{"id":94873,"date":"2022-05-13T15:47:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94873"},"modified":"2022-05-13T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:47:48","slug":"president-buhari-has-a-preferred-presidential-candidate-femi-adesina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/president-buhari-has-a-preferred-presidential-candidate-femi-adesina\/","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari has a preferred Presidential Candidate \u2013 Femi Adesina\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1732721889556629760\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria\u2019s president, President Muhammadu Buhari has a preferred 2023 presidential Candidate, his media chief, Femi Adesina has revealed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAppearing on Channels TV\u2019s Politics on Friday, Adesina disclosed that the President has a \u2018favorite\u2019 candidate.<\/p>\n<p>In his words; \u201cIn a previous interview when the president was asked whether he had a favorite candidate, he answered yes; but he will not mention him because mischief may happen to that person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat shows you that the president himself is interested in the process and he has a preferred candidate; but whether he will impose his candidate is what you can no determine at the moment.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pointblanknews.com earlier reported that 10 ministers in the President\u2019s cabinet have resigned to contest for the exalted position. 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