President Muhammadu Buhari has said that though he has no favourite, such a person ‘may be eliminated’ if he mentions his name.
The president was reacting to a question of whether he has a favourite candidate to succeed him after his tenure.
“No, I wouldn’t, because he may be eliminated if I mention. I better keep it secret,” Mr Buhari said when asked if he had a favourite within the APC to succeed him.
Buhari will round off his second term in office next year and is not constitutionally eligible to contest again.
Some of those believed to be interested in succeeding Buhari within the APC are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and ex-Lagos governor Bola Tinubu; although neither of them has publicly declared his interest to contest.
