Reports have it that the certificate of return was presented to Sani by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Mr Alex Maiyanga, on Friday in Abuja.

Our correspondent also reports that Sani had emerged as the party’s presidential candidate through consensus at the party’s second national convention held in Abuja on Tuesday.

Maiyanga, while presenting the certificate, advised Sani to uphold the party’s mandate by maintaining a credible political status.

He also urged ADP members to support the presidential candidate so that he could emerge victorious in the 2023 presidential election.

“Yabagi Sani is the most suitable candidate to become the next president of Nigeria, given his antecedent and his current position as the Chairman of Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC).

“It is an honour for me to be the one handing you the certificate of return as the ADP standard bearer for the 2023 presidential election.

“We have presented this certificate to you and we expect and know that you will bring back gold, silver and every goody from the 2023 elections.

“We urge you to remain loyal to the party and uphold its mandate by maintaining a credible status in politics and adhering to all the principles of electoral laws.

“Based on your political exposure, intellectual ability and capacity to oversee IPAC and also as the National Chairman of our great party, we believe you are fit for the job,” he said.

Maiyanga stressed the need for the presidential candidate and ADP to synergise and strategise for the party’s victory in 2023.

Sani, after receiving the certificate of return, said that his emergence through consensus as the party flag bearer showed that the party was united in purpose.

He said that he was honoured to receive the party’s flag for the election, promising to live up to the expectations of the party and Nigerians, if elected as president

He appealed for the support of the ADP family and Nigerians in order to emerge victorious in 2023.

“This certificate of return is the beginning of great things that will transform the lives of Nigerians, and I promise not to disappoint ADP and Nigerians.

“If elected as president, I will revive the nation’s economy, because everything that we need to be great as a country has been given to us by God in abundance.

“I will ensure that Nigeria is no longer described as a developing economy, but as a developed nation in Africa and beyond.

“I will ensure that basic amenities are provided; that our economy is revived and insecurity tackled. I will also ensure that the productive sector of the economy is properly managed by good leaders, not corrupt ones,” Sani said.

He thanked the party, the National Planning Committee, the national executives and the media for the successful conduct of the convention.