual and a party with the highest votes and another with the lowest.

“That is what democracy is about. Therefore, all aspirants should approach elections with the mindset that they could either win or lose.

“Accepting results only when one wins and challenging results each time one loses, is not the right attitude. It is certainly not what democracy is about.

“On behalf of President Buhari, I thank the people of Katsina, Kwara and Bauchi States for their show of support over the weekend.

“I thank Nigerians all over the country for believing in this government and in its determined effort to pull our nation out of the mess left behind by 16 years of PDP government, and into the greatness that is our destiny” the statement read.