APC may face difficulty without Buhari in 2023 elections - Adebayo Shittu

Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has stated that the ruling APC will find it difficult in the 2023 general elections if they final to put their house in order.

Shittu stated this at an event organized by the Osogbo branch of the Association of Veteran Journalists.

Speaking at the event in Osogbo, Shittu described as idiotic rumors that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) is nursing a third term ambition.

He said, “In the last two elections, Buhari got over 15 million votes and that is because he is on the ballot. From the North alone, he got over 12 million votes on each occasion.

“If the APC is not careful and put its house in order, where will the vote come in 2023 if the magnet of Buhari is no more on the ballot?

“Buhari is the most selfless leader Nigeria ever had. This is one President who when elected slashed his salary by 50 per cent

“As we also know, his lifestyle for the past 20 years has not changed. He is not flamboyant. What he is looking for is good legacy.

“Obasanjo failed when he attempted it (third term); so you think a less ambitious person would now be the one to do that? It will not happen, so I think it is not a matter we should focus on. It is a waste of time,” Shittu said.