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Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by drsolob2(m): 5:11am On Oct 02, 2014 |
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. www.thisdaylive.com/articles/buhari-resists-pressure-to-drop-presidential-bid/190237/ |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by bongila(f): 5:22am On Oct 02, 2014 |
Buhari should just rest na. Haba! Doesn't it bother him how he keeps failing? 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by drsolob2(m): 5:27am On Oct 02, 2014 |
bongila: Buhari should just rest na. Haba! Doesn't it bother him how he keeps failing?Pls help me to ask him 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by eye4eye: 5:28am On Oct 02, 2014 |
When 1,000 people asking Buhari to drop his Presidential bid, there are 18,000,000 on the side begging him to contest. 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by akumada1: 6:53am On Oct 02, 2014 |
Let him contest for president, his contest and other bigwigs of apc will clear way for gej. 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by Nobody: 6:59am On Oct 02, 2014 |
eye4eye: When 1,000 people asking Buhari to drop his Presidential bid, there are 18,000,000 on the side begging him to contest.so on point! Sai Buhari 2015! 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by Adindupeter: 7:55am On Oct 02, 2014 |
Why are some people dying to win only to lose.. 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by Nonybb: 8:01am On Oct 02, 2014 |
He will cry again or threatened to make whosoever gets the ticket his presidency ungovernable 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by opiaoku: 8:05am On Oct 02, 2014 |
berem: so on point! sharap GEJ till 2019 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by iheanyi40(m): 8:06am On Oct 02, 2014 |
He shouldn't drop it oh want him to b humiliated next yr 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by Etfash(m): 8:09am On Oct 02, 2014 |
I think GMB is the best candidate of the three. But then, this is perhaps, the beginning of the end for APC at the presidential level. For now, personally, i don't see anybody defeating GEJ @ the polls come 2015. I even think his victory will come easier than i initially anticipated. 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by Nobody: 8:38am On Oct 02, 2014 |
opiaoku:fixed! 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by Nobody: 10:02am On Oct 02, 2014 |
When Obahiagbon talked about an alternative party to the People Democratic Party, he was definitely not talking about this kind of opposition. Nah so we go dey dey? Truth be told, I was expecting some new guys armed with integrity and the zeal to serve under the platform of APC since the PDP gives no room for that... But here we're, with recycled egoistic and well-meaning-pronunciamento-less people. I'm afraid I have to stick with the Otuoke man I know. Those guys behind that broom aint it. They've got too much of deceptive and hypocritic personalities for my trust. |
Re: Buhari Resists Pressure To Drop Presidential Bid by 1shortblackboy: 10:35am On Oct 02, 2014 |
he should contest na and make it even easier for Jonathan to win |
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