2019: Buhari reappoints Amaechi as campaign DG for re-election campaign.
Jan 3, 2018: There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may have finalised plans to seek re-election during 2019 general elections as he reportedly reappointed the minister of transportation and former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi as the director general of his campaign, Sahara reporters reports.
NigeriaNews.ca gathered that Sahara Reporters published that Amaechi, who led Buhari’s campaign in 2015, has been issued a letter of appointment for next year’s election and would make an official announcement on his appointment anytime soon.
Buhari had hinted twice last year at a possible presidential run during a summit on counter-terrorism in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, and when he visited Kano State on a two-day working visit.
It was reported that although the president has refused to share his 2019 aspirations with many people, he has however intimated Amaechi of his intention to seek re-election.
Amaechi before the 2015 elections had convinced Buhari, who after losing to former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 said he would not contest for the presidency again, to re-contest in order to stabilize the polity and implement the “change” agenda of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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