Communication Minister, Adebayo Shittu has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election at the expiration of his tenure in 2019.
He added that ardent supporters of the president like himself would prevail on the president to seek re-election because he has performed creditably, even though the president has not signified interest.
Speaking to State House correspondents after a Wednesday meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Shittu said the president’s style of leadership was necessary to ensure continued stabililty and progress of the nation.
“It goes without saying (that the president will contest). I mean if you have a child who goes to primary school and he does well; he proceeds to secondary school and he does well, and you keep asking if he will be going to university. It goes with out saying.
“By the grace of God, we his (Buhari’s) ardent supporters who appreciate his worth on behalf of millions of Nigerians would urge him to re-contest.
“I know he has not made up his mind but I can say that some of us can assist him in making up his mind so that Nigeria can continue to enjoy stability and progress in our land.”
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