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Jubilant crowd took over the secretariat of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as a result of the success of Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election.

The celebrants numbering over 2,000 danced round the party secretariat chanting victory songs.

Different dance groups, traditional drummers, well-wishers and party chieftains exchanged pleasantries for the party’s victory at the polls.

About 100 journalists comprising local and international media were also waiting to receive Buhari at the party’s secretariat.

Security agents, including men of the department of states service (DSS) and the police were seen at strategic positions around the place.

Kabiru Gaya, the representative of Kano south constituency at the senate, told NAN that the victory called for celebration since it was happening in the country’s democracy for the first time.

“We thank God almighty for the opportunity given to us to have a good transition in this democratic era; I now believe that democracy is here to stay,” he said.

“We have been shifting from one party to the other but now I think there will stability; I hope Nigerians will accept this change in good fate for good things to come.

“The people have decided who they want and it is Buhari; we hope that he can make changes in this new dispensation.”

The party’s supporters blocked the T-junction close to the AP Plaza on the Adetokumbo Ademola way, Wuse II, Abuja, chanting APC slogans.