All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has promised never to leave the defence of Nigeria in the hands of hunters, children and civilian JTF.
This was contained in his 18-pages manifesto titled “Securing Nigeria’s Future” which is available on his campaign website.
The former head of state pledged to urgently address capacity building mechanisms of law enforcement agents in terms of quantity and quality, establish a well-trained, adequately equipped and goals driven Serious Crime Squad to combat insurgencies, kidnapping, armed robbery, ethno religious and communal clashes, nationwide.
He added that his administration will onsult and amend the Constitution to enable States and Local Governments to create city, Local Government and State Policing systems, based on the resources available at each level, to address the peculiar needs of each community.
BUHARI DECLARES: General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) declaring his intention to seek the All Progressives Congress, APC, nomination to contest next year’s presidential election yesterday.
General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)
“We will therefore work with the National Assembly to set and revise, when needed, boundaries of operations, for Federal, State, and Local Government policing units, through new Criminal Justice legislation to replace the Criminal Code, the Penal Code and the Police Act.
We will push for more robust support in the Security and Economic stability of the West-African sub region and African Continent as a whole. We will seek and maintain close and frank relationship with ALL of West Africa; Special relationship with South Africa and its Sub-region, the rest of Africa; the UK, USA, Canada,EU, Asia, and the Middle East,” he said.
On the Economy, Buhari promises to maintain sound micro and macro economic policy environment, and run an efficient government and preserve the independence of the Central Bank; restore financial confidence in the citizens and the world, by putting in place a more robust monitoring, supervising, and regulating of the financial institutions.
“We will make our economy one of the fastest growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging at least 10-12% annually,” the document revealed.
He promises to tackle unemployment via vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition schemes for graduates along with the creation of a Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019.
“A Small and Medium Enterprises Development Commission will be created for this purpose. We will also encourage State Governments to focus on employment creation, by matching every one job created in the same state Integrate the informal economy into the mainstream and prioritize the full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data; expand domestic demand and undertake associated public works programmes to achieve this goal; embark on export and production diversification including investment in infrastructure; promote manufacturing and transformation, through Agro Based industries; and expand and promote sub regional trade through ECOWAS and the AU; create an additional middleclass of at least 4 million new home owners by 2019 by enacting national mortgage single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses as well as review the collateral qualification to make funding for home ownership easier, with 15 to 30 year mortgage terms”.
The document added that the administration of Buhari/Osibanjo will create a Social Welfare Program of at least Five Thousand Naira (N5000) that will cater for the 25 million poorest and most vulnera ble citizens upon the demonstration of children’s enrolment in school and evidence of immunisation to help promote family stability. There will also be provision of One Meal a day for all Primary school pupils.
On Education, Buhari pledeges to implement a performance based education system, predicated on outcomes, skills, and competences as against the current certificate based qualification; fully review provisions of the Universal Basic Education Act with emphasis on gender equity in primary, secondary school enrolment whilst improving the quality and substance of our schools, through outcome based education.
“Targeting up to 20% of our annual budget for this critical sector whilst making substantial investments in training quality teachers at all levels of the educational system; enhance teacher training and improve the competence of teachers in the light of the 21st; develop and promote effective use of innovative teaching methods/materials in our schools; establish at least six new universities of Science and Technology with satellite campuses in various states”.
The document noted that the administration will generate, transmit and distribute electricity on a 24/7 basis whilst simultaneously ensuring the development of sustainable/renewable energy, by 2019.
The presidential hopeful also vow to address the infrastucture decay in the country, boost agriculture, revive the oil and gas industry; makes the health sector works among other pledges.
In the preamble of the document Buhari opined, “over fifty years of independence and despite our vast wealth–abundant natural and human resources, at home and abroad, we as a nation continue to struggle with the most basic needs (food, shelter, water, security sanitation, and electricity, etc). As a nation, we are paralyzed by wide spread poverty, endemic institutionalised corruption; high levels of unemployment; a near total collapse of our educational system and facilities, collapse and decaying health and ineffective social services systems, chaotic transportation and communications systems; and other basic but essential infrastructure; less than adequate institutions of government at all levels, resulting to break down of law and order, institutionalized insecurity to life and property; and weak, fragile and unstable economy, with non-functional financial institutions, etc.
Nigerians of goodwill, are angered by failures of corrupt and poor leadership. They are frustrated by economic policies that did not deliver on its promises. Nigerians are therefore impatient and want
To regain their lost rights. Nigerians are worn out by conflicts, all over the country.
Nigerians are now striving for a fresh start.
I, Muhammadu Buhari have now come to the rescue. This is success by design. It will overcome our failure by design matrix”.
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i pray the election will hold,i hope it won't be rigged.i pray we remain as a united nation after the election

wise7:
i pray the election will hold,i hope it won't be rigged.i pray we remain as a united nation after the election

..I say Amen to that

Buhari how will you do that when you cannot even pass primary school. Where is your certificate?

