The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has told Christian clerics that he cannot Islamise the nation.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday, Buhari said this during a meeting with Catholic bishops at the Pope John Paul Centre in Abuja.
Buhari said he would always put Nigeria first if elected into office, adding that when he ruled Nigeria between December 1983 and August 1985, he did not impose Islam on any individual.
He said having served in the military, he had been posted in several parts of the country and served alongside people of different religions and tribes.
He said the Peoples Democratic Party had succeeded in misrepresenting him to the Christian community because they could not sell their candidate
He said, “I would like to solemnly declare that in spite of what our detractors say, I am not a religious fanatic of any sort and I have never been. In all my life, I have never supported extremism of any kind. Indeed, it is very unfortunate and I feel extremely sad that I have to give this type of assurance.
“My background is in the army, and there is no doubt that the military is the most integrated pan-Nigerian institution. And even today, the military is one of the institutions that represents the pride of our nation’s possibilities in unity.
“Compatriots from every corner of this country come together, work and live together, entrust their lives to each other and integrate their families. It is a military where many of my dearest friends, from all faiths and parts of the country, lost their lives defending the unity of our nation. That was the military I served in, and in that military it was impossible to be a bigot.”
He said in governance, competence should always come before religion and that was why as head of state, he appointed 11 Christians as governors out of the 19 states.
He said religion comes from personal conviction and should never be used to gain political advantage.
He noted that his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was not only a lawyer but a senior pastor. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I believe u buhari u are a good man
ReplyDeleteThis man surely knows how to talk. That's one of the qualities of a good leader. Not one who gives no damn and also derives pleasure from dividing the people along religious and ethnic lines.
ReplyDeleteMy general, can u remember when u said Muslim should vote for Muslim n christian for Christian. In fact let me remind u vividly, becoz of that comment u made that is y u pick a pastor as running mate to divert our attention.plz note that u and Jonathan can't rule us but God
ReplyDeleteyou should try as much as possible to get facts before you make comments here, we are not interested in your " beer Parlour gist". I really wonder why people say that of Buhari... they should please understand what it means to be a democratically elected president... different from dictatorship.
DeleteI'll March4Buhari.
ReplyDeleteMay Allah be with the truth and help the best f this nation.
ReplyDeleteFrom all the speeches and statements of GMB I can not see any sign of bigot in him. I believe all the talk about Islamization of Nigeria is a plot to promote Islamaphobia in Nigeria by PDP. The truth is that we are tired of politicization of religion. We shall March up Buhari by God's grace. I dont care about religious background.
ReplyDeleteGreat deception looms in Nigeria, by then It will be too late, every now and then, the Yoruba political class ill keep on rebranding this man as if we are so naïve to forget the past. Beware Nigerians!
ReplyDeleteWhich military is pan-Nigerian? so why could not an Ibo man be appointed the COAS until GEJ came on board? Why couldn't a northern sergeant take orders from a southern Brigadier except given by his northern Captain? Why did you introduce Sharia through the back door in executing drug peddlers,an offence punishable only by imprisonment in Nigerian law, but is a capital offence in Islamic countries? Why did you make arson a capital offence? We have heard you sir, but many Nigerians are still living with the scars of your dictatorship. They shall decide, come March 28.
ReplyDeleteWell spoken my dear, it is the hand work of Yorubas trying all they could to polish him but we are definitely going to March on Buhari because he must fall the will of God must come to pass in Nigeria and president ajonathan shall be re- elected on 28 March
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