Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),
Friday, said President Muhammadu Buhari does not need the political support of
former president Olusegun Obasanjo to win the 2019 presidential election.
Anthony NZ Sani, the Secretary
General of Arewa Consultative Forum, stated this in Kaduna.
Sani noted that President Buhari
was seeking second term to prove to Obasanjo that he can win without his
approval.
He assured the former president
that he would soon be demystified by Buhari as he shall break the jinx of
letter writing leading to downfall of presidents in Nigeria.
The ACF scribe noted that unlike
in 2015 when Obasanjo wrote similar letter to the then President Goodluck
Jonathan and influenced his defeat at the polls, the letter to Buhari was
already a misfire as it was received with mixed reactions across the country.
Sani said “While I know that the
former president is relevant politically, I do believe President Buhari can win
election without the support of Obasanjo. And I guess that is why President
Buhari wants to prove Obasanjo wrong by vying for president in 2019.
“That is to say, President Buhari
wants to break the jinx by being the Achilles heels of letter writing by the
former president to sitting president to seek their downfall. And there are
signs to that effect. For example, past letters to former Heads of state and
presidents by Obasanjo reflected national consensus and were devoid of
controversies.
“But today, the story is
different. Instead of reflecting national consensus, the current letter by OBJ
has generated more controversies that he, OBJ, expected.
“Anyway, it is still democracy in
action and the former president has expressed his views. But whether such views
are vatic as was in the past is what many Nigerians doubt.”
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