The Presidency has said President Buhari’s silence on making his intention known was to prevent the opponent of his government from sabotaging the country.
The President had kept his party members in suspense on whether he will seek re-election in 2019, even though some prominent Nigerians such as former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, had advised him not to seek another term. But the Presidency said if the President spoke too early about his ambition, it might give ammunition to unnamed opponents to throw everything at him and sabotage the country.
President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, in an interview in Abuja, weekend, said the President could not speak about his ambition now since the election in 2019 was still a year away because of the consequences that could follow if he declared his intention.