Ebun Francis || A coalition of governors, ministers and other concerned Nigerians under the umbrella ” Buharists” are working hard behind the scene to ensure that president Buhari is on the ballot in the 2019 presidential election, according to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State.
El-Rufai’s comment is coming a day after the minister of women affairs and supporter of Atiku Abubakar’s 2019 presidential election claimed that president will not contest the 2019 presidential election.
But the Kaduna state governor told Journalist on Friday after a meeting with President Buhari that efforts were on to ensure Mr. Buhari’s re-election in 2019 becomes a reality.
El-Rufai said, “We have a group. We have Buharists amongst governors, ministers. Our group wants to ensure that President Buhari runs in 2019. Our political ideology is to support whatever President Buhari wants to support. If he chooses not to run, he will tell us which direction to go.
“We are Buharists, we don’t have any personal ambition, we don’t have any personal aspiration and we are waiting for him to decide. And we are making every political effort and creating every structure to achieve this”
The governor while responding to Alhassan’s statement earlier in the week said, “she was entitled to her own opinion.”
“Many in Buhari camp did not support it (Alhassan’s nomination) but he (Buhari) overruled everybody because that is how he is. He tries to be inclusive, he considers every Nigerian as his own son or daughter and he nominated her to be minister.
“Her comments are not surprising, she has never been a supporter, she has never believed in the Buhari ideology. So, I am not surprised and as a Nigerian, as an individual, she has every right to express her views and support whoever she wants.
“But what I am saying is that Nigerians should not be surprised or shocked. This has always been her position because from time she has never supported ‘Buharism’ or what Buhari stands for. Being part of Buhari government is a different thing because the government sets policies and if you are a minister, you execute the policies. You can execute those policies while pursuing a different brand of politics,” the governor said.