2019: Stop Campaigning For My Re-Election, Leave Me To Fix Everything – President Buhari Tells Supporters

President Buhari said he appreciated his supporters’ enthusiasm, but he did not want them to break the law

He urged them to be patient and wait for INEC to officially lift the ban on political campaigns before starting

The presidency however said doing documentaries showcasing the president’s achievements at this moment is not outlawed President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his supporters to stop campaigning for his re-election in the 2019 presidential elections.

The president noted that some zealous supporters have been engaging in what could be interpreted as campaigns even months before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is due to lift the embargo on such. In a statement signed by his media aide Femi Adesina, Buhari pleaded with his supporters to be patient and not let them be seen as breaking the law.

“It has been observed that some fervent supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari have begun what may be interpreted as political campaigns in their advocacies and advertisements in the mass media.

“We appreciate their enthusiasm, borne out of desire to garner support for an administration that is actuated by nothing else, other than service for motherland, but we hereby appeal for patience, so that the game can be played according to the rules.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has a timetable for political campaigns, and we urge committed supporters round the country (and beyond) to be mindful of such.

There will be ample time ahead to trumpet the good works of the Buhari administration, and solicit re-election, all for the good of our country and her people.

“While a chronicle of the achievements of the administration is in order now, outright canvasing may amount to jumping the gun.

We are an administration committed to due process and scrupulous respect for rules, law and order.”

We appreciate our massive supporters nationwide, and urge them to exercise restraint till the race commences officially as stipulated by law.”