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Buhari/Osinbajo South-West campaign office to be inaugurated Jan. 20, Amaechi appointed campaign DG

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Nigeria’s minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, has disclosed that the campaign for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 has commenced and said that the south-west campaign office would be inaugurated on January 20.

Shittu also disclosed that he had been appointed the national chairman of the board of trustees of ‘Buhari/Osinbajo Dynamic Support Group’.

He spoke in an interview with state house correspondents after meeting with Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja.

Shittu said Buhari’s supporters would “help Buhari to make up his mind so that Nigeria can continue to enjoy stability and progress”.

“It goes without saying. I mean if you have a child who goes to primary school and he does well, he proceeds to secondary school and he does well, and you keep asking if he will be going to university. It goes with out saying.

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“By the grace of God, we his (Buhari’s) ardent supporters who appreciate his worth on behalf of millions of Nigerians would urge him to re-contest.

“I know he has not made up his mind but I can say that some of us can assist him in making up his mind so that Nigeria can continue to enjoy stability and progress in our land.”

When asked if the development was an indication that campaign for 2019 has started, the minister responded,

“Every day since he (Buhari) came into office, all his activities are geared towards letting Nigerians know that they have a saviour, a rescuer, somebody who is committed to providing relief for Nigerians in all respect,” he said.

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“In the area of fighting corruption, insurgency whether in the north-east or the Niger Delta; in the area of repairing the economy and providing jobs and providing social stability in the society.

“You will agree with me that today but for Buhari, Boko Haram would have invaded even Lagos.”

The development brings to two, the number of ministers who have been fully drafted into the Buhari reelection project.

THISDAY reported that President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly reappointed Rotimi Amaechi as the director of his 2019 presidential election campaign, marking the latest and strongest indication yet that the Nigerian leader is determined to retain his seat.

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The Newspaper reported that Mr. Amaechi has confirmed receipt of his appointment letter from the president and would be making a formal announcement at a media briefing next week.

Amaechi coordinated Buhari’s election team in 2015.

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