This is even as the duo of Buhari and Prof Yemi Osibanjo also vowed to implement the report of the recent National Conference if elected as president and vice president respectively.
“Yes, the APC government will implement the CONFAB report and will look at every good thing about the conference report with a view to implementing it. But don’t forget that the president agreed to submit the report to the National Assembly for implementation, but that has not happened, rather he is making it a campaign issue,” Buhari said.
The presidential hopeful who spoke through Osibanjo in Kaduna at an APC presidential religious interactive session, said, “All my life, I have never supported extremism of any kind and nowhere in my record of service to this nation can this false toga which political opponents have tried so hard to pin on me be substantiated.”
He noted that the nation’s constitution identifies the Shariah Law as synonymous with Customary Law applicable only in matters of personal status such as marriage, divorce and inheritance.
“This has been the case since the 1999 Constitution and just as no one can make any customary or any other religious law the law of Nigeria, Shariah cannot, therefore, be the law of Nigeria. Wicked propagandists continue to spread vicious lies about me for political gain, including the claim that I once asked Muslims not to vote for Christians. This must be the height of absurdity. How can I ever say that, when whoever votes for me would be voting for the Christian running with me on the same ticket?” Buhari queried.
The programme which attracted Muslim and Christian clerics as well as the APC national chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, Kaduna state guber candidate, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, among other chieftains of the party.
“I would like to solemnly declare that in spite of what our detractors say, I am not a religious fanatic of any sort.
“For me, the issue of religion was and should always be a matter of personal personal conviction and this approach to religion has defined my work and interactions all my life, including my tenure in office as military Head of State.
“The religion of all those I worked with was never a factor in their progress or in what happened to them.
“All that mattered then and should still matter today, are competence, integrity and readiness to be fair to all.
“Government has no business preferring one religion to the other as the role of government is to protect lives and property of citizens and to respect and protect their constitutional rights.
“One critical freedom that every government must strive to protect is the liberty for citizens to exercise their faiths, Christians and Muslims or others, in a lawful manner without fear or hindrance and to prosecute those who use religion as an excuse to destroy homes, schools and places of worship.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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My General, you will continue to earn my support and respect. Don't mind them, instead of discussing issues affecting the country, they are buzy attacking my the personality of our great General. PDP kpachapu nu anya and gbarunogwu unu oooh.
ReplyDeleteYou can tell that to the marines! Even the marines know better no! Story for the gods! Go be with your grand children! Terrorist in very civilian clothing.
ReplyDeleteThe way for Buhari to be with his grandchildren is to protect their interest. The leadership of Nigeria is for the interest of Buhari's grandchildren as well as all Nigerians. Therefore, Buhari is needed to save his people from the strangle hold of GEJ, PDP and their corrupt behaviour.
DeleteGood talks our incoming Presido
ReplyDeleteMarch4Buhari. My president has spoken!!
ReplyDeleteNawaoooo!!!How can they implement the report of the conference they did not believe or partake in? Tinubu and all APC governors and leaders stayed away from the conference
ReplyDeleteBut they are too desperate to take power, when Goodluck started talking about this conference report, they also started lying to Nigerians that they will implement it. Liars, they did not believe in that conference, so they can't implement it.
ReplyDeleteLies mr buhari
ReplyDeletesame old song. solved nothing
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