The Presidency yesterday hit back at Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) leader Gen. Muhammadu Buhari for criticising government over last weekend’s gun attack on Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero. Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President Ayo Oritsejafor also said the Federal Government has failed in its commitment to security of the nation. He spoke through a statement on the attack on Alhaji Bayero. A statement in Abuja by the CAN president’s Special Assistant, Media/Public Affairs, Mr. Kenny Ashaka, said: “The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, is saddened by Saturday’s gun attack on the octogenarian and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero. The attack is disturbing and totally condemnable. This attack reinforces CAN’s call to the Federal Government on the need to do more in the area of securing Nigerians and Nigeria. “Although Nigerians are yet to know those behind the barbaric act, I want to, again, appeal to northern political, religious and traditional leaders to say and do more in order to, practically, engage those responsible for the ‘madness’ going on in northern Nigeria and find ways to help end this nightmare. “Too many innocent lives have been lost in unexplainable and avoidable circumstances and this reminds us of victims of bombed churches and those who have been killed by gunmen in their homes and places of worship. “I will like to remind Nigerians of my call to join me in fasting and prayers on the last Friday of every month, beginning from Friday, the 25th of January, 2013. Nigerians should pray for God’s mercy, an end to wickedness and peace over our dear nation. “As the Emir, his two sons and others injured in the attack recuperate, I wish them speedy recovery and pray to the Almighty God that the healing process should be perfected. I also condole with the families of the local council chairman, the emir’s driver and
the three body guards who were killed in the attack.” Reacting to Gen. Buhari’s statement on the attack on the Emir, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, described Gen. Buhari’s comments as unfortunate, reckless and opportunistic. Gen. Buhari had said the Nigerian state was not just under an ominous cloud of insecurity but all the citizens under the nation space are also victims. Describing the comments by Gen. Buhari and the CPC as “irresponsible”, Okupe cautioned against politicising the attack on the traditional ruler, stressing that the attempt by Gen. Buhari, the CPC
and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to disparage the Federal Government was uncalled for. Okupe said: “Any attempt to politicise this unfortunate attack on the revered Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero and members of his family is irresponsible. “Though the attack itself is regrettable, it is difficult at present to blame it on the Boko
Haram or terrorism, or in fact on some criminal elements within the society that hid under the spate of insecurity in the state to perpetuate this heinous crime.” The President’s aide added that the police and other security agencies were working round the clock to ensure that the perpetrators of the attack are arrested and prosecuted. Okupe cited the recent killing of over 20 school pupils in Connecticut, United States by a gunman to show how difficult it is to prevent crime in any part of the world. “At that moment in the United States, no American citizen or group blamed the killings on the President or the government, in spite of the avalanche of security apparatus and expertise available to the United States Government. “What any responsible government must be able to do is to ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous crimes are apprehended, arrested and prosecuted, according to the laws of the land. “We are not impressed by similar stance by the NLC that is supposed to be non partisan in nature and in all approaches. There is indeed absolutely no need to politicise this unfortunate attack on the revered Emir. “In times like this, like in all emergencies, what the nation ought to do is to pull together in the same direction and encourage the citizenry to give full support to government and all security agencies so as to ensure that the culprits are brought to justice.”

Cheap propanganda!

Buhari is a rejected blood sucking Demon.We don't need his opinion which he has shown has never been useful.That fool should wait till 2015 for his ultimate disgrace.

Let see how it goes. We are watching with our hands crossed

Chai.....evry1 of knws dat buhari is a man dat run shit.....

We have come to a point in this nation where GEJ,Okupe and co see evil when someone speak the truth about current issues in the country. Their wish is simple - everyone should shut up while the rot and insecurity continues.

Hypocritically, the lap dog had nothing to say about their buddy Ayo Oritsejafor.

egift: We have come to a point in this nation where GEJ,Okupe and co see evil when someone speak the truth about current issues in the country. Their wish is simple - everyone should shut up while the rot and insecurity continues.

Hypocritically, the lap dog had nothing to say about their buddy Ayo Oritsejafor.

Do you see that? Interesting... The are only interested in Buhari and NLC. The knew Oritsejafor was coming to Aso Rock to drink red win after the statement he made - no need to attack him - he is a friend and supporter of the thieves in Aso rock.

