Buhari 2019: Why the President is still consulting, senators behind him – Kurfi

The Senator representing Katsina Central, who is also the vice chairman Senate Committe on Finance, Umaru Ibrahim Kurfi, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari, was consulting widely before the anouncement of his re-election bid.
Kurfi also revealled that majority of the serving Senators are fully behind the president to actualise his second term bid.
Speaking in Abuja weekend at the closing ceremony of a one week leadership training programme organised by the National Committee of Buhari Support Groups (NCBSG) for its coordinators nationwide, Senator Kurfi said that the president’s response to the governors’ who had recently urged him to declare for second term ahead of the 2019 general election was a wise one.
According to him, “For Buhari to say governors should give him more time as regards 2019, for me, it is a wise decision. He cannot take the decision without consultation. He has to have some people who will advise him.
“I know Buhari is doing a very wider consultation and I am positive Buhari by God’s grace will declare his intention for his re-election in 2019”.
On the stance of his colleagues on the president’s re-election bid, Senator Kurfi said, “All Senators are with Buhari. I do not know of anyone who is on the other side. In the senate we are the majority. They are all helping Buhari to come back in 2019. If Buhari does not come back or gets re-elected then we are going to lose.”
He further said past leaders in the country who are opposed to Buhari’s second term were being jealous of the president because his performance within three years in office has outshined theirs.
While presenting the certificates to the participants of the week-long seminar, the lawmaker said: “I am overwhelmed by this training. This shows that this government is doing very well. For a person to have this kind of followers it means Buhari is doing very well. With this kind of crowd it means President Buhari is performing.
“I am assuring you that 2019 will be a better year than 2015. We are all proud of President Muhammadu Buahri. Since inception of this administration he has not failed. He has defeated Boko Haram. He is tackling corruption without fear or favour. When the head is clean certainly the bottom will be clean.”

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