Major streets of Abuja were on
Thursday adorned with campaign posters endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari and
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for reelection in 2019.
The posters were pasted on
structures located on major streets as well as bus shelters.
The posters also has the picture
of “Comrade Felix Ubokan”, with the words: “ We endorse you for 2019: Courtesy:
Niger Delta Youths, Women and Security Movement For Buhari/Osinbajo”.
The posters are coming less than
24 hours after a former governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu, said he had ”absolute
confidence and was exceedingly proud of the excellent job, Professor Osinbajo
is doing as Vice President of Nigeria.”
Mr. Tinubu’s statement was in
reaction to speculation that he may be picked by Mr. Buhari as his running mate
in 2019.
The APC national leader said a
report to that effect by SUN newspaper is a “classic case of utterly and
irredeemably-fake news”.
Mr. Osinbajo has so far not made
any comment regarding the 2019 election or his fate if the president chooses to
seek re-election.
That, however, is not the case
with Mr. Buhari. He has so far tacitly shown on
two occasions that he may be seeking reelection in 2019.
Addressing a group of Nigerians
resident in Cote D’ Ivoire two weeks ago, Mr. Buhari said he arrived the
meeting late because he had to wait for the two governors in his entourage,
Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi states.
“This is why I came along with
them so that when we are going to meet you, when you are going to meet the rest
of Nigerians, if you tell them that their governors were in the company of the
president, I think that will be another vote for me in the future,” Mr. Buhari
said.
Mr. Tinubu also accompanied him
on that trip.
Mr. Buhari while in Kano last
week also revealed that he may re-contest.
At a State Banquet in his honour,
the president said, “I know the elections (2019). If they are to be free and
fair, if it is a question of numbers, if it is a question of allowing people to
make their choice, then I think the people of Kano are in my pocket.”
”I am overwhelmed by the
reception the people of Kano offered to me. This has indicated that I can still
win an election in Kano. The people of Kano are aware of the tremendous job we
did on security and agriculture.”
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