Buhari hasn’t said anything in public about seeking re-election in 2019. Did he just do that? As speculation continues to swirl over whether President Muhammadu Buhari will seek another term in office in 2019 or not, the nation’s Commander-in-Chief may just have given us the clearest hint yet.Buhari is currently attending the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Traveling with BuhariTraveling with the president are APC national leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Governors of Akwa Ibom and Bauchi States among others. Premium Times reports that Buhari was uncharacteristically late for an interactive session with the Nigerian community in Abidjan on Tuesday. But that isn’t the story.Electoral valueWhile apologising for his late-coming, Buhari said he had to wait for both Governors (Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi) to accompany him to the event, thanks to their electoral value.
