We Will Beg Buhari To Run For Second Term In office In 2019- Minister
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has revealed that he and some others will urge president Mohammadu Buhari to run for second term in office in 2019 presidential election, saying "Buhari is a president we can guarantee will not steal Nigeria's money."
The Minister stated this in an interview with Tribune, and blamed the current economic recession on the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan.
He said: "We have had 16 years period of PDP in government. We have had the highest income coming into government coffers during the PDP years. How was the funds managed and how was the economy run?
"The economy cannot run where corruption was at its highest. We have had 16 years of mismanagement and corruption in the country under the PDP.
"One thing everybody will bear witness to is that today, we have a president who we can guarantee will not steal Nigeria's money and who will not tolerate any of his aides messing up the resources of the country.
"We still have two years. But I want to assure you that by the grace of God, we would urge him to seek re-election because it is only once in a while that you get a father figure for a nation to move forward and attain greatness." He said.
The Minister stated this in an interview with Tribune, and blamed the current economic recession on the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan.
He said: "We have had 16 years period of PDP in government. We have had the highest income coming into government coffers during the PDP years. How was the funds managed and how was the economy run?
"The economy cannot run where corruption was at its highest. We have had 16 years of mismanagement and corruption in the country under the PDP.
"One thing everybody will bear witness to is that today, we have a president who we can guarantee will not steal Nigeria's money and who will not tolerate any of his aides messing up the resources of the country.
"We still have two years. But I want to assure you that by the grace of God, we would urge him to seek re-election because it is only once in a while that you get a father figure for a nation to move forward and attain greatness." He said.
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