Nigeria\u2019s President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term in February 2019 elections, the presidency announced on Twitter on Monday.<\/p>\n
The governor of Kaduna state had earlier tweeted that Buhari told the ruling party\u2019s National Executive Committee of his intention to contest in the 2019 presidential elections.<\/p>\n
Kaduna\u2019s governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is one of Buhari\u2019s key allies.<\/p>\n
The 75-year-old took a three months sick leave in Britain last year, being treated for an undisclosed ailment, triggering accusations by opposition groups and other critics that he was unfit for office and that his administration was beset by inertia.<\/p>\n
Many Nigerians jokingly call him \u201cBaba Go-Slow\u201d, though his supporters have given him the credit for Nigeria\u2019s exit from recession in the second quarter of last year.<\/p>\n
Buhari will seek his All Progressives Congress (APC) party\u2019s presidential ticket to contest the 2019 elections, the presidency said on its Twitter account.<\/p>\n
In 2015, the northern Muslim defeated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP), riding a wave of popular resentment against widespread corruption and insecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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