Beaf:

Its in the OP actually:

http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Calls-for-total-Sharia-in-Nigeria-20010827

Here's another as well:


http://www.libertymagazine.org/index.php?id=1116

NewsMonste:

@OYB

About Jonathan kneeling before Pastor Adeboye. For the records, am Catholic, so no biases here.

You see there is a difference between one being religious faithful and another being a religious fanatic. One respects the other's rights live freely with his beliefs, another insists you must live by his creed.

I would want a Staunch muslim over a Christian, if he would respect the rights of others, but I would prefer an atheist and infidel to a Christian or Moslem that would not respect the right another has.

Please, let us tolerate one another.

Jon.Bee:

@beaf & co
Let me school you to the game.
All Muslims belief in the Sharia
It is the Quranic laws & jurispudences
By castigating Buhari on Sharia, you are insulting their religion esp. when you & your cohorts label him a terrorist on the basis of this
So becareful not to jeopardize GEJ by alienating a demography critical to April poll
If you don't know, now you know!

frosbel:


Hmm, never saw that before. If it is indeed true, I have a problem with that diabolical attitude.

By all means impose Sharia in the North, but to suggest that the entire country adopt or adapt to Sharia principles borders on sheer madness or blinded fanaticism.

If such a plan is put to fruition we might as well kiss Nigeria goodbye and get ready for decades of Civil War.

Still we have not heard him say it verbally. Is it on record either through radio or video that he made such a statement. ?

Lets wait and see

you are missing the point

the game goes both ways

just as buhari has been accused of being a sharia evangelist and religious bigot etal

adeboye has been lambasted on nairaland times without number, oddly enough, by several of the same people lampooning buhari.

the bible says something about the log in your eye

i find it odd that gej's supporters have been silent about their hero's looking for a channel to God through a charlatan who says he drove his car on prayer, among other things .

maybe nigerians not in redeemed should also be scared. two can play that game.

Beaf:

Dude, your logic is twisted.
I do not care if Buhari's religion is Christianity, Islam or anything else. The simple fact is that he has no right to force it on those who do not share his belief, or do you not think Buhari's stance alienates people like me who are the vast majority of Nigerians? Anyone who wishes to be president must be tolerant, it is that simple.
Forget about any campaign and face reality.

Beaf:

The meeting wasn't covered on radio or video to the best of my knowledge, and if it was, we must ask why in all these years, Buhari has not wheeled out that evidence in his favour. Thats a darn good question, don't you think?
If you ask me, it would be in Buhari's favour to burn and destroy every last trace of such evidence.

gangar:

your article was ten years ago. Read an an interview with him on what happened,

I leave you guys with the excerpts from a buhari interview below



Question: General, I hope you’re aware that some years ago there was a controversy around a statement credited to you somewhere in Sokoto state in which you are reported to have said that Muslims should vote for Muslims. Now whether you were misquoted or not, whether you were misrepresented or not, that has caused some anxiety and some concern, understandably, to some Christians in the south of the country, in the Middle Belt, even in the north itself. So how do you intend to sell your candidacy to those people who have perceived you wrongly or rightly as a sectional candidate who is popular in the North because he is seen as the champion of Islam and Sharia? How do you propose to appeal to people who are concerned legitimately and anxious about you being a president who will implement Sharia nationally or who will limit the rights of Christians and promote the interest of Muslims? I want you to speak to those people.

General Buhari: Well, that perception remains. I know in 2003 I wrote to many Bishops and I could recall I visited (inaudible) in 2003 and 2007. As you said, it happened in Sokoto in 2000 before I participated in elections. The person who reported me by tribe is a Yoruba man, by religion a Muslim. He was not in Sokoto and does not understand Hausa, maybe he still doesn’t. How he got the story I don’t know. And the comment I made was that people in Sokoto know their people, that when the ban on politics is lifted they should choose the people that will represent them responsibly. This is common sense: if someone aspires to rule this country, he cannot afford to offend even pagans or even atheists—those who don’t even believe in God. These are the people that will vote. How can I say Muslims should not vote for Christians? Then do I expect Christians to vote me, a Muslim? I wrote to the Bishops. I explained to them, but I think, as you mentioned, perception, people hold on to their perception. Even the church leaders were careful to explain to their flock that there is no way any leader will, at the federal level, antagonize any of the religions. So, I wrote to the Bishops to explain but I am still very surprised that the perception remains.

So there is nothing I can do about it, but I will continue to explain my position. And I have backed it by facts that I have served the country’s military for 25 years. I did all the command and staff work, as a platoon commander to General Officer Commanding and the only still surviving officers that commanded three of the four commands in the Nigerian Army. And the Nigerian Army is about 75% Christian and nobody has ever said I took a decision against anybody because of his religion or his tribe. There are other tribes in the whole command. So, if for politically it sticks that I don’t like Christians, well it is very very unfortunate, but my performance in office at all stages has portrayed me as an impartial person, and I have believe that whoever is still bringing that case up, for whatever vote, will definitely fail in a free and fair election. The question of me being a sharia advocate and a hater of Christians has never happened and it will certainly fail.

Robotnik:

This Moderator is looking for trouble, after 10 years someone made a statement, it is now you are re-posting it. What are you trying to instigate here? There are trending topics and latest news like English premier league, Golden Globe awards, Armed Forces remembrance day etc that ought to occupy that front page or Home page.
Just My 2 Cents
Fellow Nairalander

bidemi12:


The reason you feel that way is because as a Nigerian you have never been used to proper democracy nor a normal electoral process. If a person makes his intention known about his political ambitions I would very much like to know about everything he has ever said or done in the past. This is very important because as a politician, he is deceptive by nature and would want to portray a saint at the time of campaign. What he did before his political ambition reflects his true nature and intentions. That is how it is done elsewhere: total scrutiny of one’s personal life. The sooner we understand this the better for us as a country. even if it is 100 years ago, i want to know. . . . .