2019 presidency: Atiku, 14 others to fight for CUPP presidential ticket

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has congratulated former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and other presidential aspirants who emerged from the political parties in the alliance.

Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday.

The Coalition noted that the end of the individual party primaries marked the beginning of the main work which was now to select a consensus candidate among them.

In a statement made available to FAZENOTETV by CUPP’s National Spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the Coalition of 40 political parties said, “With the completion of Political parties Primaries, All is set for the emergence of the consensus candidate of the CUPP that will send the incompetent Buhari led APC government to the political Golgota

“The CUPP (Coalition of United Political Parties) the umbrella body of over 40 opposition political parties wish to congratulate the PDP, SDP, APP, NIP, UDP, AA, C4C & all other coalition parties in the grand Allaince for their successful primaries completion today.

“The end of the primary process of the individual parties today marks the beginning of the main work of the cupp which is to select a consensus candidate from the over 15 Presidential candidates that have emerged from parties that are members of the cupp grand alliance.

“The process that will lead to the emergence of the Grand coalition candidate of the CUPP will start in earnest this week.

“Sending the incompetent President Buhari led APC government to the political dustbin of landslide electoral defeat is a task that Nigerians are eagerly waiting to accomplish with the CUPP come 2019.”