BUHARI SPEAKS ON OBASANJO PUBLICLY ENDORSING HIM

Yesterday, former president Olusegun Obasanjo who is a founding member of the peoples Democratic Party endorsed the presidential candidate of the opposition party, Rtd. Gen. Muhammad Obasanjo publicly endorsed the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate at the launch of his controversial book, The Watch, in Kenya, saying: “The circumstances [Buhari] will be working under if he wins the election are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature, he knows that. He’s smart enough. He’s educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?” However reacting to the news that the former president publicly endorsed him, the APC presidential candidate told Christiane Amanpour on CNN this evening how he feels with the new development. Buhari said: “I am happy about it. It means more supporters and more confidence for those still sitting on the fence. He’s well respected. No serious issue can happen (in Nigeria) without people seeking his opinion and listening to it.”Buhari.