I wont dicuss Buhari’s second term -Tinubu

*Says no rift with President
Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has declined to comment on the calls for President Muhammadu Buhari to run for a second term in the 2019 general elections.
Asked by State House correspondents to comment on the calls by some groups for the President to run for elections in 2019, Tinubu said “don’t discuss that one with me.”
The APC leader had a close-door meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
He described as “fake news,” insinuations that he is not in good terms with the President, adding that report in some quarters that he had been sidelined by cabal in the Presidential Villa was a mere myth.
He said: “Fake news. I have confidence in this President there is no doubt about that. We worked hard to bring about the government, there are certain things that are unpredictable and those are things that can lean itself to gossips, insinuations and all of that.
“But once you create leadership and is functioning you don’t have to babysit that leadership unless there is a loss of confidence and I don’t have that. You know me. I’m not known to shy away from talking my mind and rebelling if it is necessary and taking charge of things that I believe are necessary.
“What is the myth in this leadership thing? What is cable? Is a myth. We are the party of the people, for the people and by the people and this is democratic environment. Each of us have our roles to play and that is why we are playing it.
“I don’t believe in the myth, I believe in confidence building, the trust that we have in the president. In the journey of democracy you are going to have twists and turns, you are going to have conflicts. Conflicts resolution mechanisms is inbuilt on how you handle your party and the governance and the party are joined by the hips.”
Tinubu said though he worked alongside others to bring Buhari to power, it was wrong for him to babysit the President.
Asked if he believes that the APC is still on course, he said: “Can you go back to the history of 16  years of the PDP? APC government is on course and will remain on course and we will remain focused to those necessary things about development, welfare and progress of our people. Is not easy to face the challenges and the well that was dug, sinkhole that we inherited. But we are sorting that one out gradually so few steps we will find happiness and development in the future of our country.”

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