2019: Buhari will contend with Nigerians – Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said President Muhammadu
Buhari will have Nigerians to contend with and not the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, or other opposition parties in 2019.

Fayose anchored his remark on the fact that Buhari had damaged Nigeria
beyond control.

In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and
New Media, Lere Olayinka, yesterday, the governor insisted that
Nigerians were tired of Buhari's misrule.

Fayose said: "The international community has said corruption under
Buhari is worse than in times past. Nigerians themselves know that the
murderous herdsmen have joined Boko Haram under Buhari and the
economy, which was booming under Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, went into
recession under Buhari and has remained comatose.

"For Nigerians, the 2019 election is not about political parties,
particularly as it affects Buhari's presidency.

"The election will be Nigerians versus Buhari and not PDP versus
Buhari or PDP versus APC, especially knowing how negatively Buhari has
impacted the lives of Nigerians.

"Nigerians in their teeming numbers were waiting for the 2019 election
to vent their anger and frustration on what he described as the
president's disruptive and destructive policies.

"Buhari has damaged Nigeria. He has damaged the lives of an
uncountable number of Nigerians. The suffering and untold hardship he
has brought on Nigeria and Nigerians are unprecedented.

"Most importantly, he has destroyed the trust of Nigerians in the
ballot box and the people can't wait to send him packing so that they
can get their country back.

"In 2019, the same shocker of 2015 will be witnessed and it will be a
ruder shock for those who believed in their mastery of election
rigging to remain in power."