BUHARI IGNORES ENTREATIES TO DROP PRESIDENTIAL BID

                             

Major-General Buhari, former military Head of State, appears  to have ignored the humble request from advocates to step down and allow a younger aspirant carry the flag of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in next’s years presidential election.

meanwhile Buhari foolowers have continued to gather support from every segment of the party towards the realisation of his ambition this apart from him going ahead to put finishing touches to his October 8 formal declaration of his bid for the presidency.

One of the moves to be used by Buhari is to address a collection of several youth support groups from various parts of Abuja.

One of the groups aiming for the actualization of the the Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s presidential bid has remained firm in its call for Buhari to forgo his pursuit after the presidential seat.

The group has again appealed to Buhari to set aside his ambition and back their younger aspirant (Kwankwaso) for the presidency

The supporters of Kwakwasiyya also think the fight for the presidential ticket between Atiku and Buhari would tear APC apart.

Mr. Francis Ikonomwan, the pro-Kwankwaso group said long hours and strong measures are being taken so as to make Kwankwaso emerge as APC’s presidential standard bearer.

Speaking to journalists in Abuja yesterday through its Edo State coordinator. He said, “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,”

The group also asked the leaders of APC not to permit the imposition of candidates at all levels, stating that it was capable of undermining the fortunes of the party.