Former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Brig- Gen. Idada Ikponmwen (retd) says nobody can stop President Muhammadu Buhari from seeking re-election in 2019.
Ikponmwen said it was premature for former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to rule out Buhari when they were responsible for failures Buhari inherited.
According to him, Buhari’s re-election in 2019 was dependent on the President, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Nigerians.
“If those of them who are writing letters now had fixed Nigeria when they were in power, Nigerians would not be suffering today.
“Whereas there were some obvious truth in what both of them had said, that not withstanding, they do not have the moral justification to say what they had said.
“No moral justification, because these two people had the opportunity to make this country better than what it is now, but they failed, they could not do it. Besides, this is democracy, everybody has the right to vote and be voted for.
“The ultimate decision will lie first with him, whether he wants to contest or not. Secondly, is the party ready to field him or not? Then Nigerians will make the final decision. I think it is premature and undesirable for anybody to rule out Buhari now,” He told Vanguard.
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