Buhari “not in a hurry to declare 2019 presidential ambition” – Okorocha

President Buhari is not in a hurry to declare his ambition for the 2019 elections, according to Imo governor Rochas Okorocha.

Buhari met with the Progressives Governors Forum at the Villa Thursday night and he implored the state governors to give him time to decide.

Okorocha, who spoke with newsmen after the meeting, said: “We discussed so many issues that affect the nation, our party and Mr. President’s ambition to run for the 2019 presidential election.

“It is the desire of the governors that Mr. President should run for this exalted office given his performance in the last two years. We believe that if he continues, Nigeria will be better for it.

“Anyhow, Mr. President, in his usual manner, has requested that we give him time and that he will address the nation and the caucus of the party very soon.

“So, we should be full of expectations that Mr. President will make officially known to Nigerians his intentions but we hope that his response will be in line with what the governors are thinking.”

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Buhari’s administration has come under intense criticism from the general public for not fulfilling many of his campaign promises leading to the elections in 2015.

Former presidents Oluseguna Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida had written controversial letters to the 78-year-old not to seek re-election.