Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Former military Head of State,
Major-General Muhammadu
Buhari, appears to have
ignored entreaties from
advocates of a generational
shift to step aside and anoint
a younger aspirant to carry
the flag of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in next year’s
presidential contest.
Apart from going ahead to put
finishing touches to his
October 8 formal declaration
of his bid for the presidency,
Buhari’s loyalists have
continued to mobilise support
from every segment of the
party towards the realisation
of his ambition.
One of such moves is today’s
plan by the former head of
state to address a collection of
several youth support groups
from various parts of Abuja
However, one of the groups
working towards the
realisation of Kano State
Governor, Rabiu Musa
Kwankwaso’s presidential bid,
the Kwakwasiyya Forum, has
remained unrelenting in its
call on Buhari to forgo his
fourth attempt to become
Nigeria’s president.
The group has again appealed
to Buhari to set aside his
ambition and back their
younger aspirant (Kwankwaso)
for the presidency.
Kwakwasiyya also believes
that the fierce contest that is
certain to ensue between the
duo of Buhari and former
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar
may tear APC apart if they
insist on fighting for the ticket
of the party.
Speaking to journalists in
Abuja yesterday through its
Edo State coordinator, Mr.
Francis Ikonomwan, the pro-
Kwankwaso group said it had
started working round the
clock to reach out to the
delegates and ensure that
Kwankwaso emerge as APC’s
presidential standard bearer.
“We want a paradigm shift; we
want a change from the old
order and this is why people
are clamouring for a realistic
change. We have looked at the
track record and Kwankwaso
is the man that actually meets
the demands of the people.
“As for Alhaji Atiku, he has lost
integrity, you may see people
around him, they are hired
crowds. Nigerians don’t want
him. On General Buhari, he is
a man we used to respect, he
is a man Nigerians hold in
high esteem, but we are
surprised that he will be
declaring next week.
“Remember he told us after
the 2011 elections that he will
not contest again and we
expect him to stick to his
words as a man of integrity. If
he contests again, that shows
that he is no longer a man of
integrity.
“I want to say that the
ambitions of Atiku and
General Buhari will tear APC
apart. What is best for them is
to come behind a younger
person and no other person
than Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,”
he said.
The group also asked the
leaders of APC not to give
room for the imposition of
candidates at all levels, adding
that this was capable of
undermining the fortunes of
the party.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/buhari-resists-pressure-to-drop-presidential-bid/190237/

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Telling us the obvious

Already forecasted... Only time shall tell.

ROCKJ1: Telling us the obvious

How come Tinubu has not said anything.... abi he has been going about doing rally with TAN

Why does Buhari prefer to retire in shame? He knows he is bound to fail again.
Atiku will be a spoiler for him.

it is all politics,na the same fiful

the south west people will vote rabiu kwakwanso if he finally emerge as d presidential candidate of APC.kwakwanso is still young and vibrant in his work in kano state.

Johnnyessence: the south west people will vote rabiu kwakwanso if he finally emerge as d presidential candidate of APC.kwakwanso is still young and vibrant in his work in kano state.

on what capacity are u speaking for southwest people? Please speak for yourself, and yourself alone.

we are fooled and bribe with rice and kerosene ooooooo we av confidence that change will come in Feb 14 2015 just wait and see.here this we are not carried with d clueless behavior Gen is behaving at d center oooooooooooooo we are sick and tired of Gen govt.he should be preparing for his handover note oooo Cos' we are tired of his govt.