Overconfidence lured opposition parties into losing the recent general elections: Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari has observed that over-confidence lured opposition parties into losing the recently-conducted general elections.

The President asserted that while the APC worked hard to retain power, political miscalculations overwhelmed opposition parties.

He made the assertions at the State House, where he received the Progressive Governors Forum, led by its Chairman, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State.

President Buhari said the APC blended confidence with caution, worked hard and won.

He alleged that the opposition’s over-confidence created more problems for them than anyone else.

The President further alleged the opposition was finding it hard to convince their foreign supporters why they could not defeat the APC.

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“Overconfidence, complacency and bad tactical moves made them lose, plain and clear. This has created more problems in their camp. So why did they fail to remove us?”

Speaking in response to an issue raised by the leader of the Forum, Governor Bagudu, President Buhari said the vital reason he congratulated Asiwaju on winning was that the opposition got support and false hope from outside and went on to create the impression that they would defeat the APC.

The President charged the Progressive Governors to stick together and openly address issues among themselves.

“Try and keep solving problems. Be courageous to discuss them openly between yourselves. This is the best way to survive politically in Nigeria,” said the President, urging that “you (Governors) have a programme to meet regularly and to discuss issues and how to maintain the Party nationwide”, he maintained.

Overconfidence lured opposition parties into losing the recent general elections: Buhari.

President Buhari spoke at length about his retirement proposal, saying he intends to be home in Daura for six months before moving to Kaduna.

He thanked Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for the infrastructure he had provided that would make life for his retirement and that of the people of the state much better, adding that the Governor of Kano had equally done the same.

The Chairman, Atiku Bagudu, said the visit was ostensibly to say Happy Sallah to the President and thank him for his leadership of the party and the nation.

This being their first visit since the elections, they congratulated the President on the party’s victory in the Presidential Polls.

“History will remember you kindly. Around the world, the election is being celebrated worldwide because of the turbulence in the region and the developing world, all courtesy of your leadership.

We won by sheer hard work, the same thing you have always encouraged us to do. So we thank you immensely for everything,” he added.

The Governors in attendance, in addition to Kebbi, were from Plateau, Imo, Kwara, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Cross Rivers, Jigawa, Katsina, Ogun and Nasarawa States.

The Deputy Governors of Kano, Gombe, Borno and Ebonyi were in attendance, as well as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.

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