Politics is a dangerous game and Nigerians politicians are leaving no
stone unturned.
According to the Daily Post:
"But more reasons on why the APC was desperate to have a Muslim from
South-West have surfaced, as a source confided in DAILY POST that the
politics that shrouded the insistence by Tinubu to present either
himself or a loyal Muslim candidate was more than what was visible to
the eyes of Nigerians.
According to him, a major reason behind the Muslim/Muslim ticket was
to have Nigeria's presidency be within the grasp of the South-West
region in the event Buhari finds it difficult to carry on as the
nation's leader.
Buhari's health scare
Our source, knowledgeable of happenings within the corridors of power,
Aso Rock, said there is a security report concerning the health of
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential standard bearer. The
report, he told DAILY POST, shows that the 72 year-old former Head of
State may not live more than a year or two if he assumes office as
Nigeria's President in 2015.
"Many people think the presidency or the PDP is trying to portray
Buhari in a bad light or declare him unfit for the nation's topmost
job but the information I am giving you is authentic", he alleged.
Asked to provide specifics of the content of the security report to
back up his claim, the source said: "A part of it goes thus: Should
Buhari win, he may not be able to complete a single four-year tenure
due to his health condition; he has continued to manage his health
secretly.
"Let me ask you these questions: Why do you think Tinubu was ready to
risk a Muslim/Muslim ticket? Why do you think he presented himself at
the eleventh hour when talks were on to pick Buhari's running mate?
When he failed in his quest, why do you think he picked his associate
of 20 years?"
"The truth is that Tinubu and his cohorts know that the demands of
office will tell on Buhari and same will either kill him or weigh him
down excessively," the source added.
North not backing Buhari
The source further told DAILY POST that powers that be in the North
are not comfortable with the choice of Buhari.
"Look, many eminent personalities in the North are not supporting
Buhari's candidature because they also know this fact.
"They are aware that Buhari may not see 2019, so they don't want to
gamble. We all know there exists a Northern cabal and these guys will
rather wait for President Jonathan to complete his eight years and
hand over to them. They want eight years too!
"So, they have agreed not to throw their weight behind Buhari, who may
not even see four years through. The North do not want a repetition of
the Yar' Adua saga; they are being very careful.
"This is because if anything happens to Buhari, power will return to
the South, South-West for that matter and this may happen less than a
decade after Baba Obasanjo left Aso Rock.
"Not just that, power will effectively be in the hands of Bola Tinubu
because Osinbajo is his confirmed stooge. Can you now see all these
indices? Now, who in his or her right senses would believe that the
North are backing Buhari. Certainly, not the North I know".
The Obasanjo angle
DAILY POST also gathered that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in
the know of the permutation being worked out by Tinubu.
"Some Nigerians are so gullible", our source said.
"What do you think Tinubu was going to do in Obasanjo's house in Ota?
To eat eba and vegetable soup?" He quipped rhetorically.
"He was part of the grand plan for Buhari to win APC presidential
primary because they know he won't last. He is on a mission, alongside
the APC, to retain power in the South.
"They are planning to short-change the North again and the Arewa
hierarchy have uncovered the plot. Like I said before, many prominent
Northern leaders have taken a decision not to endorse the Buhari's and
an APC presidency because they also have access to the security report
on his health.
"Obasanjo is aware of the document; Tinubu too. So they know very well
what they are doing."
DAILY POST had earlier gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan
allegedly raised the issue of Buhari candidacy vis-à-vis his age and
health during his homage to former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi
Banagida.
Jonathan had on Saturday visited IBB at his Hilltop mansion in Minna,
Niger State.
On his entourage were National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki;
his Chief of Staff, Gen. Jones Arogbofa; Minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammed; former Anambra State
Governor, Peter Obi and Senator Ahmadu Ali, among others.
Jonathan, who canvassed support for his reelection ambition, was said
to have appealed to his host to reach out to influential Northern
leaders to back his 2015 bid.
The president also reportedly reiterated his promise to hand over
power to a Northerner in 2019.
Efforts to get the reaction of the APC national publicity secretary,
Lai Mohammed, on the purported health report on Buhari were futile.
He did not pick callls to his mobile line on Sunday and Monday.
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