Senator Ayo Arise has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give President Muhammadu Buahri its presidential ticket in 2019.
He also expressed confidence that Buhari will “shock” his critics and the opposition by winning a second term.
“I think it is given that any time a party has a president on seat, people should give him an opportunity to run for a second term”, he told Sun.
“For the little I know of this president and the little Nigerians know about him, if he feels that he is not fit to come back in terms of age and other challenges, he won’t insist on running for another term.
“But having gone through the worst ailment of his life, according to him, and survived, I don’t see anything wrong if he wants to run for a second term.
“Every day you see him on television, you see him waxing stronger and healthier even better than any other time in the last two years. So, if the man says he wants to run, I can assure you that I will be one of his greatest supporters.
“And at the end of the day, those who will want to capitalise on the issue of his challenges to campaign against him would be shocked to see a renewed determination to build a new Nigeria of our collective dream. I am one of his supporters who want him to continue.
“There is an unfinished business in this country. We have not been able to tame corruption. We have only been chasing those who stole us blind. We have not been able to put in place what will deter people from engaging in corrupt acts.
“President Buhari has all the goodwill to put in place the structure that will reduce and minimise corruption. The way we are going, if we do not have a sustainable policy on corruption, we won’t get anywhere”.
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