2019: Why Buhari is under pressure to run for second term – Presidency

The Presidency, yesterday, explained why there is pressure from within
and outside the country on President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second
term in office.

According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media
and Publicity, Garba Shehu, relevant stakeholders recognised President
Buhari as possessing the capacity to stabilise the country.

Shehu also informed journalists in Abuja that the President would
contest and win next year's election by a wider margin.

He said: "President Buhari will run in 2019 and he will win. The
pressure is even coming from outside the country for him to run,
because they belief is that there is the need for Buhari's firm hands
to stabilize the country."

He stated that irrespective of the high level of hatred and fake news
being circulated on the social media, what will be in 2019 will be,
and "what will happen is that President Muhammadu Buhari would win
with a wider margin of ballots than he polled in 2015."

He said facts on the ground reveal that President Buhari had recorded
monumental achievements in the past three years, particularly in
infrastructure, security and fight against corruption, such that
greater percentage of Nigerians want him back in office for a second
term.