No wonder Idiagbon controlled your regime. No wonder IBB effortlessly took you out of power

No wonder you can still take a loan to purchase nomination form after all your salaries pension etc from being a president and PTF chairman. you are not financially saavy so we cannot entrust you with our economy

Finally, No wonder you don't know that if you contest for the 4th time you will loose again.

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Very daft statement above, from a very daft self conceited bigot. I'm sure Buhari is more learned than you.



Buhari joined the Nigerian Army in
1962, when he attended the
Nigerian Military Training College
(in February 1964, it was renamed
the Nigerian Defence Academy,
(NDA)) in Kaduna. From
1962-1963, he underwent Officer
Cadets training at Mons Officer
Cadet School in Aldershot in
England, United Kingdom (Mons
OCS was officially closed down in
1972).

In January 1963, Buhari was
commissioned as second
lieutenant, and appointed Platoon
Commander of the Second Infantry
Battalion in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
From November 1963- January
1964, Buhari attended the Platoon
Commanders’ Course at the
Nigerian Military College, Kaduna.
In 1964, he facilitated his military
training by attending the
Mechanical Transport Officer’s
Course at the Army Mechanical
Transport School in Borden, United
Kingdom.

From 1965-1967, Buhari served as
Commander of the Second Infantry
Battalion. He was appointed
Brigade Major, Second Sector, First
Infantry Division, April 1967 to July
1967.

Buhari was made Brigade Major of
the Third Infantry Brigade, July
1967 to October 1968 and Brigade
Major/Commandant, Thirty-first
Infantry Brigade, 1970-1971.
Buhari served as the Assistant
Adjutant-General, First Infantry
Division Headquarters, 1971-1972.
He also attended the Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington,
India, in 1973.

From 1974-1975 Buhari was
appointed Acting Director,
Transport and Supply, Nigerian
Army Corps of Supply and
Transport Headquarters. [9]
He was also made Military
Secretary, Army
Headquarters,1978-1979, and was
a member of the Supreme Military
Council, 1978-1979.

From 1979 -1980, at the rank of
colonel, Buhari attended the US
Army War College (established in
1901) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
United States of America and
gained a Masters Degree in
Strategic Studies . Upon
completion of the on-campus full-
time resident program lasting ten
months and the two-year-long,
distance learning program, the
United States Army War College
(USAWC) college awards its
graduate officers a master's degree
in Strategic Studies.

double0seven:

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Very daft statement above, from a very daft self conceited bigot. I'm sure Buhari is more learned than you.



Buhari joined the Nigerian Army in
1962, when he attended the
Nigerian Military Training College
(in February 1964, it was renamed
the Nigerian Defence Academy,
(NDA)) in Kaduna. From
1962-1963, he underwent Officer
Cadets training at Mons Officer
Cadet School in Aldershot in
England, United Kingdom (Mons
OCS was officially closed down in
1972).

In January 1963, Buhari was
commissioned as second
lieutenant, and appointed Platoon
Commander of the Second Infantry
Battalion in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
From November 1963- January
1964, Buhari attended the Platoon
Commanders’ Course at the
Nigerian Military College, Kaduna.
In 1964, he facilitated his military
training by attending the
Mechanical Transport Officer’s
Course at the Army Mechanical
Transport School in Borden, United
Kingdom.

From 1965-1967, Buhari served as
Commander of the Second Infantry
Battalion. He was appointed
Brigade Major, Second Sector, First
Infantry Division, April 1967 to July
1967.

Buhari was made Brigade Major of
the Third Infantry Brigade, July
1967 to October 1968 and Brigade
Major/Commandant, Thirty-first
Infantry Brigade, 1970-1971.
Buhari served as the Assistant
Adjutant-General, First Infantry
Division Headquarters, 1971-1972.
He also attended the Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington,
India, in 1973.

From 1974-1975 Buhari was
appointed Acting Director,
Transport and Supply, Nigerian
Army Corps of Supply and
Transport Headquarters. [9]
He was also made Military
Secretary, Army
Headquarters,1978-1979, and was
a member of the Supreme Military
Council, 1978-1979.

From 1979 -1980, at the rank of
colonel, Buhari attended the US
Army War College (established in
1901) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
United States of America and
gained a Masters Degree in
Strategic Studies . Upon
completion of the on-campus full-
time resident program lasting ten
months and the two-year-long,
distance learning program, the
United States Army War College
(USAWC) college awards its
graduate officers a master's degree
in Strategic Studies.

Thank You..Let the clown produce GEJ's C.V, let's compare..what a fool.

He dey talk as if no be him and those aboki organise the bokoharam

The bitter fact is that we can sit behind our lappys and phones all day talking,but if we do not get off our butts and go out and get our PVCs which is our weapon to vote out bad government,we are just wasting our time.
Go out of your comfort zone and try your best to get a PVC. This is your power to vote wisely and to get rid of bad,corrupt,clueless government.
Your vote is your power and collectively we can effect the change we need.
Vote wisely. Do not vote religion or ethnicity. Think of the fate of your future generations. We have no other country,except Nigeria.