The Presidency has described former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), as the major sponsor of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram and a leading protagonist of violence.

It said that apart from his ambition to rule the country again, Buhari had refused to contribute meaningfully to actions capable of ending insecurity in the country.

Buhari, a National Leader of the CPC, had, on the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation on Monday, said that the Federal Government should be blamed for the lingering security challenges in the country. According to Punch Newspaper, Buhari also flayed the Goodluck Jonathan administration for what he called “poor handling of insurgency” that had led to the death of many Nigerians and destruction of properties.

While reacting to this, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said it was unfortunate that such a statement could emanate from Buhari.

Describing Buhari as a man he respects so much, Okupe added that he had no option but to reply to his accusations against the Federal Government and the President.

He reminded Nigerians that Buhari had previously been credited with a statement that he would make the country ungovernable if the last presidential election did not favour him.

Okupe said, “Everybody in this country knows that it was Buhari who vowed that if he did not win the election, he would make the country ungovernable for this President Goodluck Jonathan. It was this same Buhari who said during the electioneering period that if the votes were counted and he lost, people should go for blood. He is not in any position to apportion blame on the issue of violence in the North or in Nigeria in general. He is a protagonist of violence.
The only solution he sees to his not being President is to call for violence. This government has tried to contain some of the repercussions of the unguarded statements made by Buhari and I don’t think anybody in Nigeria will take him seriously on this allegation.”

The presidential aide added that if there were those to be blamed for the insecurity in the country, the name of Buhari should top the list. Okupe wondered why the Katsina State- born general had refused to visit states like Borno and Yobe despite the fact that he hails from the northern part of the country.

He said, “As a former Head of State, have you ever seen him (Buhari) visiting Borno or Yobe States? Have you ever seen him show sympathy to people, either Christians or Muslims that have been killed during these attacks by Boko Haram? Have you see him as a leader, a man who traversed the entire length and breadth of the North especially to canvass for votes seeking an end to the violence? Why is it that he cannot use that same clout that he has to get leaders together and say we must put an end to this carnage? He finds it comfortable to shift the blame to other people.

What has he done as a leader, who is from that region to help Nigeria and the North out of this unfortunate development? Nigerians should ask him, as a former Head of State and stakeholder in the Nigeria project and a man who wants to be President again, if he would want Nigeria to be destroyed up to a point before he can try to wade in? It does not work that way.” Okupe said that as a leader, Buhari should stop apportioning blame, but should do something crucial to bring the carnage in the country under control.

He reminded the former military ruler that during the crisis in Niger Delta, leaders from the region went into the creeks and discussed with the militants to lay down their arms. “Has Buhari done that? When Christians were killed, he kept quiet, when mosques were bombed, he did not say anything.

He doesn’t have any other interest in Nigeria but his inordinate ambition to rule,” he added. In his reaction, Buhari said there was no way he could be involved in the discussion on how to end the carnage since he was not part of the problem. Buhari, who spoke through the National Publicity Secretary of the CPC, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, also said it was apparent that those responsible for the crisis in the Niger Delta were the ones that volunteered to end it.

He said, “When the Niger Delta militancy reached a crescendo, some notable people from that region went into the creeks as he (Okupe) alleged. The question is: ‘Who were the people who started the Niger Delta imbroglio ab initio?’ If the people that initiated and executed a problem decided to resolve it, what can anyone do about it?

This is totally different from the Boko Haram palaver.”

http://www.informationng.com/2013/04/buhari-is-boko-harams-major-sponsor-presidency.html

Why not simply arrest him and deliver justice? Why leave an identified "major sponsor" free for even one second thus endangering more Nigerian lives? What manner of Presidency is this for god sake? Where else in the World would one see this kind of attention-seeking petty drama and show of impotence this shameless Presidency is embroiling itself in instead of leading robustly and effectively? What a disgrace to Nigeria.

Gbawe: Why not simply arrest him and deliver justice? Why leave an identified "major sponsor" free for even one second thus endangering more Nigerian lives? What manner of Presidency is this for god sake? What a disgrace to Nigeria.

What evidence do they have apart from the statement he made regarding making the country ungovernable?!

Let the FG go ahead and provide evidences that Buhari is the major sponsor, and subsequently do the right thing ....

Daft Government led by a dumbo and advised by nitwits .....

They claim to know about a problem and yet, they cant make the necessary step to solve the problem

Nonsense!

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bulali oya defend yourself ...before you go rule again..this naije sef

so what do we do now should we mob buhari?

Where charges of genocide and human rights violations are being formally submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, for prosecution and arrest warrant issuance, the petitioner country or organization is REQUIRED to PUBLICLY identify the culprit, and PUBLICLY level the relevant charges, in order that the accused party, who in this case is of course Ayatollah Buhari Bin Laden of the Boko Haram suicide terror gang fame, may PUBLICLY refute or confirm the charges on which they will shortly be arraigned in Holland.

