olu070706:
"...and to educate non-muslims that they have nothing to fear". I guess you all read that too in that same statement.

These clear words of reassurance from Buhari to non-Muslims (Christians, Animists, Pagans & Others) in the purported quote must (to any reasonable thinking person) at least mean something.

Of course, the bigots would want to ignore them as if they have no significance at all or he never spoke or even meant them; because this would obviously run counter to their negative ambition to paint the man as a religious fanatic - which we all know is a mere propaganda to sell him short to the uninformed and the gullible in order to forestall his political ambition.

These ppl are unfortunately doing themselves and GEJ a disservice; because their lies and desperations are becoming more and more evident and Nigerians are no longer buying into it.

Collynzo29:
Even Shekau is committed to limiting his rubbish to the north, but Buhari wants to Islamize Nigeria as a whole.

but buhari is against shekau religion,and gej using shekau to eliminate north.

Buhari is the grand patron and voice behind Boko Haram..

Voting Buhari can never be different from voting Shekau..that is a simple fact!

Jesusloveyou:
but buhari is against shekau religion,and gej using shekau to eliminate north.

omenka:
Ok. Seen. Anything else

Is that all you have to say

thegreatman4ww:
Legally fighting for Sharia Law to be recognised by Nigerian Constitution and applied by Muslims brothers and sisters should not be tagged with odd names because Sharia was part of their religion (their written rules) and also Qu'ran. Unfortunate the Christain brothers and sisters do not written rules (the bible say a new convenant I will make with you (Israel/Christain/Jews) not as I made with your Father (Mosaic law which is the same as Sharia law...my law will be written in your heart so that no one will tell his brother). So Christain do not have any written law except their Holy Bible as guide, I knew if Christain brothers and sisters do have, they will also go the path of the Muslim brothers and sisters.

Religion is a personal thing. Everyone has the right to practice his/her religion in peace. But no one has the right to impose religious practice on people. Calling for the recognition of Sharia in the Nigerian constitution is same as declaring Islam as a State religion. Calling for the recognition of Sharia in the constitution is same as Converting non Muslims in Nigeria into Muslims by force. Is that what you call religious freedom? Yes many of you give the erroneous notion that it's just a rule applicable to only Muslims in Nigeria and Christians have nothing to worry about, that is nonsense and completely ridiculous. Do you know what it means to constitutionalize a particular religion into state Religion? Don't you realize that the call for the imposition of Sharia is a call for the declaration of Islam as the only state religion in Nigeria as it was done in Islamic Countries in the middle East? That doesn't sound like freedom. It's oppression.
No one is forcing Muslims not to practice their sharia. They have their mosque. Let them practice their activities there as they wish. They have no right whatsoever to call for the imposition of an Islamic law into the constitution under the pretence that it's only for Muslims. That would be a call for anarchy. Nigeria by constitution is a secular state and shall remain so till the end of the earth.

We shall continue to resist Islamisation and Sharialisation of Nigeria; we shall continue to resist Buhari and his touted Muslim-Muslim ticket!

SAY NO TO SHARIA!
SAY NO TO BUHARI!!

In 2011, it was 'Northerners vs Southerners' and GEJ used that to his full advantage.
In 2015, GEJ travelling to Israel and kneeling before clergies to whip up religious sentiments.
Shame some eejits are falling for it.
How many christians died during immigration job saga? How many Muslims have been killed by BH? How many Christian youths are unemployed?
Buhari has NEVER put up a religious front. He even stated in one interview that he 'was not knowledgeable enough' to comment on issues of Sharia.
I am however not baffled, because most of the people commenting against Buhari are his worst critics who are hanging to the last thread of religion to tarnish the man's image
GEJ on the other hand has ruled for 6 years and is directly responsible for the death of thousands of Nigeria through insecurity and poverty.

thegreatman4ww:


And Buhari was a political office holder when he made the statement? We need religion tolerant in this country.

Is Buhari not planning to contest for the Presidency in 2015?

Eheheheheeee... Why are TANdroids pissing in their panties over Buhari.

