IN seizing power from General Gowon(80),the then Military
ruler, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (1938-76) told the
nation on July 30 1975 that: “this Government will not
tolerate indiscipline. The Government will not condone
abuse of office”. He kept his word.

He retired over ten thousand public servants including top
military officers. He set up a committee that reviewed the
performances of all public officers. At the end of the
exercise, only two Ministers were found not guilty, Alhaji
Shehu Shagari(90) and Shettima Alli Mongunnu(89).
At that time Nigeria had twelve states governors: Benue-
Plateau, Chief Superintendent of Police Joseph Gomwalk,
East Central-Ukpabi Asika, Kano-Deputy Police
Commissioner Audu Bako, Kwara-Brigadier David
Bamigboye, Lagos-Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson, Mid-West-
Brigadier Samuel Ogbemudia, North Central- Brigadier Abba
Kyari, North-East Brigadier Musa Usman (Air Force), North-
West Police Superintendent Usman Faruk, Rivers-
Lieutenant Alfred Diete-Spiff(Navy), South-East- Brigadier
Uduokaha Jacob Esuene (Air Force) and West- Brigadier
Christopher Oluwole Rotimi.

Only two of the Governors, Brigadiers Oluwole Rotimi and
Mobolaji Johnson were cleared of corruption. Quite a
number of public servants, Ministers and Governors had
their assets seized. No one was prosecuted for corruption.
In taking over power from President Shehu Shagari, the then
Major General Muhammadu Buhari told the nation on
January 1, 1984 that: “the change became necessary in
order to put an end to the serious economic predicament
and the crisis of confidence now afflicting our nation”. He
said: “the situation could have been saved if the legislators
were alive to their constitutional responsibilities. Instead, the
legislators were pre-occupied with determining their salary
scales, fringe benefits and unnecessary foreign travels, et
cetera, which took no account of the state of the economy
and the welfare of the people they represented”.

To mark his one hundred days in office on April 7, 1984, the
then Major General Muhammadu Buhari further told the
nation that: “we took over from the defunct civilian
Administration at the Federal and State levels a financial
situation of vast indebtedness. In fact, the depth and
seriousness of the financial predicament of the State
Governments and, by implication, of the nation has become
clearer and clearer, day by day. The Federal Government
had to assist State Governments recently with a sum of over
N 600 million as loan to enable them pay all arrears of
wages and salaries before the end of April 1984”.

At that time he was 42 and still vibrant, resounding and
resonant. As a military officer with regimental discipline he
turned to decrees to administer the nation.
They are (1.) The Constitution and modification decree 1 of
1984, which he signed into law on February 9 1984 (2.) The
state security detention of persons decree of 1984, which he
signed into law on February 9 1984, (3.) the Federal Military
Government Supremacy and Enforcement of Power of 1984
which is known as decree 13, which he signed into law on
May 13, 1984,(4) the Exchange Control (anti-sabotage)
decree 1984 otherwise known as decree 7 which he signed
into law on April 5 1984, (5) the counterfeit currency special
provision decree 1984 otherwise known as decree 22 which
signed into law on May 17, 1984,(6) the Public officers
Protection against false accusations decree 1984 which he
signed on April 17 1984, (7)the robbery and fire arms
special provision decree 1984 which set up special tribunal
for the trial of armed robbery and special cases, ( Political
Parties (Dissolution and Prohibition) Decree, 1984: this
Decree provides for the dissolution and Prohibition of
political parties and other similar organisation and forfeiture,
disposal and discharge of the assets and liabilities of the
dissolved political parties and state Creation movements
and (9) the Banking (Freezing of Accounts) Decree, 1984:
which empowers the Head of the Federal Military
Government, where he suspects or believes that any person
has been involved in certain offences, including bribery and
abuse of office, to issue or cause orders to be issued
authorising an investigation into the accounts of such
persons and restricting the operation of such accounts on
such conditions as may be prescribed in the order.
He also set-up the recovery of public special Military
tribunals amended decree 8 of 1984 which he signed into
law on April 5 1984.

In setting up the decree 8, he created in addition, tribunals in
five zones of the country. The Enugu zone made up of
Anambra, Imo, Cross Rivers and Rivers states was headed
by Air Commodore M. Muhammed. Other members include
Lt. Col. V.L. Malu, Navy Captain T.U. Odibo, Wing-
Commander R.B. Suara and Mr. Justice A. Idoko.
For the Jos zone which comprised Plateau, Bauchi,
Gongola, Benue and Borno states. Brigadier Peter
Ademokhai was named as the Chairman. Other members of
the tribunal include Lt. Col. I.O. Adebunmi, Navy Captain
Jubrin O. Ayinla, Wing- Commander S.O. Cole and Mr.
Justice J.D. Ogundere.

