The
senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district at the National
Assembly says he will fight President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 election,
Ben Murray-Bruce
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Peace Hyde, the senator
representing Bayelsa East senatorial district at the national assembly,
Ben Murray-Bruce, says he will fight President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019
although the president currently retains his support.
“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?
“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 founder of the Silverbird group, also spoke on the western media’s coverage of Nigeria as well as his greatest goal 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,” he said.
“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 advised Nigerian presidents 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.”
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