The sheer exuberance to demonize this man is alarming. Why not simply promote the strong lines of your favorite candidate? The fact that Atiku, Sam Nda Isaiah and Kwankwaso have not even merited any assault from TANdroids shows where their morbid fear lies!

As i can remember during buhari regime nigeria was an Islamic country i can remember naira note with arabic symbols on it

2015 election has gone beyond normal election.
Its abt my future and that of my children, community as christians. Sm ppl think its impossible to islamise Nigeria but what really does it take to do that....a muslim president, majority support frm the house(sm re indifferent n can be bought) and sponsored terror group in our backyard bombing n forcing us to convert....and if anyone think muslims re not capable of this then he need glasses to see the writing on the wall.

barcanista:
Ayo bling Oritsejafor has tarnished the name of Christianity, he along with the PDP and their muslim fundamentalists up North are the ones causing these problems. GMB is innocent

Here is my challemge sir.

If Pa Ayo is guilty of gun running for Boko Haram, may evil never depart from him and those of us who believe his explanations.

If on the other hand, he is innocent, then may evil never depart from those of you who who insist he is guilty!

If you are bold, please append an Amen

Sharia is a constitution that supports moral uprightness and decorum within any society. I don't think we should be afraid to embrace it.

noblezone:


Here is my challemge sir.

If Pa Ayo is guilty of gun running for Boko Haram, may evil never depart from him and those of us who believe his explanations.

If on the other hand, he is innocent, then may evil never depart from those of you who who insist he is guilty!

If you are bold, please append an Amen

Whether his gunrunning is for BH or for al qaeda is inconsequential. Gunrunning is gunrunning. If he is innocent, he should submit himself for Probe rather than hiding under the shield of clown Jonathan. beside, he broke our Aviation law too by leasing a "Private" Jet for commercial value. He can't deny his involvement and I challenge him to face the Prosecutors or he should travel to South Africa.

A clear conscience fears no accusation.

As for you and your trolling lines, MAY GOD PUNISH your nonsense...

I sincerely believe it will help Jonathan's cause a great deal if his supporters tell us or convince us why we should return him to Aso rock with our votes instead of playing this highly divisive religious card again and again. Okay fine,Op, you have given us a reason why we should not vote for Buhari but there are hundreds of reasons why Jonathan shouldn't be returned either. I think religion or tribe shouldn't be a consideration in selecting or choosing a leader,but then this Nigeria.

PointB:
We shall continue to resist Islamisation and Sharialisation of Nigeria; we shall continue to resist Buhari and his touted Muslim-Muslim ticket!

SAY NO TO SHARIA!
SAY NO TO BUHARI!!

You still reason like this at your age?

Religious extremists and fanatics are crusaders of terrorism,they deserve no place in govrnance.
Death to religious extremists.

thegreatman4ww:


And Buhari was a political office holder when he made the statement? We need religion tolerant in this country.

Was he not longing to become one then?
A politician of his sort should leave religion to the clerics.
It is scary that this man has such deeply polarised ideologies.

chacoonder:
Sharia is a constitution that supports moral uprightness and decorum within any society. I don't think we should be afraid to embrace it.

You and ur dumb family should relocate to Saudi Arabia or go to Syrian lands controlled by ISIS to enjoy ur sharia.

The laws are enough,we don't need any useless/primitive sharia law-God has created man free,no mortal or bunch of fanatics can change this.

major466:

Religion is a personal thing. Everyone has the right to practice his/her religion in peace. But no one has the right to impose religious practice on people. Calling for the recognition of Sharia in the Nigerian constitution is same as declaring Islam as a State religion. Calling for the recognition of Sharia in the constitution is same as Converting non Muslims in Nigeria into Muslims by force. Is that what you call religious freedom? Yes many of you give the erroneous notion that it's just a rule applicable to only Muslims in Nigeria and Christians have nothing to worry about, that is nonsense and completely ridiculous. Do you know what it means to constitutionalize a particular religion into state Religion? Don't you realize that the call for the imposition of Sharia is a call for the declaration of Islam as the only state religion in Nigeria as it was done in Islamic Countries in the middle East? That doesn't sound like freedom. It's oppression.
No one is forcing Muslims not to practice their sharia. They have their mosque. Let them practice their activities there as they wish. They have no right whatsoever to call for the imposition of an Islamic law into the constitution under the pretence that it's only for Muslims. That would be a call for anarchy. Nigeria by constitution is a secular state and shall remain so till the end of the earth.

