A chieftain of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, SKC Ogbonnia, has declared that President Muhammadu
Buhari has been rejected by the entire people of the world.
Ogbannia, a presidential aspirant
on the platform of the APC, said that the world does not want President Buhari
back in office.
In a statement made available on Monday, the presidential aspirant was reacting to the recent
claim by Financial Times that US President, Donald Trump described Buhari as
lifeless President.
He said, “I told you so. About
ten days ago, I revealed to our great party, the All Progressive Congress
(APC), and fellow Nigerians that the world is against President Muhammadu
Buhari’s second term bid.
“I asserted that the opposition
is coming from ‘influential leaders within our major allies, including Great
Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Russia, China, Canada, etc.’
“I added ‘that the emerging
consensus among these nations is that President Buhari’s second term ambition
lacks in cogency. They point to Buhari’s failing health, lack of clear vision,
lack of intellectual capacity, an apparent pattern of torpor, nepotism, wanton
killings, disregard for the rule of law, and a growing sense of disunity and
uncertainty in the land, among many failings.’
“However, both the Presidency and
the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, vigorously
countered my account. According to Onyeama, “The international community is
very supportive of President Buhari. As you can see President Buhari has
transformed our relationship with foreign countries and also the perception of
Nigeria by foreign leaders.’
“But the hard truth is trickling
in. The trending report by Financial Times where US President Donald Trump
blatantly referred to Buhari as “lifeless” is a partial testimony.
“In short, my sources within the
White House confided that Trump believes that Africa has the potential to be
fully independent, “but the countries over there need to get their act
together.
“They need good leaders who can
get things done. Nigeria, for example, has huge, huge resources and can do much
better than what is going on over there.’ This view is popular among the
Western nations. I also gathered that some of the world leaders plan to visit
or talk to Buhari soon.
“Perhaps, leadership is
contingent upon the environment. What is good for America may not be good for
Nigeria and vice versa.
“But if any relationship with the
outside world is a factor in solving Nigerian problems, President Buhari has no
business touching the APC nomination form. Further, the Financial Times does
not speak for the world, quite alright, but its report is a part of the
pressure from the international community that will continue to mount as the
months leading to 2019 go by.
“Such a global campaign is
expected to be more robust than what President Goodluck Jonathan faced in
2015.”
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Trump's comment has no effect on what the Nigerian citizens think of their President. Trump's not the world, he rules only the US,beside, Trump has not for a moment always think before he speaks. In your own situation, your ambition is overriding your sensibility.
ReplyDeleteWho is this unknown presidential aspirant and apc chieftain? So Trump and America has become the 'whole world' to you? You have already failed in your bid fôr having such limited knowledge of the world.
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