NIGER GOVS: Nigerians should be proud that foreigners are coming to ‘copy’ the Buhari brand- Presidency

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, has defended the presence of some governors from Niger Republic at President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign rally in Kano State.

In a statement on Saturday, he also criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for demanding Buhari’s disqualification from the elections over the incident.

Two governors from the country — Issa Moussa of Zinder and Zakiri Umar of Maradi — were part of those who received the president in Kano ahead of the rally, sparking controversy in the country.

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But Shehu said the development shows “there is a Buhari phenomenon that is sweeping across the entire continent.”

“Candidates for national leadership in each country are doing whatever they can to understand the Buhari phenomenon, to copy it, to institute it,” he said.

“So, Nigeria has been gifted with an honest leader, a man endowed with rare qualities and people are trying to copy that.

“So, if our neighbours from Niger come to witness how President Buhari is doing his politics, what is the problem with that? Is there any law that is broken? Or did they see anyone that will buy vote or collect PVC?

“So, it’s jealousy. They are panicky and jealous. It should worry PDP that nobody is coming across the border to understudy PDP.”

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