President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar are expected to speak on restructuring at the “Handshake across Niger” summit ahead of 2019 general election.


Buhari is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) while Abubakar is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 presidential election.


Also expected to speak at the summit scheduled to take place on Monday, November 19 at the Shell Hall, MUSON centre, Lagos, are Senate President Bukola Saraki, Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives; Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate; and Nnia Nwodo, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.


According to Ngozi Odumuko, coordinator of Nzuko Umunna, organisers of the event, the summit is designed to move the national conversation on political restructuring forward as the country approaches the 2019 elections.


Odumuko said the key purpose of the summit themed
“Nigeria beyond oil” is to extract a formal pledge of commitment to restructuring, a priority of the southern and middle belt zones, from the major parties and presidential candidates.[b/]


The coordinator said the initiative is an expansion of the January 11, 2018, “Handshake Across the Niger” summit organised to end the suspicion and unhealthy rivalry between the Igbo and Yoruba.


[b]“The key priorities of the event is to bring together the various thought leaders of the component regions to articulate progressive ideas that could foster national integration and development especially as we approach the 2019 elections,” Odumuko.


“And to avail an opportunity for thought leaders and socio-cultural organisations to constructively interrogate the presidential candidates of selected political parties on their plans, programmes and policies before the elections.”



Two former ministers of external affairs Ike Nwachukwu, a retired major general, and Ibrahim Gambari will chair the occasion.

Other dignitaries expected at the event are Ike Ekweremadu, deputy Senate president, Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere chieftain, and Edwin Clark, Niger Delta leader.

Source - https://www.thecable.ng/2019-buhari-atiku-to-speak-at-summit-on-restructuring

Jeez


Do y want to kee buhari?

watt will buhari talk na

Ok

I can tell you with 100% confidence that Buhari won't attend.

He's afraid of debates and won't want to be ridiculed.

It's very likely he'd send Osunbade

Let's take a pool Like for Atiku Share for Buhari

Make we see as our support base dey

Awesome.. Buhari should come and defend why he is against restructuring

While Atiku defends his pro-restructuring stance..

PS no representative must be entertained..

We wanna hear from the horses mouths

FreeConCiencE:
Ok

u no no dey sleep ni

Booking space upandan

Wen buhari hears about Restructuring......

'Handshake Across The Niger' holding in Lagos, with Buhari in attendance

Dead on arrival.

Organizers should not allow Osinbajo to represent Buhari on this please!

Ahahaha...


The Buhari we've come know would rather have the handshakes inside the Niger than across it as he lacks the mental capacity to handle it.


The old man will surely not turn up.


Besides We really careless whether he does or not all we know is;


In an ATICULATED MANNER daura calls on the old man.


Sai ya koma daura wallahi!!

Buhari be like "debaaate"?

Kukukee me...

It is easier to see a snake at that debate than Buhari.

Buhari will go into hiding.

They should have tricked Buhari into attending by hosting it in a foreign country.. Dats d only way he'll attend and even agree to read a speech

Mr. President will be too busy on that day attending to 'State Functions'

buhari is coming for a debate or buhari is coming to read a prepared speech.

Buhari will send Prof Osibanjo to represent him

finestiyke:
I can tell you with 100% confidence that Buhari won't attend.

He's afraid of debates and won't want to be ridiculed.

It's very likely he'd send Osunbade

Let's take a pool Like for Atiku Share for Buhari

Make we see as our support base dey

You sound so frustrated.

Work on your grammar first before you criticize someone who has spoken to wider live audience.

If you were too small to be around, PMB participated in the presidential debate in 2011. It's still available in YouTube if you care to cure your ignorance.

PMB will win big in 2019. It's after that we will start hearing "NO LEFLENDUM NO ERECTION"

Ignorance that exists on the platform has no mate.

"Atiku, Buhari, others to speak at a function" has suddenly become "a debate"

Who did this to you kids?

The debate don start? Zai baba will feign illness on that day o!

Buhari will easily surrender his scrotum than to speak in that summit. He has nothing to offer.

You people want the dullard die before his time?

Great

PassingShot:

You sound so frustrated.

Work on your grammar first before you criticize someone who has spoken to wider live audience.

If you were too small to be around, PMB participated in the presidential debate in 201. It's still available in YouTube if you care to cure your ignorance.

PMB will win big in 2019. It's after that we will start hearing "NO LEFLENDUM NO ERECTION"

Imbecility spotted

^^^^
They are already running away from debate

If na to travel out of Nigeria to showcase LIFELESSNESS, the Daura Dunce will gladly be on the mooooooove!

Lagos too near na! No time to sleep well.

DAI BABA SHEPETERI!