Nigerians have continued to react to President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration to seek another term in the office in 2019 general elections.
The president gave the indication during a closed-door meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, held at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.
Buhari said he was responding to the clamour by Nigerians to re-contest in 2019, adding that he wanted to give NEC the honour of notifying them first.
Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna central district in the National Assembly has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to seek a second term.
Sani, in a tweet wrote,”Now that Baba decided not to be a Mandela. We hope he become a Deng Xioping and not Augustus Pinochet Agarte.”
Reacting to the declaration, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of his ambition to seek a second term in office come 2019.
In a tweet on Monday, the former minister of Education wrote: “Reading the Breaking News that our President will be seeking reelection in 2019, I remembered the story of the “Ejionu” masquerade.
“Our President had not yet recovered from his first journey and here he is UNLIKE the very wise Ejionu, seeking to embark on a second one. Hmmm.
“The nice part of the “Breaking News” is that it is good to formally know that it is directly to @NGRPresident @MBuhari that Nigerian citizens will shortly be handing the APC’s own #RedCardToAPCAndPDP in 2019.
“There was a masquerade which in a burst of Hubris left its own village & strayed into a neighboring town.
“The neighbors gave it the beating of a lifetime, it barely survived.
“Asked some months later if it would go again, it replied:
“I have not recovered from my 1st journey!”.
Also reacting, Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to seek a second term.
Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, had on Monday made the disclosure via his Twitter handle, on Monday.
Reacting to the declaration, the former Minister, in a tweet wrote: “@MBuhari has declared his intention to seek for a fresh mandate.
“He should prepare himself for the biggest demystification in Nigeria’s history. A man whose legacy is nothing but blood, death, destruction, corruption, division, conflict,failure and carnage wants to run. He will FAIL!”
