A former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is not interested in an automatic ticket to contest in the 2019 presidential election. Kalu, who spoke with journalists at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday, said the President wanted the APC to explore necessary democratic process by allowing other candidates to contest the party’s presidential primary election.
Kalu said, “President Buhari as a democrat wants every interested aspirant to be given a chance to test their popularity and exercise their democratic right. “Buhari is not even looking for an automatic ticket. He is a man that is very fair in what he does. His feeling is that if anyone wants to contest against him, such a person should come out at the Eagle Square.
“Some schools of thought are saying that if in the United States’ Obama was given an automatic ticket, Buhari should be given that too. But he feels that an automatic ticket for him is not right. He said they should open the floor for other people who also want to contest.”
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