Former Head of State and presidential aspirant under the banner of All Progressives Congress(APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has explained that, his intention to take another slot at the nation’s presidency come 2015 despite his old age was effectively tackle the problem of insecurity and also prudently manage the nation’s resources to the best advantage of the poor and the rich.
He therefore called on the people of the country to join hands with the APC so as to bring new change into the economic and political development of the country come 2015.
Gen. Buhari disclosed this in Ilorin in an interview with journalists yesterday shortly after he held indoor consultations on his 2015 presidential ambition with the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed at Government House, Ilorin.
According to him,”it is disheartening that the nation’s economy is not being properly managed, I have the track record with Nigerians.I will manage the economy and prudently manage our resources to the best advantage of the poor and the rich”
Continuing,he said ” I am sure you know what happened and what has been happening. I believe what Nigerians needs now is to be secured and efficiently managed”.
On his desire to take the nation’s presidency slot again, Gen. Buhari said,
“I contested three times, I lost three times and I ended up in Supreme Court three times”,stressing that,”We thank God the constitution did not limit how many times you can contest once you are eighteen and above.”
“I have done it before in a different system and from 1999 till now, I am sure you know what happened and what has been happening. I believe what Nigerians needs now is to be secured and efficiently managed.
“This is the APC stand and I will like to use the opportunity through my party, through the system to secure and efficiently manage Nigeria.
“Of course, it is not being managed. It is up to the party and it is up to the people”.
On the consensus arrangement being planned by the leadership of APC during the forthcoming presidential primary, Gen. Buhari said, “We want a fair playing ground for everybody, let Nigerians be given the impression and let them believe that they do matter”.
“All these efforts to salvage them is for them and the country but if there is consensus agreement, it is well and good. It would safe time and resources but if people insist in making sure that all those that wanted to lead should present themselves and let the people decide,m it is all well and good. The system allows it”.
On the withdrawal of former governor of Kwara state and senator representing Kwara central senatorial district at the national assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki from APC presidential primary, Gen. Buhari said, “I read it in the newspapers, I didn’t beg him to leave it for me but it is his own decision”.
‘He(Saraki) has been a governor. He knows the politics of the country, his father works extremely hard and virtually established a dynasty voluntarily supported by people of this state”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I wish U LUCK, but cant the younger generation fix things. Remember, one man can not fix Nigeria. It requires the effort of every "TOM, DICK & HARRY"
ReplyDeletesir, d main problem is corruption. if u deal with corruption, every other thing will fall in place
ReplyDeleteSir, if you eventually win, try to have all Nigerians in your heart
ReplyDeleteBUHARI is not the Saint we need!
ReplyDeleteIt was under Buhari's watch as the Federal Minister of Petroleum that 2.8b naira got missing, they moved the money from one account to another for selfish interest; under Buhari's rule his ADC Major Jokolo's father compromised national interest by bringing in 56 Suitcases of Foreign currency, Buhari did nothing; Buhari's PTF was adjudged corrupt by a probe panel setup to audit its brief, do you remember how a major Consultant/Contractor to the PTF died mysteriously? Under Buhari, Idiagbon's under-aged son went on pilgrimage to Mecca against Govt regulations. Buhari isn't who he seems.
Buhari owns a Duplex in Asokoro, yet his supporters say he doesn't own a home in Abuja. It's on record that the PTF Estate on Cairo Street in Wuse II Abuja is Buhari's, the PTF under his watch leased the land from him for 15years and built up the Estate which is now his(corrupt enrichment).
Do you remember Uba Ahmed's disappearance from detention after Buhari's Coup, have you forgotten his double standards, how Ajasin was kept indefinitely in jail after the Courts cleared him of corruption, how Ekwueme, Ambrose Alli and others were jailed but Shagari wasn't tried or jailed?
What about the morals of a Buhari who served a 'demonised' Abacha for five years without speaking against the impious murder of Kudirat, Rewane & others.
tarauni.das d problem of d northernas u hate d truth.dis is social media platform wia freedom is allowed.he has his fact.am from cross river.no single PTF project in my state.buhari isnt wat he said he is.cos we still hav history still fresh.
DeleteWith de present situatn in this country ure still supporting lies.
