Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, a former military head of state, is likely to declare his interest in running for the office of the Nigerian president on October 8, 2014 at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Mr. Buhari, who was Nigeria’s military dictator from December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985, will be running for the Nigerian presidency for the fourth time since the current democratic dispensation began in 1999.
A former member of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mr. Buhari is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, Abdulmumini Jibrin (APC Kano) in the House of Representatives yesterday warned that taking cue from a statement credited to Buhari in 2011, that he would not contest any elective position again.
Jibrin said Buhari should respect his words and allow other contenders to gun for the presidency in 2015.”A source close to the retired general told journalist that Mr. Buhari had been consulting with his political associates and had decided to contest once more for the presidency. The source added that the former general’s team had concluded plans for his formal declaration on October 8 at the Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital –
