Some members of the defunct Congress For
Progressive Change (CPC) from the 17 southern states
of Nigeria, weekend said
fielding President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 Presidential poll will incur them
the wrath of Nigerians and cost the ruling APC the election.
The group, which spoke under the auspices of
Southern Mandate of Nigeria (SMN), said Nigerians may stone APC members at
campaign grounds, if Buhari is presented as their candidate.
National Coordinator of the the group, Comrade
Francis Ikonomwan, in a statement made available to journalists in Benin, Edo
state, described the call by members of Buhari Support Group on President
Mohammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 election as “political sycophancy.”
He described members of the Buhari Support Group
as a “bunch of people who do not mean well for APC and Nigerians at large, but
rather, their selfish interests.”
Ikonomwan who noted that President Buhari has
failed to deliver on his campaign promises and so Nigerians can no longer
entrust him with the leadership of the country, urged him to ignore such calls,
adding that it is not in the interest of the nation.
“We are saddened that, these people are not
sensitive to the plight of Nigerians. The fact remains that Nigerians are not
happy with President Muhammadu Buhari and our party. the APC.
“President Muhammadu Buhari, has not been able to
deliver on his campaign promises. What has this administration to campaign with
in every sector of the economy or is it the fight against corruption that has
been swept under the carpet?
“Even the political leaders and the people who
fought for his emergence as President today have been abandoned and are all
lamenting today.
“There is a total disconnect between the people
and the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Poverty and hunger is
now the order of the day in Nigeria as we speak. It is getting obvious by day
that Nigerians can no longer trust President Muhammadu Buhari with the
leadership of this country.
“If APC fields Mohammadu Buhari as its
presidential candidate in 2019, we are afraid that Nigerians may stone us at
campaign grounds. We may just end up giving the opposition party the presidency
in 2019 on a platter of gold.
“However, we wish to call on President Muhammadu
Buhari to ignore such call as it is not in the interest of Nigerians.
“President Muhammadu Buhari’s priority now should
be how to use the remaining part of his administration to deliver on our
campaign promises and do the needful by not indicating interest to contest in
2019,” the statement said.
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