Nigerians on social media have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari‘s announcement that he’ll run for president in 2019.
The presidency had on Monday revealed that President Buhari announced to the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Council (NEC) that he’ll be running for second term in office.
In a statement made by Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, the president said him running is a response to the wishes of Nigerians. He said:
President Muhammadu Monday in Abuja declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019.
President Buhari made the declaration at a closed-door meeting of the National Executive Council of the All Progressives Congress.
The President said he was responding to the clamour by Nigerians to re-contest in 2019, adding that he wanted to give NEC the honour of notifying them first.
Nigerians on social media have reacted to the news.
Supporters of the president have expressed excitement, while others have promised to vote him out come the 2019 elections.
See the reactions below:
I think it is high time all aspirants are also kept in a house for 3 months kinda like big brother, but, without the shower hour and all the other weird stuffs. Just people in a house and citizens testing their mental capabilities, social skills and initiatives so we can weed out the nonentities… Nigerians have suffered enough.
😂😂😂😂 yansh opening tinz! Bn, please post
Even if buhari goes down, who are we voting for, is it going to be that unmannered Atiku Abubakar
See list of people that have indicated interest in running including Atiku at least 10 of them there are better than PMB… my dear this race is not only about PMB or Atiku… so don’t start with or Atiku or PMB we are not doing that style this election.
My prayer is that there is a coalition of most of these people.
Omoyele Sowore
Fela Durotoye
Daniel Akinlami
Nicolas Felix
Donald Ike Igwegbu
Victor Ani-Laju
Mathias Baba Tsado
Clement Jimbo
Ahmed Buhari
Adams Garba
Jaye Gaskia
Thomas Wilson Ikubese
Erastus Anslem
Enyinnaya Nwosu
Abubakar Alkali
Ibrahim Abubakar Lajada
Emiola Ojajuni
Miss Godstime Iroabuchi Sidney
Kingsley Moghalu
Ayo Fayose
Chris Emejuru
Omike Chikeluba Lewis
Abubakar Saraki
Donald Duke
Ibrahim Dankwambo
Sule Lamido
Rabiu Kwankasso
If it’s Atiku, abeg make buhari contest
#NEVERAGAIN! #BUHARIOUT!!