Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has said there is no automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 as he gets ready to rock the boat.
Buhari has recently been endorsed by some governors, particularly in the north asa well as other groups sympathetic to the presidency.
Okorocha made the disclosure while speaking with state house correspondents after meeting with Buhari on Thursday.
Okorocha is chairman of the Progressives Governors’ forum, an association of governors under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In daring the president over 2019, Okorocha said all the candidates interested in the 2019 election must pass through democratic process.
Although Buhari has not spoken publicly about whether he would run or not, there are signs that the president has interest in the 2019 election.
Last week, the nation’s number one citizen hosted members of the Buhari Support Group (BSG) at the presidential villa.
At the end of the meeting, Abu Ibrahim, leader of BSG, said 189 groups had endorsed Buhari for 2019.
Ahmad Lawan, majority leader of the senate, who was also in the BSG delegation, said Buhari had no choice than to run in 2019.
Earlier in the week when the ruling party held its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, some governors reportedly made attempt to secure an automatic ticket for the president but they did not succeed.