The Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Thursday in Abuja willingly accepted a Bible from a group of Northern Christians who declared their support for him.
The Christians, under the aegis of the Northern Christian Leaders Eagle-Eye Forum, led by Pastor Aminchi Habu, during the endorsement, presented Buhari with a copy of the Holy Bible.
In an interview shortly after, Buhari said, “This is not the first time I am accepting Holy Bible publicly; this is not the first time. It is not even the second or third time. All these problems people are making because of religion are just of recent time and dimension. We, both Christians and Muslims, have been leading this country and there was no religious problem.
“It is just now that somebody is creating these problems for us. I hope God will look after it. I told you this is not the second or third time I will be accepting Bible. This one (acceptance) is special because of the leadership of the church that made the presentation, that is the only difference. Otherwise, I do receive Bibles, they are in my libraries.”
He promised Nigerians that if given the opportunity to serve the country again he would not promote the religious agenda of anyone.
Buhari, who used the opportunity to clear the air on some of the allegations against him on religious matter, told the gathering that though a practising Muslim, he never belonged nor shared the views of any extremist group.
He said, “Let me state this categorically, that I, Muhammadu Buhari, as an individual, and as president of this great country by the grace of God, given the opportunity to serve, have no personal religious agenda. And I will not entertain, consider or promote the religious agenda of anyone. I will not condone any initiative that seeks to promote one religion over the other. Neither I, nor my party, or any member of my team has any desire or plan to Islamise or Christianise Nigeria or support anyone with such intention.
“Although I am a practising Muslim and I have been so all my life but I have never belonged to, nor shared the views of, any extremist group. I am not even a cleric. I believe that religion is personal and private.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Can this be happening,even christains can sell their conscience all because of money. Well get ready to become muslim and by then I wil be out of this country. The anti-christ.
ReplyDeleteI do not really mind that anti-christ now, OOO obu!!! and Anti-christ, could you tell me the difference
DeleteHmmm Mr. Man so you mean Daniel (in the Bible) working with King Nebuchadnezar or King Cyrus was a sellout? Or you mean to tell me Jacob bowing to the king of egypt whom his son Joseph served was a sellout? Or Esther who married a King Xerxes was a sellout?
DeleteYou better get this your religious bigotry off your head. By the way, Jesus did not come preach religion, ok, he showed us the way to God. Loving your enemies and even unbelievers is also what he preached. If our so called Christian Brother GEJ had done the right tin no one will think about supporting an old man like Buhari as the president now.
The fact that an old dictator like Buhari is contesting against GEJ and getting so much support shows how much GEJ has failed this nation.
Buhari may not be the answer but he is surely a better option than to continue with GEJ.
Idi Amin even took pictures with Christians, and later bared his claws. So what's new?
ReplyDeleteIdi Amin is far better than that your OOO obu GEJ, Idi was killing those who did not support him but your OOO obu president is busy sucking any and any blood.
DeleteI am a CHristian and am voting Buhari for CHANGE
ReplyDeleteNwanne you are spot on. Buhari or no other person.
DeleteAnonymous 3:47 pm, how did you come to the conclusion that the conscience of this Christian group was sold because of money? A bible gift to Buhari does not suggest that at all.
ReplyDeletethey are fooling buhari by telling him that they suports him.
ReplyDeletebuhari whose his muslim boko boys killed thousands of the northern christians are expecting to get their votes? chai! buhari they are fooling you!
ReplyDeletethen when the muslim boko boys are killing thousand of the northern christians your O O O obu GEJ was watching??? Chai! you are the one being fooled. #bring backourgirls
Deleteam a northern christian but i will not vote buhari, I will prefer to vote Atiku than vote buhari.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the importance of having a president like GEJ who is just a Christian by name but allowing his people to loot this country? better satan than GEJ
ReplyDeleteMind your words my friend! Don't be so stupid!
Deletethe important having jonathan is becoz he is unbiased like buhari, he is not a sectional leader like buhari not becoz he claim to be a christian.
