Politics
Buhari Must Be President For Life, APC Senate Candidate Vows
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the ongoing Bauchi South Senatorial District bye-election, Lawal Gumau, has revealed his intention of making Muhammadu Buhari president for the rest of his life, Punch Newspaper reports.
He made the revelation at the closing of his campaign in Bauchi on Thursday, where he said he will work towards amendment of the constitution to make Mr Buhari remain in power till he dies.
Mr Gumau, who currently represents Toro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said his only mandate for aspiring to go to the Senate is to protect Mr Buhari’s interest.
“I want you to know that the mandate that will be given to me on Saturday is to go and protect Buhari’s interest in the Senate,” he said.
“This is the only mandate that I will be going to the Senate with, having fulfilled every other mandate to the best of my ability while in the House of Representatives for eight years.
“By God’s grace, we will amend Nigeria’s constitution to allow Buhari to be president for the remaining years of his life. He will only cease to be president when God takes his life.
“Obasanjo tried all his best for the constitution to be amended to allow his go for third term, but God didn’t approve of it because of his lack of sincerity. What is now needed in Nigeria is to protect Buhari’s interest and that is what we will do,” the Punch quoted him saying.
Also speaking, the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, said they were in the state on the mandate of the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. He said it would be shameful for a candidate endorsed by Mr Buhari to lose in the election.
“Our message is simple, the Acting President is seriously worried about what is going on in Bauchi State and he told us to tell you that with all the love being shown to Bauchi state by the president, it will be shameful and disgraceful thing for us in the north for President Buhari to raise the hand of someone and the person loses that election,” he said.
Voting is currently ongoing in Bauchi South Senatorial District of Bauchi State as eligible voters decide who will represent them at the Senate following the vacancy created by the death of the former occupant, Ali Wakili, in March.
All the contenders have concluded their campaigns and now await the electorates to decide who is more suitable to replace the deceased senator.
Nine parties are taking part in what is expected to be a keenly contested election.
The parties whocontest are All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Kowa Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), People for Democratic Change (PDC), African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Anonymous
August 13, 2018 at 10:45 am
He will be if God is not God
Anonymous
August 13, 2018 at 10:44 am
Evil people
Anonymous
August 13, 2018 at 10:12 am
Wait o… Is the d same weed am smoking or this man changed another brand of weed
Anonymous
August 13, 2018 at 7:32 am
yes
Anonymous
August 13, 2018 at 7:26 am
Am nt surprise, robots DNT die they only renew their batteries and oil them.
Anonymous
August 13, 2018 at 5:12 am
When an illiterate and cow breast sucker is talking you will know
Anonymous
August 13, 2018 at 12:16 am
Yes he has his reasons
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 11:58 pm
Idiot
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 11:37 pm
Zoo is dead my dear
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 11:14 pm
Ok, Go and kill him now!
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 10:40 pm
The Senate candidate should be Disqualified already.
The constitution gave a limit and saying something against the groundnorm is wrong
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 10:13 pm
Tramadol and codein plus coke is what is speaking in you.
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 7:47 pm
If buhari become a life president ,that means ur father will become a dead president for the dead people in the north
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 7:17 pm
Divide nigeria so that he can rule the north for life
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 6:53 pm
He will not only be President for life but he will live forever
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 6:18 pm
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 5:54 pm
That words are for those who still got long life in them, not for skeleton looking people
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 5:53 pm
Who is this unemployed herdman?
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 5:38 pm
For the zoological rep kk
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 5:26 pm
Must be died president
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 4:40 pm
fool that dose not know meaning of democracy ‘ my friend go back to school, cux we are not in monarchical system of government.
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 4:02 pm
Since u are now God
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 3:45 pm
how long shall this Fulani terrorist government last with their army of terror??
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 2:15 pm
Iberiberism
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 1:47 pm
OK we are waiting for you guys animals in the zoo
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 1:45 pm
Yes he must win,in fact we all admired and appreciate what he’s doing…
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 1:27 pm
Hummm I’m very confused about this
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 1:16 pm
My fellow Nigerians, Pls, let’s unanimously campaign that our Government should set up a judiciary inquest into the invasion of National assembly and televised it live for us to see on NTA.
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Is that a tv station or what, NTA can never do that, na them be government na
Anonymous
August 12, 2018 at 1:13 pm
He Has Won The Election, He Is Now Apc Senator Elect