Buba Galadima, chairman of the
Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC), says wresting power from President
Muhammadu Buhari won’t be an easy task.
He said as a retired army
general, it will be a difficult task for his camp, but it is possible with the
support of Nigerians.
The R-APC, which is made up of
aggrieved members of the APC, recently formed a united front with the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and 37 other political parties ahead of the 2019
elections.
The parties had signed a
memorandum of understanding to present a sole candidate to contest again
Buhari.
Speaking when he unveiled the
coalition’s secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, Galadima said his camp will not
bow to any form of intimidation.
“The masses of this country have
since shifted their support from the ruling APC. Over 200 million Nigerians out
there are waiting for us,” he said.
“Trying to take over power from a
retired military general is not a small task. It is a Herculean task, but we
will try. General Buhari will not be the President to be sworn in on May 29,
2019.
“They will attempt to intimidate,
harass as well as bribe and divide us. They have called our people all sorts of
names. We are not afraid of being arrested, intimidated or harassed by the EFCC
and ICPC.”
Among those in the coalition’s
steering committee include Ben Obi, a PDP chieftain, and Olagunsoye Oyinlola,
former governor of Osun state.
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