2019 presidency: Babagana speaks on his campaign posters

Babagana Kingibe, former Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, SGF, has distanced himself from posters of him in
circulation for 2019 presidency.

The former SGF said he is not interested in taking the job of
President Muhammadu Buhari, come 2019.

Posters of Kingibe allegedly declaring his intention to run for
presidency appeared in Abuja and Lagos recently.

Reacting to the posters in circulation, Kingibe said, "I am
experienced enough in politics to know that you do not start a
political campaign with posters without talking to anyone about your
ambition.

"My attention has been drawn to the posters being circulated in some
cities across the country purporting that I am campaigning to be
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2019 elections. I
want to state clearly that I know nothing about the posters. They were
neither produced nor authorised by me. I do not know how the posters
came about and I know nothing about how they were circulated in those
cities. I am experienced enough in politics to know that you do not
start a political campaign with posters without talking to anyone
about your ambition.

"In any case, I want to state very clearly that I DO NOT have the
intention or the desire to contest for any elective post in 2019 or
thereafter. I am fully in support of President Muhammadu Buhari and
his policies, which I believe will rescue Nigeria from accumulated
decay, loss of moral compass and leadership failure. I fervently
believe that Nigeria is safe in President Buhari's hands and he needs
to complete and build upon the solid foundations that he is laying.

"I am also very much aware of fictitious petitions and statements made
to the EFCC and House of Representatives Committee on Security and
National Intelligence linking me to some claims of impropriety. The
phantom allegations and the pasting of posters are too striking to be
co-incidental. This is a miscalculated attempt to malign and defame
me.

"I urge all well-meaning Nigerians to please ignore all these
fabrications and falsehoods."