JUST IN: Buhari asks govs to give him more time to decide on 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night did not give a
definitive answer to governors of All Progressive Congress (APC)
who had requested him to declare his intention for 2019
presidential election.

Instead, he told them to give him time to decide on the
matter.

The governors met him at the First Lady Wing of the presidential
villa, Abuja in a meeting which lasted for about an hour and a
half.

Chairman of APC Governors Forum and Governor of Imo state,
Rochas Okorocha, briefed State House correspondents after the
meeting.

He said: “We discussed so many issues that affect the nations,
our party and Mr President’s ambition to run for 2019
elections.

“It is the desire of the governors that Mr President should run
for this exalted office given his performance in the last two
years. We believe that if he continues Nigeria will be better for
it.

“Anyway, Mr President in his usual manner has requested that we
give him time and that he will address the nation’s and the caucus
of the party very soon.

So we should be full of expectations that Mr President will make
officially known to Nigerians his intentions, but we hope that his
response will be in line with what the governors are thinking.”

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night did not give a
definitive answer to governors of All Progressive Congress (APC)
who had requested him to declare his intention for 2019
presidential election.

Instead, he told them to give him time to decide on the
matter.

The governors met him at the First Lady Wing of the presidential
villa, Abuja in a meeting which lasted for about an hour and a
half.

Chairman of APC Governors Forum and Governor of Imo state,
Rochas Okorocha, briefed State House correspondents after the
meeting.

He said: “We discussed so many issues that affect the nations,
our party and Mr President’s ambition to run for 2019
elections.

“It is the desire of the governors that Mr President should run
for this exalted office given his performance in the last two
years. We believe that if he continues Nigeria will be better for
it.

“Anyway, Mr President in his usual manner has requested that we
give him time and that he will address the nation’s and the caucus
of the party very soon.

So we should be full of expectations that Mr President will make
officially known to Nigerians his intentions, but we hope that his
response will be in line with what the governors are thinking.”

More Details later