A few days after former Head of State and the defeated candidate of the
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 Presidential election,
Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari, offered to drop his ambition of vying for the
presidency if a better candidate emerges, a socio-political group,
Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, has expressed regret for his position.
In a statement by its Secretary General, Akin Malaolu, the group said
that if Buhari steps down for another candidate, the alliance that
brought about the All Progressives Congress (APC) would fail.
According to the group, at the critical time in the country’s history
only Buhari would rescue the people from suffering. The statement reads:
“We somewhat regret that the former head of state and 2011 presidential
candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major-General
Muhammadu Buhari, would offer to drop his ambition in 2015.
We
want to warn that the masses of our people do not subscribe to that idea
because of the prevailing situations of Nigeria today. “It should be
crystal clear to all leaders of the opposition that only Buhari is
acceptable to the Nigerian people because he is a genuine leader and if,
by error, he is forced to step down or stabbed at the back, the masses
of our great country would back out of the merger and this may signal
the continuation of PDP in power.
It is not in doubt that the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), together with its reckless political
regime, have not benefited the people and this has been clearly
confirmed by school children, housewives, artisans and our unemployed
youths and just a few days ago, we witnessed the mass killings of
hapless and helpless Nigerians in Baga province of Borno State and till
now the government of President Goodluck Jonathan appears at ease with
the development.
“Hunger, ignorance and disease have been our
woes. We, therefore, beseech leaders of the opposition to rally round
Major-General Buhari to emerge as the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) come 2015.”
Report From www.cybernewsupdate.com
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