A northern pro-democracy group, the Northern Alternative Forum (NAF) has said that President Muhamamdu Buhari remained the most qualified presidential candidate from the region ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, the National Chairman of NAF, Mallam Gidado Ibrahim maintained that no amount of campaign of calumny against President Buhari would deter him from seeking re-election to continue his quest to return the lost glory of the country.

Mallam Ibrahim maintained that there was no better alternative to Buhari for now and advised some northern elements searching for a replacement for Buhari from the region to shelve the idea.

He said: “After reviewing the outcome of meetings held recently by the Northern Elders Forum, NEF and other interest groups in the North, we in the Northern Alternative Forum have come to the conclusion that shopping for a credible presidential candidate other than President Muhammadu Buhari will only come to a dead end.”