A
presidential aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Placid
Abuchi Emmanuel, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid was
being spurred by ‘petty jealousy’.
The
aspirant, who spoke to journalists to announce his entry into the race after
purchasing the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms, said it was
still a shock to Buhari that a southerner and a fellow Army General could
achieve the feat of leading the country for two terms.
He said, “I
can tell you that Buhari meant to do just one term as he had announced, but now
he is being propelled by petty jealousy that Obasanjo, a Southerner could get a
second term, that is the reason he is vying for a second term.”
He urged
Nigerians to reject Buhari, saying that the president has displayed glaring
inability to lead the country, while saying that he was the right man for the
position.
“I am not in
the race because I am ambitious; I’m in the race because of passion.
“I have not
come to match Buhari. I have simply come to fulfil my desire to make things
work in my fatherland. Nigerians know who ruined their country, and I believe they
will vote out that person.
Emmanuel, an
Onitsha based international businessman further stated that God brought Buhari
to power as an answered prayers.
“We were
always praying for God to expose those who were behind the numerous killings in
the country, and I can tell you that the prayer is already answered. Nigerians
I guess do not need to ask who is responsible.
“We are here
to work out things for Nigeria. I am here to fulfil the vision given to me
about how to make our country work. The passion is about my fatherland and the
vision is to make things work.”
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