Kassim Afegbua, the spokesperson
for former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, has denied that he lobbied to get
appointment in Buhari’s government but failed.
Reports had emerged that Afeguba
who is a former Commissioner for Information in Edo state tried to lobby the
presidency through Babangida for appointment but he wasn’t offered any which is
the reason why he became critical of Buhari’s administration.
Reacting, Afegbua said he has
never lobbied for any appointments, adding that he was a supporter of Buhari’s
government until he decided to seek another term.
He said “Over my dead body for me
to lobby for appointment. In all my life, i have never lobbied for appointment.
What I get comes to me by providence and merit. Why would I lobby for
appointment? For what?”!
“I was a strong supporter of
President Buhari until I saw that he declares for second term. I do not think
very strongly that he is fair to Nigerians. Seeing that his capacity has been a
matter of patching up, he needed to show leadership by supporting someone much
younger, fit and capable to contest in 2019 especially when he declared that
age will limit his performance” .
“Please there is nothing
personal. I am only exercising my right as a Nigerian even though I know the
president too has a right to seek re-election as a Nigerian. But there is
something that is not in the constitution; that is called Integrity. And since
his handlers say the president possesses that I expected him to display it at
this critical time by honourably saying I can’t fit in again”.
“According to him, he said his
doctors told him to eat more and sleep more but Nigeria needs a president who
is awake to attend to different challenges confronting us. In fact, the
hallmark of leadership is being able to take certain altruistic decisions in
the life of a nation no matter how painful it will be to your personal gains”.
“I have respect for the president
that was why I was involved in 2015 criss-crossing all the 18 local governments
of Edo state campaigning for him. It is not about appointment at all. If you
ask those who know me well, they will tell you I don’t lobby for positions. But
I have a right to raise concerns about my country if it is not properly
governed by my elected president.”
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