Imo State Governor, Rocha Okorocha has disclosed that all All Progressives Congress (APC) governors in the country have endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for reelection in 2019.
He said the decision to endorse Buhari for second term was made during a three-day meeting party leaders had with the president in Abuja.
The governor added that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, was also unanimously picked as the presidential campaign chairman due to his track record during the 2015 election.
Okorocha, in a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, said, “We have been in Abuja for three days holding meetings of the Progressive Governors with the APC leadership. We deliberated on so many issues.
“First among the very important issues that we discussed, was the issue of Mr President’s second term bid and it has the endorsement of all the governors of APC.
“There is need for him to complete his second term as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and he should go ahead to declare.
“We also deliberated and a unanimous decision was reached that we liaise with the campaign team to be headed by the Minister of Transport, Chief Amaechi as the director-general.
“The governors also endorsed his re-appointment as the director-general of the campaign team due to his track record during the last election.
“We believe that another four years will bring out the best in him. The first four years is a very difficult period, and we believe that as things are stabilizing, he will take Nigeria to the next level.”
The statement is coming barely a month after Communication Minister, Adebayo Shittu said party loyalists would convince the president to run for second term, saying a campaign office was underway in the South West.
Seven APC governors led by Umar Ganduje of Kano penultimate Friday also endorsed the president for second term.
Okorocha said in 2017 that 34 out of the 36 governors had endorsed Buhari for second term.