DeleteCan u pls support ur write up with facts pasted 4 nigerians to see pls bc we really need to get it right 4 de next generatn to survive.
ReplyDelete>We are people with different inclinations but for the purpose of those who are detached from history or the youths below the age of 30 or those who had been fed with historical distortions there is need to put the record straight for a man whose track record remains a phenomenon in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.
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># Buhari was governor of Borno state under Obasanjo regime and later minister of petroleum
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># Buhari birthed and supervised the establishment of the existing refineries.
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># He was head of state between 1983 -1985 (a period of 20 months)
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># There was no religious crisis while he was head of state
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># He reduced inflation from 23% to 4% by fiscal discipline and home grown economic team (not achieved under any other era)
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># J.J. Rawlings of Ghana took over 2 years before him and killed all the corrupt leaders, while Buhari only sentenced the corrupt leaders in Nigeria to prison.
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># Under his watch as PTF chairman, what he did in road construction in that short period hasn't been matched by 12 years of the PDP.
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># Hospitals and universities around the country never witnessed as much benefits as they got from the PTF from any government after or before his time.
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># He refused to collect allowance while serving as chairman of the PTF because he said he was already drawing a pension from government, his conscience would not allow him to draw another salary from the purse of same government.
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># He returned excess money spent to purse of government on his return from oversea training as a military officer
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># He is the only former head of state that does not own property or land in Abuja.
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># Buhari personally recommended late Dora Akunyili to OBJ because of her diligence during PTF interaction.
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># Every attempt to rubbish him through probes in time past ended up vindicating him! The man who was asked by OBJ to take over PTF before it was scrapped with the aim of indicting Buhari ended up being prosecuted for misappropriating $100 million of PTF funds!
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># His personal driver of many years is a christian from Plateau state!
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># He has OPENLY challenged those who accuse him of religious fundamentalism to come out and show proof. No one has tilltoday, taken up the challenge.
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># He is the ONLY politician in northern Nigeriatoday who fills rallies without renting a crowd!
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># People who know him (including pastor Bakare) have said of him......" All I need from Buhari is his word, I can take it to the bank".
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>If honesty and probity are the things you want for Nigeria, now is the time to choose right.
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>"Conscience is an opened wound, only truth can heal it"
it is time for we masses to choose our leader not few devils who have been denying him.
I can confirm that as a student in d eastern part of Nigeria, medicare was heavily subsidised 4 Nigerian students, schools were renovated, new hostels were built, roads were tarred and buses procured by PTF under Buhari. I learnt Abacha was looking 4 a trusted hand 2 run PTF that was why he was chosen. He obviously understands what the grass roots require. Nigerians let's be wise!
Deleteyes buhari only fought southernas wo wia currupt.wat abt d northernas.
DeletePlease just do a search with Muhammad Buhari on Encyclopedia Britannica and below would be your result.
DeleteAlternate title: Muhammadu Buhari
Written by The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica
Muhammad Buhari, Muhammad also spelled Muhammadu (born Dec. 17, 1942, Daura, Nigeria), Nigerian military leader and politician, who served as head of state (1984–85).
Educated largely in Katsina, Buhari took military training in Kaduna as well as in Great Britain, India, and the United States. He was involved in the military coup that ousted Yakubu Gowon in 1975 and was appointed military governor of North Eastern state (now Borno) that same year. He was appointed federal commissioner for petroleum resources by Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, who became military head of state when Gowon’s successor, Murtala Mohammed, was assassinated in 1976. By 1977 Buhari had become the military secretary at Supreme Military Headquarters, which was the seat of government. By September 1979 he had returned to regular army duties and commanded a division based in Kaduna. Although elected government had returned to Nigeria in 1979, dissatisfaction with what the military perceived as corrupt politicians led to another military coup on Dec. 31, 1983, and Buhari was chosen unanimously to be the new head of state.
