The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the declaration of intention made by President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term in office as a mere show of interest.

After months of speculation , President Buhari has declared his intention to run for a second term after months of speculation.

And in reaction to this , the PDP through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said that “President Buhari has been placed among the ranks of aspirants seeking to be the President of the Federal Republic, effective May 29, 2019.

“Until he becomes the candidate of the APC, we will not spend precious time on his mere show of interest”.

However, President Buhari’s decision to officially declare the intention to run for the second term follows various speculations. Many APC governors had however endorsed him.

The governors include Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Simon Lalong of Plateau State, Abubakar Bello of Niger State, Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa State and Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State.

Meanwhile , Nigerians had  took to Twitter to voice their reaction to the President’s declaration. While some were excited by the news, others expressed disapproval.

Some Nigerians in their reaction were of the opinion that Nigeria deserves a younger president, noting that President Buhari deserves to rest.