BEVERLY HILLS, February 19, (THEWILL) – Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state has revealed that the Katsina State Elders Forum will soon reply former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s statement asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019.
Masari made this known to reporters, shortly after he led the elders on a condolence visit to President Buhari in Daura saying that the forum had studied the letter and would respond to its contents.
“The elders forum will consider the possibility of replying the recent letter (statement) by President Olusegun Obasanjo to Buhari,” he said.
“We intend to place an advertorial in the national dailies to respond to the issues he raised.
“The response will not be long in coming; it will be very soon.
Masari said that the elders were in Daura to condole with the President over the death of his two sisters – Hajiya Aisha Mamman and Hajiya Halima Dauda – and described their demise as very saddening.
Among the elders who condoled with the President were Justice Mamman Nasir (rtd), Brig-Gen Ahmed Daku (rtd), Justice Sadiq Mahuta, Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar and Alhaji Dahiru Mangal.
