The Presidency, has boasted that ailing President, Muhammadu Buhari, will still win the Presidential election in Nigeria, even if the election was to be held today.
It stated that Nigerians are impressed with Buhari, and would still vote for him, regardless of anything else the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by former President, Goodluck Jonathan, and other opposition parties, might be saying.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.
The Aide, revealed that the confidence reposed in Buhari by ordinary Nigerians, had remained unshaken, because he has continued to do what they want.
Responding to a question on the complaints of hunger by the ordinary Nigerian, Shehu said: “There is happiness in the land.”
He said: “Look, the ordinary Nigerian is the most important pillar for the Buhari administration. It is not the rich, and their confidence in the President has remained unshaken all the while. This thing we talk about whistle blower, Nigerians have seen it, and Nigerians are happy that their monies that were stolen are being recovered. Look at what we used to have. Boko Haram was active in Abuja. In Kaduna, 20 Okada riders were blown up in one day.
“These were ordinary people. Those who could buy protection for themselves, who could buy bullet proof cars for themselves, were not the targets of Boko Haram. It is you and l. Ordinary people who went to Church on Sundays, were blown up with bombs.
“In Kano, where l come from, we have one of the biggest markets in West Africa. People come from all over the region to buy and sell. They won’t come, if there is no safety. But safety has been restored now. 300 people were blown up one day in the mosque. So, Buhari has paid his dues for Nigeria. If election is held today, we will win. This administration will win resoundingly… There is happiness in the land.”
Also at the occasion, Shehu said that the Federal Government was still detaining former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, because there are many cases against him.
Shehu, who was joined by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina; and the SSA on Media and Publicity to the Acting President, Laolu Akande, explained that while Dasuki secured court bails in some of the cases, there were many other cases against him.
He also spoke on the Federal Government’s continued detention of the Leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, El-Zakzaky, saying he is being kept in protective custody.