For those uncertain about the evidentiary basis upon which Ayatollah Buhari would be eligible for trial by the International Criminal Court, over the killings he implicity ordered during and after the most recent Nigerian presidential elections, please recall the legal precedent set when those who encouraged the killing of "cockroaches", in radio broadcasts made during Rwanda and Rurundi's brutal civil wars, are today serving LIFE jail sentences in Holland, courtesy of the same International Criminal Court that is now on track to throw the book at Nigeria's very own Dhick Dastardly - Ayatollah Buhari Bin Laden of the "Blood will flow if I lose this election" fame.

Those who still bay half-heartedly at the moon, while ululating about the "proof" needed to send Ayatollah Buhari to trial for instigating election mass-murder, and for introducing Nigeria to the horror of suicide-bomb massacre, one can only hope that the eventual and inevitable life-imprisonment of Ayatollah Buhari Bin Laden does not lead to yet more suicides by disgruntled Enemies of Frogress, otherwise known as stubborn and persistent corpse-flies who keep feeding until the crypt is sealed forever.

Hmmmmm...dnt hv much to say. Bt I knw dat our God dat sees in secret will nt allow d blood of innocent pple go in vain. He must punish all evil doers

Enough of al these talk talk talk everyday,arrest him n let justice prevail.

Why shouting on paper,are you scared †☺ arrest him....Clueless government

This title is totally misleading. He was actually blamed for instigating violence by his utterances but where did d presidency say he was sponsoring the sect. Seun make dem no hold u for defamation o hmm !

Seriously, the should just find some evidence enough to make him face jtf firing squad

Buhari is d sponsor of BOKO HARAM while Obasanjo is behind d backwardness of nigeria

Table Leg :


What evidence do they have apart from the statement he made regarding making the country ungovernable?!

Let the FG go ahead and provide evidences that Buhari is the major sponsor, and subsequently do the right thing ....

Daft Government led by a dumbo and advised by nitwits .....

They claim to know about a problem and yet, they cant make the necessary step to solve the problem

Nonsense!

This is my point precisely. Of course me and you know Buhari is not a "major sponsor" of Boko Haram as the Presidency claims. We should all not forget that this is a Presidency that has been proven as frivolously deceptive and dishonest. A Presidency that lies glibly and with total ease.

What would be easier than for them to move beyond their patronising accusation and arrest Buhari immediately as would be done anywhere else in the world?

It will always be blame game till 2015. It also palpable that the political elites only play politics with the lives of Nigerians. The incapacitation of Jonathan to arrest Buhari to investigate weighty allegation is DUE TO JONATHAN SECOND TERM AMBITION. Jonathan continued incommunicado on Boko haram apostle is to retain the tranquility till 2015 election and who ever want 2 be a victim of boko haramism is on his/her own

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pls how'll this solve the issue on ground.

Misplaced priorities from Okupe! Everything he said is based on assumptions!! We can still assume Okupe is a Boko Haram sponsor..

lol

Its Obvious!! Buhari did say this in Hausa during the election: "If incase i lose, i'll accept, but my Followers will not."

Since he knows his followers, why dont he be the great leader we know him for by putting a stop to all these??

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Wetin concern fowl and toothbrush??

Na una sabi

I think buhari has not help matters despite the fact that his inflammatory comments may have aggravated the current security situation in the country.

Can somebody tell these bunch of clueless idiots to stop talking and act...if they find him guilty, let them do the right thing and stop seeking sympathy for their ineptitude.

What next?

Since it is freely now, is better to arrest him if not this issue of Boko-haram will not stop

Am tired of all ds boko haram story ,Dy keep accusing him, cant dy put d man under house arrest and carry out their full investigatn, and if he is found wanting ,dn dy should prosecute him instead of going to d pages of newspaper shouting. Daft Govt

Both d present president n buhari is to blame,d worst goes to d president,is e not d president of nigeria n as all d powers in is hand to handle im now,y is e sayin dis now,wen d late azazi tod im de shd invite buhari n odas for questionin wat did e say,?b4 we no it e relif azazi fr is job n put an hausa man.well e stil av time now to do is best.declare total state of emergency in d state dat is most afected,i mean a total state of emercy wieby d governor is removed down to d local gov chairman n put military men as heads,i think tins wud change.our country lack better leaders,fear for revelution n r just dea bc of ur stupid interest,practicin plutocracy n politics of d stomach.i dnt c dis country stay remains after yr 2015,let evry region go away.we r d cost.if only we act fast nigeria wud b greater.