BUHARI IS ONLY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS CANDIDATES- PRESIDENCY
“Following repeated media enquiries on the matter, the Presidency wishes to state in clear and unmistakable terms that as a party leader and a candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming elections, President Muhammadu Buhari will campaign for the party and all its candidates”, the statement declared
Penpushing also reports that, the President spokesman said this position, does not however mean that Buhari, as the nation’s leader will decline courtesy calls or offers of support from citizens including candidates flying the flags of other parties.
“There is no doubt that the President has no competition here in terms of popularity in the coming elections. But the more support he gets, the wider the margin of victory there will be. So please let there be no confusion about this. President Buhari is APC. He will campaign for all APC candidates, but he welcomes support and endorsements,” the statement emphasised.
Penpushing recalled that, Amosun who is the Senatorial Candidate of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has vowed to work against his party in the Governorship election in the State, following his faceoff with the National leadership of the party, which was a fallout of his failure to prop up Akinlade as All Progressives Congress(APC) Candidate, after acrimonious primaries.
The outgoing Governor after his meeting with President Buhari on Sunday alongside Akinlade, the Governorship Candidate of the opposition Allied Peoples Movement(APM) told State House correspondents that he was at the Villa “to just wish the President a Happy New year” and assure him of their loyalty.
“It is to come and formally say Happy New year to Mr President and to reassure him of our unalloyed support,” ,adding that he was also at the villa to “tell him (Buhari) that in the coming elections in the contest of South-West, Ogun State will not be left behind”.
“We are going to give him massive votes that have never been seen in the history of Ogun State. That is what we are here to reassure him and of course you see the candidate of APM with me,” the governor said. “This is not the first time to come and say hello to Mr President but this is a new year and we just think it would be appropriate.”
Penpushing further reports that Amosun boasted that Buhari doesn’t need to “still run around” canvassing for votes because “his work is everywhere”, adding that, “infrastructures are now in place and gradually Mr President is bringing back the middle class; the revolution he is bringing to bear in agriculture, all the social safety nets that he is bringing on board, N-power, GEEP, ‘market money’ and many others’.
He added, “people that ordinarily have been running around begging for money are now employers of labour themselves and that is the way to go if we must get it right as a nation,”.
Penpushing further reports that, Akinlade, the Governorship Candidate of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ogun State in his own response after the meeting said Buhari is a “wonderful person” and that he always left impressed after meeting the president.
His words, “What we just tried to do today is to reassure him that what we have done still stands and we are working very hard to make sure that he wins in Ogun state,” he said.
