by Azeez Adeniyi

Minister of Petroleum Resources, lbe Kachikwu has said President Muhammadu Buhari will win the 2019 Presidential election.

Kachickwu said this while responding to a question from CNN anchor, Richard Quest, who is visiting Nigeria.

While speaking on the economy, the minister said the diversification of the economy will produce results in five or seven years.

“It is realistic. Five or seven years. Petroleum led us into this problem; it has to lead us out,” he said in response to a question from Quest.

On how far the current reforms in the petroleum sector are at the moment, Kachikwu said, “about 50 percent”.

Quest asked: “Is it likely, because within another year your president or the party will be fighting in an election, and pretty much you are already in an election mode?”, and Kachikwu responded: “Those of us in government are focused on getting work done; the president is probably going to win the election anyway.”

Azeez