PDP presidential hopeful wants to replace his ‘student,’ Buhari in 2019

A former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has formally declared his intention to run for the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Bafarawa made the declaration over the weekend at his residence in Sokoto, as he claimed President Buhari was his student whom he brought President into active politics.

“President Buhari is my student. I brought him into politics. I gave him ticket to contest when I was the national chairman of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party. Therefore I know how to run the affairs of the country and the party,” he said.

The former PDP presidential aspirant also made claim for his political qualifications while declaring that the problem of Nigerians was allowing unprofessional politicians to run democratic government.

“Politics is my profession. I am a grassroots politician spanning for over four decades.

“Nigerians are calling for restructuring because of the way APC government was running the affairs of the country,” he said.