Insurmountable economic problems plagued the Buhari regime as petroleum prices collapsed in the face of expanding foreign debt. Buhari instituted austerity measures that caused severe hardship to the average Nigerian. In addition, political corruption continued unabated, with politicians escaping to Western countries with millions of dollars in government money. In an effort to stop dissension, Buhari instituted restrictions on the press, political freedoms, and trade unionists. By August 1985 even the military had had enough, and Ibrahim Babangida took control of the government. Buhari was detained in Benin City but was released at the end of 1988.
i dont no u can contest under this democracy which u go against when u are still in service so u want to enjoy democracy.....lets waite and see
ReplyDeleteBuhari, if you are to hang corrupt people in order to combat corruption in Nigeria, almost all your party big whips would hang. Therefore tell us how you want to tackle corruption.
ReplyDeleteA very relevant question you've asked Ojoma,almost all the big wigs in the inner caucus of the party that wants to install Buhari are involved in corruption directly or indirectly, most of them are neck deep into it. He needs to tell us how he intends to win a fight against corruption, when his closest allies in politics are die hard corrupt persons. I tire o!
DeleteWe need you in this country.
ReplyDeleteThe only two people Obama invited from Africa during his first swearing-in ceremony was Buhari and late Mandela. Think about it why?
ReplyDeleteEven Buhari's mother was invited. She swore in Obama. Senior liar
DeleteDo. We have any younger generation politicians who has the kind of antecident GMB has, we need him to come on board and lay a solid foundation for the younger ones to follow. Long live GMB.
ReplyDeleteobama dont know that there is somebody called buhari in Nigeria talk more of inviting him during his inaugration.
ReplyDeleteYou must be somebody less than 12 years old hence this statement of yours. You cannot rewrite history, if you dont know ask your father. If you must know OBJ himself atestated to clean record of General Buhari at various occasion. If Buhari agreed to OBJ for allowing Ngozi Nwela as his vice, OBJ wouldnt have opted for Yar adua/ Jonathan.
DeleteHe has already promised us that he will act like Mandela by ruling only one term hand over to youth, it is better we give him a chance, maybe he has a special plan for Nigeria that will make us remember him forever. I am from southeast but I see him as someone who will truly tackle corruption and insecurity.
ReplyDeleteBuhari is a scam! He should tell us howhe has been raising funds to prosecute elections before some of us with brains can take him serious!
ReplyDeleteIf you are joining the presidential race because of insecurity & corruption. My singular question is what have you done to mobilize Northerners against Boko Haram?
ReplyDeleteAgreed with you that he was invited by Obama during his 1st tenure swearing in ceremony but buhari lacked leadership. His of leadership is that of Military dictatorship which may not succeed the current despensation. We required effort of young and energetic leader, educated, prime mover, technocrat and other good qualities being expected. Nigeria problem is greater than corruption. This is a man that will aquire the million of this but does not know how to use it.
ReplyDeleteBuhari go & rest , u caused & escalate insecurity in Northern Nigeria through ur provocative statement after loosing 2011 election and u are not the right person to fix it , GEJ is fixing it. This time be careful because the innocent blood of the southern Youth Corpers u destroyed in the North by CPC boy are hunting you, go and asked for forgiveness first and forget about Presidency.
ReplyDeleteBuhari is autocratic Leader, even during his Military regime he never perform, Nigerians donot need Buhari because he doesn't want another person to rule Nigeria- He sees Presidency as a birth right. He is a shame to the present Generation and Posterity will never forgive him for causing problem in this country. Nigerian are saying Buhari is not a Nigerian he is a migrant. A Nigerian cannot accept him for any thing
ReplyDeletei beg you, Baba Buhari go and sleep we don't want you, how will you tackle corruption and insecurity ? when the perpetrators are your party member?
ReplyDeleteHow can u tackle corruption when u spend upto #27m to buy presidential form from ur mumu party? And u are spending millions campaigning. Hw do u plan to recover dos money if u are bn elected?
ReplyDeleteU sound so naive nd uninformed,pls read papers,listen to news or ask questions.
DeleteThe simple question you have to yourself without been biased . If you like the direction of the country as it is please vote for Jonathan.
ReplyDelete@anonymous:2:24pm: My problem wit some of u 4rm d south is hypocrisy,is telling lies or comdeming someone on social media jst bcos u dnt like what u consider civilisation 4rm dat part of d world u come from? And if i may ask,tell me which part of cross river re u 4rm nd i wll surely tell where to find ptf projects, i await ur responce.
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