President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday at a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership declared his intention to run for second term as the president of Nigeria in the forthcoming 2019 elections
The meeting is currently holding in Abuja.
This announcement was made by the special adviser to the President on New media and engagement, Bashir Ahmad in a tweet on his official handle @BashirAhmaad
“President Muhammadu Buhari has just officially announced his intention to seek re-election in 2019. Details soon…” his tweet read.
Report from ChannelsTv revealed that the Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai had also confirmed this in a tweet on his verified handle @elrufai.
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai✔@elrufai
BREAKING NEWS: PMB has just announced to APC NEC his intention to run for a second term of office. Alhamdulillah. – Nasir El-Rufai
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