Uncertainty over whether President Muhammadu Buhari, will run for a second term in 2019, has set off an early race to succeed the President, according to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who spoke from Johannesburg, South Afric,a on Monday night.
Recall, that Buhari had stayed more than seven weeks in the United Kingdom, to receive treatment for an undisclosed ailment, sparking concerns about the APC government paralysis, and triggering speculations about the severity of his condition.
He however, returned to Nigeria on March 10, but Post-Nigeria exclusively gathered that arrangements have been concluded to fly him back to London, in the next two weeks.
Speaking, Nasir El-Rufai said: “Because of the feeling that the President may not run for a second term, people are already gearing up.’’
Taking a swipe at the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, the Kaduna State Governor said: “All of us are getting distracted by the coterie of ambitious Presidential aspirants, that are trying to kick-start the political process, ahead of the normal time’’.
Recall, that Tinubu had recently dropped a hint that he should not be completely ruled out from the 2019 Presidential race.
A former military leader, Buhari, in 2015, became the first politician to unseat an incumbent Nigerian leader in an election. Nearly halfway through his four-year term, he is struggling to revive growth in an economy that has been hit by a plunge in crude oil revenue, and a severe shortage of foreign exchange.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced last month, that the next Presidential election will be held on February 16, 2019.
While Buhari has not said whether he intends to run again, El-Rufai said that most ruling party members would like him to seek a second term.
“Many of us that campaigned vigorously for him in 2015, are hoping that his health will improve and stabilize, and that he will run again in 2019.
“We need the policy continuity, and the stability in the political environment for the country to make progress.” El-Rufai stated.
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