How I Gave Up Everything To Campaign For Buhari

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A 22 year-old-girl Lola Oguntade has narrated

an amazing story how she quit her job in a bank and

became a ‘chronic’ campaigner for Muhammadu

Buhari.

“Buhari Girl” Lola Oguntade

In her interview granted to SaharaTV, Lola said

she gave up everything to campaign for “Change”

during Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election.

The “Buhari girl” quit her job in a Nigerian bank in

order to focus on supporting the APC’s presidential

candidate in the March 28 election.

Oguntade was not joining or being funded by any

political party or Buhari’s campaign.

Lola said: “The majority of people are not on social

media, so I decided to talk to them on markets, they

also have their PVCs so they should know about General

Muhammadu Buhari.

“I met somebody from the Facebook campaigning team

and they invited me to their meeting. When I came they

were just looking at me and I understand that I was the

youngest one there.

“And they began to nominate official people for

campaigning and I raised my hand and said: I want to

be an assistance coordinator of this group.

“Everybody looked at me: Who are you? You have just

come and want to be coordinator of this group.”

Lola campaigns for Buhari.

“When I was giving my speech I said that as a matter

of fact I am not experienced. I have passion for Nigeria,

I have passion for General Muhammadu Buhari, I am

eager to sacrifice to work for this organization.”

Then the young girl talked about the desperation that

came after shift of polls from February 14 to March

28, 2015.

“After they postponed the campaign, after they

postponed the election then there was show because

the people were upset and we can’t give up,” Lola said.

“We didn’t have money, and only the encouragement

from Facebook kept me going. So when people said we

don’t have money I said don’t worry the God will

provide.”

Lola further stated that when she needed money to

organize rallies, she wrote on social media and

Nigerians donated the money.

“They were really supportive and encouraging. I was not

funded by the APC, it was all done by Nigerians. I gave

money for campaign, Nigerians gave.

“Then they sent me invitation for the inauguration but I

really didn’t have money to fly to Abuja, I chatted with

my friends and they said Lola you must go.

“Jonathan is the ex-president now and Buhari is in Aso

Rock – that was the mission, so I am awarded,” Lola

noted.

As for her current affairs the Buhari supporter said:

“I keep advocating for good governance. We have to

ensure that Buhari will deliver all his promises.”

See the full interview below:

It should be recalled that the former military ruler

Muhammadu Buhari, who turned a democrat, has

become the first opposition aspirant to win a

presidential poll in Nigeria.

Final results showed that Buhari beat Goodluck

Jonathan by more than 2.5 million votes.

Jonathan called his rival to concede the defeat and

congratulate. Buhari’s supporters took to the streets

to celebrate on March 31.

President Buhari has already more than two months

in the office, and he is trying to do his best serving

Nigerians. However the delay in appointment of

ministers, new Boko Haram attacks and drop of the

national currency, naira, mar the performance of the

new administration.

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