Buhari will win again in 2019—Kalu

A former governor, of Abia State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari would win the presidential election in Nigeria next year.

Kalu who declared that Buhari deserved a second term, having performed creditably well in the last three years, called on all Nigerians to support him in his quest to make the country better than he met it.

Kalu, who spoke at the palace of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, during the continuation of his advocacy visit to the South-West, said the nation needed a visionary leader like Buhari.

He opined that the President Buhari will win the 2019 election based on the support he enjoys from Nigerians, irrespective of tribal or religious affiliations.

• Buhari deserves a second term ―Garba Shehu 

He urged Nigerians to discountenance calls by some people against the second term ambition of the president.

“Democracy is not built in a day. There must be divided opinions in any democracy. We must live above party affiliations and tribal differences if our democracy is to grow, and if our nation must develop.

“President Buhari has done well and his achievements are there for everyone to see.  We should all rally round him to do more for us and our nation.

“Nigeria needs peace at this crucial time in our history, so those attacking the president should desist in the interest of peace.

“We need to forge unity in Nigeria and this is the duty of all of us. No one in this world is perfect, just as the president is not perfect, but we should support him to move the country forward.

“Those condemning Buhari now have no genuine point. We should ignore them and focus on the unity of Nigeria. The president might have made some mistakes but that cannot be enough to nail him. He is a human being like all of us,” he added.

While calling on the traditional institution to support the present administration, Kalu hailed the support of many Yoruba traditional rulers for the APC-led government.

Speaking, the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo assured Kalu of his support for Buhari in the 2019 elections, recalling that his people supported him in 2015.

He said Buhari has done well and should be encouraged to serve the nation again.

Describing Kalu as a detribalized Nigerian, the monarch said the eminent business man is supporting a responsible person, saying that Kalu’s name is a household name in the country.

He assured Kalu to count on the people of Akure and Ondo State at large.