President Muhammadu Buhari says he has no plan to groom a successor for the 2023 presidential election and accused Nigerian youths of taking things for granted.The president stated this while reacting to one of the requests made by the members of progressives in academics, who visited him at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday.The spokesperson for the group, Dr. Bolariwa Bolaji, had earlier urged the president to groom a successor, who will take over in 2023
President Buhari said he would rather stay away from identifying anybody as his successor so as not to create problem for such a person. The president said: “To me this is very funny. I think if I identify anybody I’d create more problems for him or for her. “So, I’d rather keep my mouth shut. Let those who would want to be president try as much as I did. And I believe that those who are interested know that I tried three times. And the first time, I thank God and technology, PVC. Before, they just went on the television and they read the results. They said anybody who disagreed should go to court...
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