National Chairman Chief Chekwas Okorie, United Progressive Party (UPP), says that the party has adopted President Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate in the 2019 presidential election.
Okorie disclosed this while speaking with State House correspondents after leading a South-East group to a closed door meeting with Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Other people in the delegation were Chief Azuka Okwuosa, an APC Chieftain from Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Dr Ugochukwu Okafor, National Publicity Secretary, Igbo Ezue Cultural Organisation and Sadiq Masara, National Secretary, UPP.
“We came to pay the president not just a solidarity visit but intimate him on how we intend to get fully involved in his re-election bid.
“It will be recalled that UPP in August this year, took a decision by its National Executive Committee (NEC) that we will not present a candidate for the 2019 presidential election and we therefore resolved after due consultations and consideration of every factor to adopt President Buhari as UPP Presidential Candidate for the 2019 presidential election.
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