All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday said nothing has changed its earlier
resolve to return President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 general elections despite
his recent health challenges.
The national Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said this in a
chat with newsmen
He noted that his earlier statement that the party leadership will plead with
Buhari to contest the 2019 election irrespective of his health situation has
not changed.
Oyegun said if the president accepts to contest “that will be the greatest
sacrifice he will be making for the progress, growth and stability of this
country and Nigerians will be the ultimate beneficiary of that decision.”
Recall that President Buhari recently returned to the country after over 40
days in the United Kingdom where he was treated for an ailment.
Upon his return, the president during a meeting he had with government
officials said he had never been that sick in his life.
He had said, “I couldn’t recall being so sick since I was a young man,
including in the military with its ups and downs.”
Odigie-Oyegun, however, added that while he and other patriotic Nigerians will
persuade the president to run, “the decision on whether to seek re-election or
not is ultimately his.”
He noted that as a retired military officer, President Buhari is not afraid to
sacrifice his health for Nigerians, saying that is the orientation he has had
all his life even as a military officer.
He said, “The President Buhari I know is not afraid to sacrifice his health for
the progress of this country. On my part and other progressive-minded Nigerians
who mean well for this country, we will beg him to run again in 2019 because
there is still a lot of work to be done.
“Four years, even eight years is not enough to redress the damages that have
been done over the years. However, the ultimate decision is his but Nigerians
will be the greatest beneficiaries if he accepts the challenge.”