ReplyDeletewat is the important of voting buhari when he said let muslims vote for a muslim and let the christians vote for a christian? when he said that he dont have problem in having a muslim runing mate, when he said that it is his duty to get sharia established in NIGERIA? ISIS are better of than buhari.
ReplyDeleteHow posible is dat? Can u prove urself? enemy of nigeria, u hv failed, mumu big fool idiot
Deletemumu, if muslims vote muslims you think christains will win. Christain will even vote against themselves. mumu, who told you GEJ is a christain. OOO obu man, that is why he kept quiet in the killings in the north.
DeleteMarch4Buhari!!!!
ReplyDeleteBuhari my foot!!!
ReplyDeleteBuhari my foot!!!
ReplyDeleteas you can see GEJ is already under everybody's foot except fools like you who think the can raise their foot anuofia!!!
DeleteAPC (ASSOCIATION OF PAST CRIMINALS) has been consistent in saying that PDP has ruled Nigeria for 16 disastrous years in which corruption, impunity, insurgency, armed robbery and several ills of society held sway. But at a very close look at the APC, I am seeing: 1)Rotimi Amaechi – 8 years speaker; 7 year, Governor under PDP. 2)Atiku Abubakar – 8 years Vice president under PDP. 3)George Akume – 8 years Governor under PDP. 4)Bukola Saraki – 8 years Governor; 2 years, Senator under PDP. 5)Timipre Sylver – 4 years Governor under PDP. 6)Audu Ogbe – 2 years National Chairman of the PDP. 7)Aminu Masari – 4 years as the Speaker, House of Representatives under PDP. 8)Chris Ngige – 3 years Governor under PDP. 9)Rabiu Kwankwaso – 7 years Governor; 3 years Defense minister under PDP. 10)El Rufai – 4 years FCT Minister; 2 years BPE Chairman under PDP. 11)Tambuwal-3years as Speaker House of Reps under PDP; and to cap it all, Obasanjo is the navigator of the APC, a man who spent 8 of the disastrous 16 years as the maximum ruler of Nigeria. It is now clear that APC is a waste basket of the PDP, where the people who created and perpetuated the 16 disastrous years are now dumped. So where is the change coming from? Are they now saints because they joined APC?Pls be WISE & VOTE not for those seeking power by force :- ASSOCIATION OF PAST CRIMINALS (APC )
ReplyDeleteAPC (ASSOCIATION OF PAST CRIMINALS) has been consistent in saying that PDP has ruled Nigeria for 16 disastrous years in which corruption, impunity, insurgency, armed robbery and several ills of society held sway. But at a very close look at the APC, I am seeing: 1)Rotimi Amaechi – 8 years speaker; 7 year, Governor under PDP. 2)Atiku Abubakar – 8 years Vice president under PDP. 3)George Akume – 8 years Governor under PDP. 4)Bukola Saraki – 8 years Governor; 2 years, Senator under PDP. 5)Timipre Sylver – 4 years Governor under PDP. 6)Audu Ogbe – 2 years National Chairman of the PDP. 7)Aminu Masari – 4 years as the Speaker, House of Representatives under PDP. 8)Chris Ngige – 3 years Governor under PDP. 9)Rabiu Kwankwaso – 7 years Governor; 3 years Defense minister under PDP. 10)El Rufai – 4 years FCT Minister; 2 years BPE Chairman under PDP. 11)Tambuwal-3years as Speaker House of Reps under PDP; and to cap it all, Obasanjo is the navigator of the APC, a man who spent 8 of the disastrous 16 years as the maximum ruler of Nigeria. It is now clear that APC is a waste basket of the PDP, where the people who created and perpetuated the 16 disastrous years are now dumped. So where is the change coming from? Are they now saints because they joined APC?Pls be WISE & VOTE not for those seeking power by force :- ASSOCIATION OF PAST CRIMINALS (APC )
ReplyDeleteGEJ the drunkard what did he achieve, very soon all of you will go to almagari school. anumanu!!!
