Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he decided to declare his intention to seek re-election in 2019 because Nigerians were talking too much about whether he would run or not.
He said the declaration would reduce distractions and help the government focus on key sectors like security, agriculture, economy, anti-corruption, and so on. The President further explained that the influx of armed gunmen from the Sahel region to different parts of West Africa has worsend the herdsmen/farmers clashes.
President Buhari also said that his government was trying to be careful in order not to fall into the hands of fraudsters while trying to secure the release of the abducted Christian Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu who was not released by the Boko Haram because she refused to renounce her faith and joined Islam as was demanded by her abductors.