Party officials announced the decision to cancel the address at about 12.54am after a long wait for the Independent National Electoral Commission to officially announce the winner of the election.
The supporters who had besieged the party secretariat to catch a glimpse of General Buhari left the party secretariat disappointed, but With great enthusiasm for better things to come.
All streets leading to the National Secretariat of the party were taken over by youths and other Nigerians celebrating the victory of Buhari as early as 5.00pm, while security was beefed up around the place with men of Department of State Security and the Police on ground.
The youths holding brooms danced around the secretariat, singing and drumming while others dance around the street. The story was the sad around the Federal Capital Territory.
Party leaders, governors and members of the National Assembly led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal were also at the National Secretariat.
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