Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday.
In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor, however, urged Buhari not to consider seeking re-election.
Fayose said: “This is to congratulate Mr President as he clocks 75. I want to thank God for his life and pray for good health in the service of our nation and that he continues to age with grace. I wish him the best. He represents us all and we owe him prayers and cooperation where necessary, just as we also need to criticise him too where necessary.”
Governor Fayose stated that it would be honourable for President Buhari to quit now.
“I am not a fan of an old man and this is not personal and peculiar to President Buhari. We need an agile president come 2019.
“We need somebody that is experienced and agile. He shouldn’t contest and the decision is his and his party. But that is not going to stop me and my party from taking over from him and his party come 2019,” he said.
