Former presidential candidate reiterates support for Buhari ahead of 2019 general elections
- More supports are coming President Muhammadu Buhari's way ahead of the 2019 presidential election
- A former presidential candidate, Rafiu Salau, said Buhari is still the best option for the Presidency
- Salau was the presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy in the 2015 general elections, but later withdrawn from the race to support Buhari
Rafiu Salau, the presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the 2015 general elections, has reiterated his support for President Muhammadu Buhari's second term bid, saying that he remains the best option for Nigeria.
Recall that Salau withdrew from the presidential race in 2015 after AD agreed to adopt the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, Daily Trust reports.
Legit.ng notes that Salau expressed optimism that Buhari would win the 2019 presidential election with a landslide.
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According to the ex-presidential candidate, Buhari remains the only person that could lead Nigeria to its rightful position in Africa and the world.
He said: “I will continue to support him because I know that at the end of the day, Nigerians will smile and realise that what he was doing was actually in the interest of the nation.
“It is good for Nigerians to know that the nation will be moving forward if Buhari is allowed to complete his eight years as president because he is God’s gift to the nation."
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the executive chairman, Centre Against Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), Debo Adeniran, described President Muhammadu Buhari as the best option for the 2019 presidential election.
According to Adeniran, Buhari remains the best among the pack of politicians eyeing the presidency.
He said: "Personally, I have not heard that he (Buhari) has launched his re-election campaign. I only hear speculations that he has appointed some people into his campaign committee. But I can tell you that among those parading themselves as willing candidates; President Buhari stands head and shoulders above them."
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Source: Legit.ng
