Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described America’s Donald Trump remarks on President Muhammadu Buhari as disrespectful.
President
Donald Trump’s hate speech notwithstanding, the organisation said on
Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari is fit and capable to run for the
2019 elections and oversee the affairs of the country for four more
years.
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) made this assertion in
response to the report by the Financial Times that the American
President had made disrespectful comments imputing ill health on
President Buhari.
The group’s Chairman, Mr. Niyi Akinsiju noted
that this was not the first time the US President was heard to make such
derogatory remarks at World leaders, and thus President Buhari would
not be distracted by such.
“We are aware that President Trump’s
disrespect for World Leaders is not new; his comments on Canada’s Prime
Minister, Justin Trudeau, calling him ‘meek and mild’; his reference to
Germany’s Leader, Angela Merkel’s actions as ‘insane’, or his outlandish
Tweet at the UK’s Theresa May, and more recently, the alleged remarks
he made after meeting President Buhari.”
“It is indeed not the
first time President Trump would be heard to lower the standards of
respect for his colleagues on the World Stage.
“We are not
surprised, we know that this age-long character of the US President
would not change anytime soon. But it is important that we put it on
record that President Buhari remains fit and sprightly, even for the
next decade.”
“We recall that during President Buhari’s visit to
Trump in the White House, the US President commended the successes that
the Buhari administration had recorded especially in the fight against
insurgency and the war on corruption.
The US President was full
of admiration for Nigeria’s President during the visit, thus such
outlandish remarks as reported by the Financial Times are not just to be
taken with a pinch of salt but are untrue in themselves.”
The group noted that President Buhari has continued to show fitness and capacity to run the country post-2019.
It
went further to highlight that though the President’s 800 metre walk,
where he acknowledged the cheers of members of his constituency, was not
intended at showboating, it was an unscripted reference point that
further proves a fit and lively President.
The group noted that
President Buhari would not be distracted by this report, whether it was
indeed said or in fact unsaid, but would in his character continue to
remain focused on his mandate to deliver on his promises to the Nigerian
people.
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