General Muhammadu Buhari
yesterday in Abuja declared
his intention to contest next
year ’s presidential election
on the platform of the
Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC), with a pledge
to make genuine effort to
tackle the problems of the
Niger Delta from the roots.
“The roots of the problems
are corruption and the
failure of the Nigerian elite to
understand the grievances
and deep-seated feeling of
the people of Niger Delta, ” he
said.
The CPC presidential aspirant
spoke in the presence of a
large number of leaders of
several opposition parties on
several issues, including the
attempts to forge an alliance
with other parties.
Buhari said opposition
parties had arrived at the
conclusion that they must
come together to overthrow
the ruling PDP from power.
At the event were former
governor of Abia State, Chief
Orji Uzor Kalu of PPA, former
governor of Kaduna State,
Balarabe Musa of Peoples
Redemption Party (PRP), and
Charles Nwodo of
Progressive Action Congress
(PAC) and Prince Tony
Momoh.

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