For the Kaduna zone made up of Kaduna, Kano,Niger,
Sokoto states and the Federal Capital Territory. Navy
Captain M.A. Elegbede was named as the chairman. Other
members were Lt-Col. I.D. Gumel, Lt.-Colonel M. Maina,
Wing Commander J.P. Obakpolor and Mr. Justice P.K.
Nwokedi.
For the Ibadan zone made up of Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Bendel
and Kwara states, Brigadier C.B. Ndiomu was named as the
Chairman. Other members are Commodore I.J. Ogohi, Lt.-
Colonel Yohanna Madaki, Wing-Commanders C.C.
Ohadumere and Mr. Justice S.U. Minjibir.
As for the Lagos zone made up of Lagos state, Brigadier
P.U. Omu was named chairman. Other members are
Brigadier M.M. Nassarawa, Navy Captain J.N. Kanu, Lt.-
Colonel Yinka Martins and Mr. Justice T.A. Oyeyipo.

Major General Buhari at that time was young, vibrant and
patriotically adventurous. On August 7 1985, he was toppled
at 6.00 a.m. via an announcement by the then Commander
of the Armoured Corps of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier
Joshua Dongoyaro.
On that day Major General Ibrahim Babangida took over as
the head of state.
Major General Buhari was detained for three years
thereafter.
He was first detained in a government house at Alagbaka in
Akure, where he became my neighbour before he was
eventually transferred to Benin City.

On November 24, 1993, General Babangida signed the
forfeiture of assets (release of forfeited assets decree 24)
and returned some of the forfeited properties to former
governors under General Gowon including Faruk and his
wife, Brigadiers Samuel Ogbemudia, David Bamigboye,
Alfred Diete-spiff and Chief Edwin Clarke who served as
Gowon’s Minister of information. The Decree rubbished the
anti-corruption crusade of General Murtala Muhammed.
In taking over on May 29 1999 from General Abdusalam
Abubakar, President Olusegun Obasanjo set up three panels
to probe the administration of General Abdusalam. The
three panels were headed by Dr. Christopher Kolade,
Brigadier (rtd.) Oluwole Rotimi and Alhaji Igudu Inua. No one
has so far been prosecuted. But it was understood that the
Kolade’s panel recovered some money to the coffers of the
Central Government.
Now President Muhammadu Buhari is back in power. Fully
experienced and fully cautious. At seventy-two, having
passed through many ordeals he is now more scrupulous
and punctilious. In the last few weeks the country has been
treated with stories of massive looting by the Goodluck
Jonathan’s government.

It appears it is the misfortune of President Muhammadu
Buhari to head a corrective regime instead of a regime of
continuity. Things have to be so bad that he has to step in to
remedy a worse situation. That is the cross he has to carry.
To his credit, and in the words of President Barak Obama,
“he is a man of integrity”- a befitting testimonial that is very
rare among leaders of today’s world.

No more decrees to govern this time. No more Supreme
Military Council to guide him. He has to rely on his
conscience and his God. The constitution has bestowed on
him the sole authority to shape our lives about 180million of
us-all blacks. In the immediate he has to reconstruct his
government and recover the loot from the officials of the
previous government.
If he recovers the lot without prosecution, he is bound to
lose a lot of goodwill. If he prosecutes few, he will be judged
selective. Even if he prosecutes at all, he should be prepared
to face the consequences for corruption has a way of
fighting back. President Buhari has a big burden on his
shoulder to carry.

With eminent and close friends like Major General
Mohammed Magoro(rtd.), Major General General Paul Tarfa
(rtd), Alhaji Mamman Daura, Alhaji Ahmed Joda, Lt.General
(rtd.) Alani Ipoola Akinrinade, Alhaji Gidado Idris ,the only
SGF who served two Heads of States,Alhaji Hayatudeen,
Pastor Tunde Bakare, Prince Tony Momoh, Alhaji Sule
Lamido Sanusi,the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ismaila Issa Funtua,
his inlaw, General T.Y. Danjuma(rtd.), former Inspector
General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie-his classmate,
Alhaji Babagana Kingibe,former SGF, Dr. (Mrs) Mallia
Zayyad, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Hakeem
Baba Ahmed, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and others around him,
I am sure President Muhammadu Buhari will never walk
alone.
ERIC TENIOLA, A FORMER DIRECTOR AT THE PRESIDENCY,
STAYS IN LAGOS.
Mr. Eric Teniola, a former director at the presidency, wrote
from Lagos.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/buhari-after-100-daysb/

I don't believe

Believe all you can

total poo....
and am sure the author of all the poo on front page
would gladly move it to front page....

I couldn't read everything, pls summarize!

This looks like a playback in 2015

Sai Buhari