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Buharists See Buhari As Their Meal… That’s Why They Want Him Re-elected – Shehu Sani

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SAN FRANCISCO, September 12, (THEWILL) – The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani, on Tuesday noted that the political elite see President Muhammadu Buhari as a “meal”, pointing out that their desire for him to seek re-election in 2019 is for their own survival.

THEWILL recalls that the Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai had last Friday disclosed that he and some governors alongside ministers have constituted themselves into ‘Buharist Group’ with the prime objective of ensuring that Buhari presents himself for the 2019 election.

But disagreeing with the Buharists in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Sani stated that the decision to seek a second term in office squarely rests on Buhari, who he noted has been in politics and government longer than anyone in his party or cabinet.

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He observed that while the masses genuinely want the president to seek re-election, the political elite are putting pressure on him to run for office a second time because they consider him as a “meal and mill”.

The activist-turned lawmaker wrote, “Whether Baba will seek re-election or not remains his individual decision to make. He is old enough and has been in politics and government longer than anyone in his party or cabinet as to know what to do and the right time to do it. He is the best person to judge and decide for himself what to do.

“The nation still needs his services but it’s still up to him to decide if he is willing and fit to provide more or not. The political elite in habit of applying pressure are pressure cookers and they see Baba as a meal and a mill.

“Baba is like a good driver who has driven for a long distance and so much cherished by his passengers, whether he is willing to cover more distance its best decided by him. Every leader chooses his seat and space in the ship of his and his country’s history.

“The reasons the masses want Baba continue is not the same as with the reason the elite want Baba to seek re-election .The former see him as a good force who should continue to lead them to the land of their dreams or the promised land; the latter see him as the lifebuoy for their political survival and relevance.”

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