President Muhammadu Buhari has officially announced that he will be vying for a second term in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
This declaration comes after prolonged speculations that the President may want to remain in the Villa beyond 2019.
The announcement which has left several Nigerians arguing over the likelihood of his winning the election was made through the President’s handle (@NGRPresident) on Twitter at 12:28noon on Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, had earlier tweeted that President Buhari had previously hinted the National Executive Committee of the APC of his intention to run for president next year.
This announcement comes after President Buhari had in 2015 pledged not to run for more than one term in office.
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