The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
reacted to news making waves on the rumoured death of President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees (BoT),
Senator Walid Jibrin, distanced the party from the rumour.
Jibrin described those spreading the rumour
as desperate power seekers and urged them to desist from the act and keep
praying for the President’s quick recovery.
He added that instead, the PDP had been
praying fervently for the President’s quick recovery and return to the country.
“As a good opposition party, we shall never
engage in wishing President Buhari dead, instead, we are engaged in special
prayers for Mr. President and we sincerely sympathise with his family and the
Acting President”, he said.
Jibrin condemned those behind the President’s
rumoured death, saying the trend was a dangerous one that must be checked by
well meaning Nigerians.
He said, “The PDP will like to be completely
excused from the rumoured death and speculation on the state of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s ill health being spread by some power seekers, who are eager
to take over from him. The ill health does not deserve the speculation going
on.
“PDP believes that it is God that brings and
takes life. We equally believe that power belongs to God. He gives it to whom
he pleases and gives it to whom he likes.
“Instead of some power seekers engaging
themselves in spreading rumour, they should revert to offering prayers for the
President.
“All those trying to involve PDP in wishing
the President dead, should better stop, as PDP has a good name to maintain.”
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