2019: Buhari’s Campaign Begins, As Newly Appointed Coordinators Say It’s Him, Sick Or Healthy

Muhammadu Buhari 2019 Campaign Organisation was inaugurated Monday in Ibadan by supporters of the president in the South-West and other geopolitical zones.

The group appointed coordinators for the six states in the zone at the event.

The gathering had in attendance Nigeria’s former ambassador to Qatar, Dr. Bawa Abdulahi, who is also a member of the organisation’s Board of Trustees, Isaka Hassan, the group’s acting Deputy National Coordinator, Daniel Omofeso, the acting National Secretary, and Deaconess Rita Solari Inko-Tariah.

Danladi Pasalli who is the National Coordinator of the organisation, praised the South-West for always playing a prominent role in the politics of the country, saying it was one of the major forces behind the success of President Buhari in the last presidential election.

He said, “We all know that the birthplace of this organisation is here in the South-West, it was nursed and brought up here. The South-West have always supported the President whose pious concern is to reshape Nigeria and free it from all forms of unpatriotic activities. Buhari is concerned with putting the country in a proper and realistic system so that the future of the next generation is guaranteed.”

Pasalli noted that with Buhari’s tremendous recovery in London, he would soon return to the country.

He said that the organisation would deploy attractive strategies such as assisting farmers to get direct loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in order to build a strong support base.

The patron of the organisation in the zone, Ahmed Ajibade, promised that even if Buhari was not strong enough to withstand campaign stress, the group would work to ensure his victory in the 2019 presidential election.

“We will not allow those who will suffer Nigerians to get to the throne, the masses will not allow them. Everybody must rise in support of the President in his effort to transform Nigeria into a country of our dream. Buhari stands for honesty, simplicity and he is a straightforward person. He is the only one that is capable of transforming the country at this crucial time,” he said.

Serious questions have been raised over the capacity of the president to continue in office both in the short and long-term, due to his prolonged battle with ill health.

The president’s repeated and now-stretched medical vacation in London has remained a sore point among Nigerians, with some calling for his resignation.

Doubts remain as to whether or not a Buhari, who would be 76 in 2019, would be in great shape to run for a second term.