I’ll fight Buhari in 2019 but today he is my president – Ben Bruce
- Ben Murray-Bruce declared his ambition for the 2019 presidential election
- The senator from Bayelsa expressed his support for the incumbent leader, but said he didn't want to destroy APC, Nigeria
Ben Murray-Bruce
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has said that despite his current support to the incumbent government, he will run against Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 presidential election.
The lawmaker, who represents Bayelsa East senatorial district, revealed this while speaking in an interview with Peace Hyde.
He said: “Buhari is the president today; he is my president. I must respect him regardless of what I feel.
“In 2019 we can fight but right now I want the economy to grow. If I take the position that I want to destroy APC and destroy Nigeria, will there be any Nigeria for me to fix in 2019?
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“So it’s a dumb move to try to destroy your president or somebody you hate and destroy your country in the process. I’ll fight Buhari in 2019 but today he is my president; I will support him.”
The senator also spoke on the Western media’s coverage of Nigeria as well as his greatest aim in life.
“The Western press don’t like you. don’t be fooled. They see you as a product and sometimes you have value. They don’t see you as the destination for any major event, they will hit you hard,” Ben Bruce added.
“My greatest goal in life is to support the poor and I support them for two reasons. One, they are poor and they need help. Second is that if you don’t support them, they will kill you. The rich uses the poor to kill the rich. They kidnap, rape and maim you. We have a serious problem in this country.”
He has urged Nigerian leaders to appoint a minister of common sense to solve the problems of Nigeria.
“A lot of people in government do dumb things. I’ve told successive presidents in this country to appoint a minister of common sense.
“The minister of common sense will not have a budget. All the minister would do is to think about Nigeria and find solutions to the problems of Nigeria without thinking about enriching himself,” the lawmaker noted.
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Senator Murray-Bruce is arguably the most active politician on the social media today, giving us his daily doses of common sense as he called this.
Last month the former member of the Congress for Progressive Change Alhaji Buba Galadima, has claimed that the people would abandon Buhari if he chose to seek re-election.
However, the presidency in a strong worded statement, lambasted the politician describing these suggestions as unfounded and utterly ridiculous.
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