2019: Kingibe’s campaign posters flood Abuja, Lagos

Barely a week after former President Olusegun Obasanjo advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019; campaign posters of ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Babagana Kingibe, yesterday flooded the cities of Abuja and Lagos.

The campaign posters of Kingibe, the running mate to late Bashorun MKO Abiola, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the June 12, 1993 election, emerged amidst growing concerns over President Buhari’s reelection bid. In Abuja

The posters were seen at some major spots, including the Federal Secretariat.

It had the inscription: “Sai Baba for President 2019.” In Lagos, the campaign posters were cited in the Ikeja area, especially around the Lagos State Secretariat in Alausa, Agidingbi and Acme roads as well as other major points of attraction. “Sai Baba” slogan was used by Buhari in 2015. Kingibe had employed the phrase in 1993 during the SDP presidential primary.

But, a presidency source confirmed to New Telegraph that the development is causing disquiet in the All Progressives Congress (APC) because there is an agreement within the party that no one should challenge Buhari until he decides either to run or not.

New Telegraph, January 30, 2018

 

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