Deletebuhari is a fraudstar, what is a name that be given to cerficate forger? a corupt man or not? what can we call a man who went to the court and swore falsely that his certificate is with the militry while it is not with the militry? a crupt man or not? what can say about a man who worked hand in hand with the most corrupt man i.e Abacha? corrupt man or not? Nigerians open ur eyes!!!!!!!!!!.
ReplyDeleteI really do wonder what you will call someone who did not finish his Phd thesis in 2007 and claimed he did, someone who have turn naira to a shame of a currency one dollar is equal to 202naira, he must be an international fraudstar. I advice you to collect alot of money from your GEJ now, may God continue to do that good GEJ did to NIgerians the rest of your life and even to your genenration unborn
Deletebuhari is shouting corruption corruption every while he is a corrupt man, let him cure himself from corruption first befor atending to others.
ReplyDeleteam making a rethink about buhari now, i thought that he is an anti corruption crusader but i can see that the man is corrupt too. Infact, the coup that he caried out agains shehu shagari itself is corruption too not to talk of his certificate saga. oh!!!!! so, buhari have been contesting election without certificate? i see!!!!! every day is for the thief but one day is for the owner of the house.
ReplyDeleteFrom ur use of grammar, it's obvious that you a a pdp thieve commenting as different person, which is an act of forgery n corruption .
DeleteMarch4Buhari. GMB is winning(IJN)
ReplyDeleteDat's my president come March 28. Sai Buhari
ReplyDeleteCould APC be the Nigerian version of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Party? Check out this: 1. Party Leader - North: Gen Muhammadu Buhari (Muslim). 2. Party Leader - South: Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Muslim). 3. National Chairman: Abdulkareem Bisi Akande (Muslim). 4. Deputy National Chairman: Aminu Bello Masari (Muslim). 5. National Secretary: Tijjani Musa Tumsah (Muslim). 6. Deputy National Secretary: Nasir El-Rufai (Muslim). 7. National Publicity Secretary: Lai Muhammad (Muslim). 8. National Treasurer: Sadiya Umar Faruq (Muslim) 9. National Financial Secretary: Alhaji Shaibu Musa (Muslim). 10. National Youth Leader: Abubakar Lado (Muslim). 11. National Legal Adviser: Muiz Banie (Muslim). 12. National Deputy Auditor: Bala Jibrin (Muslim). 13. National Women Leader: Sharia Ikeazor (Muslim convert). 14. EX-officio Member: Muniru Muse (Muslim). 15. EX-officio Member: Alhaji Yemi Sanusi (Muslim). Yet, these cabal of islamic crusader want us to believe they are PROGRESSIVES and that APC is a national party. They brought Osibajo (a christian) as Buhari's running-mate to fool us. I think APC has a hidden religious agenda. The APC presidential aspirants and flag-bearer "Buhari" after the last election said they will make nigeria ungovernable for Goodluck Jonathan, and we've seen the results in the last 4yrs. How long shall the fear of wicked men in arms and matchets decides who governs us? Your vote is your power to get the good governance after the mind of God that you long desire. Be guided people as you cast you vote!
ReplyDeletesai buhari my best presido
ReplyDeleteyes ooo sai Buhari... PDP let go to the poll.
DeleteGood move by Buhari And the Northern Christains let them also lead him to Christ and let him be born again , Nigerias you can see how desperate Buhari is there is nothing he cannot do just because of his quest to become president of Nigeria , please be guided
ReplyDeleteyes ooo Buhari and his supporter are really desperate to see you, GEJ and his corhorts behind the bars EWU!!!
DeleteSai Sai !!! Buhari.. Ask your GEJ his First degree Certificate.. i believe he didnt finish too.
ReplyDeleteBuhari is d answer any time, any day.
ReplyDeleteHAHA buhari even managed to go to the church simply bcoz he is looking for our votes, nah wah ooooo. u are desprately in need of been in Aso villa.
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