Your rant above goes to prove that:

You are ignorant because it clearly appears that you do not understand the issue you are talking about.

You lack comprehension because you fail to correctly interpret Buhari's message as he was quoted.

You are unfortunately a victim of your own gullibility and brainwashing, who sadly also fell for the ongoing malicious propaganda against the person of GMB and his political ambition.

Contrary to what you said (and were probably misled) Sharia is already a done deed; it is already a part of our constitution, under the provision of freedom of religion.
The only difference being that Muslims were agitating for its implementation where it was not in place - as they see it as a right as provided by the constitution.

Yes, Sharia is for Muslims only and not intended to affect non-Muslims; that was why Buhari emphasized on the need for Muslims to educate non-Muslims in order that they would have nothing to fear - a clear message of reassurance that brainwashed bigots like have chosen to ignore even though it is still out there for you to read and understand.
That is also the reason why non-Muslims in the Sharia states have carried on living freely practising their own religion without the fear of imposition by the state (pls don't even mention Boko Haram here (I anticipate you would) because they are a rebel group without legitimacy and therefore not representing any part of this country).

No, implementing Sharia as some states in the northern region have done does not mean those states have adopted Islam as their state religion; (quite on the contrary, this is a big lie as being peddled by bigots like you) because it would be against the constitution.
If this were true, there would have been strong opposition to it, especially from Christians (as evidenced by their hostility to Islam) and indeed there would have been no reason why religious bodies like CAN would not have gone to court - and won.

God has given you a brain, why not start using it by reasoning and asking questions; do not succumb to brainwashing and negative cheap propaganda of political hate and ethno religious defamation.

pendy79:
The lack of understading exhibited by the OP and some commentaries on this thread is on a level beyond reasoning.

If the speech was at a seminar organised by the council of sharia as indicated in the last paragragh of the newspaper cutting you posted ? Do you expect him to tell them that MOSAIC law should be adopted? His audience nececitated his words. I will only be concern if you have any evidence that he implemented or dabbled into sharia implementation when he was head of state

Are u supporting or againsting

omenka:
[s]We have seen this over a thousand times on this forum and it is getting too damn boring. Don't these folks have any other card to play?? I can bet my life you will see a dozen more of threads like this before the day runs out. Why aren't they giving us reasons to vote Jonathan?? Why is it so difficult to sell Jonathan using his "unparalleled developmental strides"?? What has jonathan achieved since he got into Aso Rock besides polarising Nigerians along religious and tribal lines??[/s] Ask them this question: how many of them wouldn't prefer living the rest of their lives in a place like UAE or Qatar to living in Nigeria??

[s]If you think you can't vote for Buhari because of some flimsy reason as the statement above, then goodluck to you.
I'm as Christian as can be and I say this with every sense of responsibility in me, Buhari is God's gift to this nation, and I will cast my vote in his favour 50times over even if he looses his 49th contest!![/s]

I know in your mind you feel you have made sense, but yes you have, to little minds ofcourse. However i will excercise restraint in addressing you on the bolded, quick question for you:
Is Qatar or UAE a religiously heterogeneous country or not compared to Nigeria?

Is the religious denomination of scountries like Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia etc same as that of Nigeria?

omenka:
We have seen this over a thousand times on this forum and it is getting too damn boring. Don't these folks have any other card to play?? I can bet my life you will see a dozen more of threads like this before the day runs out. Why aren't they giving us reasons to vote Jonathan?? Why is it so difficult to sell Jonathan using his "unparalleled developmental strides"?? What has jonathan achieved since he got into Aso Rock besides polarising Nigerians along religious and tribal lines?? Ask them this question: how many of them wouldn't prefer living the rest of their lives in a place like UAE or Qatar to living in Nigeria??

If you think you can't vote for Buhari because of some flimsy reason as the statement above, then goodluck to you.
I'm as Christian as can be and I say this with every sense of responsibility in me, Buhari is God's gift to this nation, and I will cast my vote in his favour 50times over even if he looses his 49th contest!!

