Why Buhari Has Not Declared Interest For 2019 _ Presidency

The media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has expressly given reasons why the President’s intention on whether or not he will re-contest for office is still shrouded in secrecy.

Femi Adesina, said Buhari wants to prevent opponents from sabotaging the country.

In an interview with journalists during the weekend, Adesina said it will be a problem if Buhari “speaks too
early”.

He said the president would keep his intentions to his “chest” until the “time they can do less damage”.

Adesina claimed that many of those who asked Buhari not to run are doing so because they do not have the
“foggiest chance in hell to beat him”.

“You know the peculiarity of Nigeria particularly now. If the president speaks too early, it’s a problem. There is a
lot of sabotage in the country,” Adesina said.

“You have also heard so many have said ‘don’t run.’

“Because they know that if the president runs, other people should just run away because they don’t have the foggiest chance in hell to beat him.

“So, they want to discourage him from running. Now, if he tells you ‘I’m going to run,’ and elections are still one year away, it gives them one year to sabotage the entirevcountry from all fronts – politically, socially, economically – they would throw everything at him just to dissuade him from running.

“So, when you know that, why then do you speak early? I think it makes a lot of sense for you then to keep things close to your chest till it is time for you to then say, ‘ok,vI’m running’ by which time they can do less damage.”