It ‘ll be Difficult to Defeat Buhari in 2019 – Fani-Kayode

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer
new-diplomat default image
new-diplomat default image

Ad

The Slow Degeneration of Decorum

By Babafemi Ojudu We have truly degenerated in Nigeria. Can you imagine a Shehu Shagari as minister in the First Republic behaving this way? Or a Richard Akinjide in the Second? Or Chief Bola Ige in the Third? Public life in Nigeria has lost its dignity. The solemnity once associated with leadership has been replaced…

The Sunday Igboho I Knew, By Babafemi Ojudu

Senate okays Tinubu’s N1.15tn loan to plug 2025 budget deficit amid growing debt burden

By Obinna Uballa The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to finance the unfunded portion of the 2025 budget deficit, further deepening concerns over Nigeria’s surging debt profile. Nigeria's debt profile reached a record high of N152.39 trillion (approx. $99.68 billion) as of June 2025,…

Gabon court jails ex-first lady, son 20 years for grand corruption

By Obinna Uballa A Gabonese court has sentenced former First Lady Sylvia Bongo and her son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, to 20 years in prison after finding them guilty of large-scale embezzlement of public funds and other corruption-related offences. The verdict, delivered on Wednesday after a two-day trial in Libreville, comes more than a year after…

Ad

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, has revealed why it will be difficult to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

The two-time former Minister said Buhari commands a “cult-like loyalty,” a situation that makes it difficult to defeat him at the presidential polls in 2019.

In a tweet via his social media handle, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain, however, stressed that defeating Buhari will require courage, aggression, cohesion and ingenuity.

Fani-Kayode wrote: “Buhari is not viewed as just a politician in the north: he is a religion and he commands a fanatical following and cult-like loyalty.

“That is what makes him such a dangerous foe and formidable adversary.

“Defeating him in 2019 will require courage, aggression, cohesion and ingenuity.”

 

Daily Trust

Ad

X whatsapp