Y d super story, tell me if buahri supporters aren't attacking GEJ personality itz left to u, tovote for who u think is d best man... Itz politics

Jesusloveyou:
are we not in democracy,if our representative vote in favour of capital punishment like china i.e who steal,cut off d hand,in order to reduce crime,i am also a christian fanatic,unlike gej who claim to be christian,abate corruption,drinks ogogoro.if u want to put religions first before development,so be it.

Outrageous!

pendy79:
Pls people spamming my mention should please address my concern that they should show evidence of him implementing sharia when he as a military head of state ruling with fiat and decree if he supported or adopted sharia as the basis of our constitution?

If you have nothing to back your claims, will it be now that he will be under legislative oversights of the Senate, the HORs and all 36 states house of ASSEMBly before he pass a bill into law that he will now implement it.

Every public speaker knows your speech at an event is based solely on your audience and what you're asked to talk about. If you've damming and compelling evidence of him promoting sharia when he had autocratic power please post it here

I beg who once registered Nigeria as a Muslim country

barcanista:
Buhari was Military Head of State for 20months, Yet he didn't implement anything that looked like Islamic rule. For the past couple of month, we have been exposing the fraud and propaganda perpetrated by the PDP and her saTANs to tarnish the image and reputation of the Amiable General Muhammadu Buhari. I am typing this with all sense of responsibility that those against GMB are the religious bigot, divisionists and corruptly the driven. Come February next year, We shall thumbprint for His Excellency General Muhammadu Buhari and return him to Aso Rock.

#i-Believe

"...and to educate non-muslims that they have nothing to fear". I guess you all read that too in that same

hizroyalflynes:
"...and to educate non-muslims that they have nothing to fear". I guess you all read that too in that same

Yes I did

hizroyalflynes:

I beg who once registered Nigeria as a Muslim country

Who did?

Ikwokrikwo:
What is the difference between implementing full sharia across the country and forcing everyone to convert to Islam?
I see none.
This is scary.
Imagine me not being able to take a bottle of beer in my own state that has nothing to do with Islam under Buhari?
War

Lol... Some people don't know d value of what they have until they loose it..

hizroyalflynes:

I beg who once registered Nigeria as a Muslim country

Funny thing is that it was a christian head of state Gowon that first sent a delegation to the meeting of the OIC in 1971. He ensured and signed the observer status of nigeria in the OIC in 1974. Babangida adminstration in 1986 upgraded our membership status from observer to full member. So you willsee it was just lack of education and ignorance to put anything on Buhari on the issue of the OIC.

major466:

Religion is a personal thing. Everyone has the right to practice his/her religion in peace. But no one has the right to impose religious practice on people. Calling for the recognition of Sharia in the Nigerian constitution is same as declaring Islam as a State religion. Calling for the recognition of Sharia in the constitution is same as Converting non Muslims in Nigeria into Muslims by force. Is that what you call religious freedom? Yes many of you give the erroneous notion that it's just a rule applicable to only Muslims in Nigeria and Christians have nothing to worry about, that is nonsense and completely ridiculous. Do you know what it means to constitutionalize a particular religion into state Religion? Don't you realize that the call for the imposition of Sharia is a call for the declaration of Islam as the only state religion in Nigeria as it was done in Islamic Countries in the middle East? That doesn't sound like freedom. It's oppression.
No one is forcing Muslims not to practice their sharia. They have their mosque. Let them practice their activities there as they wish. They have no right whatsoever to call for the imposition of an Islamic law into the constitution under the pretence that it's only for Muslims. That would be a call for anarchy. Nigeria by constitution is a secular state and shall remain so till the end of the earth.

Then you free free to go and delete sections in Nigeria 1999 Constitution as amended that established and empowered Sharia Laws and Courts. Maybe those members of National Assembly (senate and Reps) including the then Christian President are all Islamic extremists? And the inclusion thereof in the constitution had forced all Nigerians to become muslims and abolished non-muslims activities, hmm?
Only fools speaks without proper and logically reasonings...please if you feel like quoting me, kindly read previous post of mine on the thread.