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Femi Adesina Mocks Nigerians Over Buhari’s ‘Consensus’ Speech To APC Governors

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2 years ago

Jun 3, 2022.

Sylvester Ugwuanyi

Says Nigerians Accuse Buhari Of Seeking To Rig 2023 Election By Using ‘My Successor’ Instead Of ‘APC Candidate’

Says Nigerians Accuse Buhari Of Seeking To Rig 2023 Election By Using ‘My Successor’ Instead Of ‘APC Candidate’
Femi Adesina Alleges Nigerians Recreate Buhari’s Statement So As To Have Something To Wail About

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has observed that “when some Nigerians don’t see what they expect in a speech or statement, they simply conjure and create their own. And the wailing starts.”

This was as the presidential spokesman faulted claims that his principal asked members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum to pick a consensus presidential candidate for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Widespread reports have it that while addressing APC governors at the State House on Tuesday ahead of the party’s presidential primary billed for Monday, Buhari said, “The party has successfully established internal policies that promote continuity and smooth succession plans even at the state and local government levels.

“For example, first-term governors who have served credibly well have been encouraged to stand for re-election. Similarly, second-term governors have been accorded the privilege of promoting successors that are capable of driving their visions as well as the ideals of the party.”

The President then added that he would be seeking reciprocity from the governors “in keeping with the established internal policies of the party and as we approach the convention in a few days, therefore, I wish to solicit the reciprocity and support of the governors and other stakeholders in picking my successor, who would fly the flag of our party for election into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023″.

Adesina, in a piece titled, ‘Visit to Spain: Let’s Buga for Mr President’ and published on his social media page, has now come out to say that contrary to reports, Buhari only gave the governors serving on the platform of the APC his “expectation” for the forthcoming presidential primary of the party.

According to him, the President told the 22 APC governors about what he would like to see at the APC presidential primary to elect a presidential candidate early next week. The presidential spokesperson denied rife reports of Buhari discussing issues bordering on zoning, consensus, or imposition of candidates during his conversation with the governors.

Adesina wrote, “No word about zoning, consensus, or imposition of candidate. He just charged them to let their plans converge, so that the party would put its best foot forward. Shortly after the meeting, we headed for the airport.

“A short time into the about five hours flight, I went on social media, to see that all hell had broken loose. Trust some Nigerians. When there’s no controversy, they simply create one. They will die of boredom if they don’t have something to wail or ululate about.

“What were they bellyaching on? Oh, he used the words ‘my successor,’ instead of ‘APC candidate.’ That means he wants to rig the election. Otiose.

“Oh, he talked about Governors who performed well-being given the opportunity to get a second term, for continuity. That means he wants to impose someone from within the government to succeed him. Consensus is what he wants. Puerile.

“Is consensus not one of the acceptable ways of choosing candidates, according to the Electoral Act? So the party can jolly well decide on the method it wants.

“Oh, he didn’t talk about zoning. APC wants to give its ticket to the North. Really? Did you see anything like that in the speech?

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“I tell you. When some Nigerians don’t see what they expect in a speech or statement, they simply conjure and create their own. And the wailing starts,” the presidential spokesman’s article read.

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