Nigerians hatred to buhari even frm
his
northerners is high. He shud stay side
for a moment. His gud name b4 yrs has
been tarnished. Nt buhari we do knw
b4 is de correct one. 90% of southerners don't like n can't vote him.
55% of northerners hate and cnt vote
him. He will b de foolish coward to
contest again. Nw northern youths
knws dia problem is frm de past
leaders which has been aired by one of
dia leaders. Poverty is nt de excuse
cus is also affect all regions. Majority
of
nig believes buhari is behind boko
haram. Even if is nt tru, he is nt doing enuf to clear his name frm it.
Attacking
d current administration which is a
failure to nigerians will nt give him
support frm people. Majority prefer
gej dan him. Sorry for nigeria.

fatdon2: Nigerians hatred to buhari even frm
his
northerners is high. He shud stay side
for a moment. His gud name b4 yrs has
been tarnished. Nt buhari we do knw
b4 is de correct one. 90% of southerners don't like n can't vote him.
55% of northerners hate and cnt vote
him. He will b de foolish coward to
contest again. Nw northern youths
knws dia problem is frm de past
leaders which has been aired by one of
dia leaders. Poverty is nt de excuse
cus is also affect all regions. Majority
of
nig believes buhari is behind boko
haram. Even if is nt tru, he is nt doing enuf to clear his name frm it.
Attacking
d current administration which is a
failure to nigerians will nt give him
support frm people. Majority prefer
gej dan him. Sorry for nigeria.

This unintelligent baby comment again?

They're right. Nigerians are so obsessed with politics that the value of human life becomes nothing more than an irrelevant argument point.
Nobody can stop all crime and all murder in any nation, nor can you assume someone perpetuates it because they're your political enemy.
Buhari's speed at blaming GEJ is very uncivilized.

If a person can only speak about another person when a problem comes about he's not a leader, wait till you find a person that will speak of solution and ideas before you set your crown on any head.

Ikengawo: They're right. Nigerians are so obsessed with politics that the value of human life becomes nothing more than an irrelevant argument point.
Nobody can stop all crime and all murder in any nation, nor can you assume someone perpetuates it because they're your political enemy.
Buhari's speed at blaming GEJ is very uncivilized.

If a person can only speak about another person when a problem comes about he's not a leader, wait till you find a person that will speak of solution and ideas before you set your crown on any head.

What are you saying? When traditional rulers who even have security around them are attacked in broad day light? What is the hope of common man on the street?

Wadeoye:

What are you saying? When traditional rulers who even have security around them are attacked in broad day light? What is the hope of common man on the street?

I agree, it shows that things have got bad in this country but we don't need to make it a political issue. These men are criminals and they're lazy and mentally derranged. We try to blame criminality on unemployment and bad government but that's simplifying the issues. Most of these criminals are simply to lazy and insane to work and they don't want work, they want fast easy money by any means even if they have to kill their fellow man.

Many of us have been unemployed, and most of use didn't commit crimes like terrorism, and kidnapping when we were unemployed because we're not bad people. Nigerians are god fearing people but like fools we think our government is some type of God. We believe government decides our destiny like God, we believe government determines when we live and when we die like God, we believe all bad can be ended by government as if GEJ is God.

There are many that are willing to kill their fellow man for a small stout in Nigeria and nobody made these people that way because you and I has suffered under the same conditions as them and seen the same power outages and we didn't want to kill anybody. These people are simply sick.
Buhari was out of line and insensitive in quickly making this about politics.
I even hesitate to make boko haram about jonathan, he didn't create it and if someone wants to take a bomb and blow someone else up, there's no way he can stop them period. Even the US is suffering under regular public killings and they have the best police force and army in the world.

teskyg: Buhari is a rejected blood sucking Demon.We don't need his opinion which he has shown has never been useful.That fool should wait till 2015 for his ultimate disgrace.

You forgot to say "first to comment". Foolish boy. If Buhari wins come 2015,people like you will be flogged with koboko to jail because I know that only the corrupt hate Buhari.

@ Mirajj,u go roast,Ur Uncle Buhari is too old and lacks the Intelligent to rule Nigeria.He hands are soiled with the blood of the Innocent.

fatdon2: Nigerians hatred to buhari even frm
his
northerners is high. He shud stay side
for a moment. His gud name b4 yrs has
been tarnished. Nt buhari we do knw
b4 is de correct one. 90% of southerners don't like n can't vote him.
55% of northerners hate and cnt vote
him. He will b de foolish coward to
contest again. Nw northern youths
knws dia problem is frm de past
leaders which has been aired by one of
dia leaders. Poverty is nt de excuse
cus is also affect all regions. Majority
of
nig believes buhari is behind boko
haram. Even if is nt tru, he is nt doing enuf to clear his name frm it.
Attacking
d current administration which is a
failure to nigerians will nt give him
support frm people. Majority prefer
gej dan him. Sorry for nigeria.

My friend,where did you get your statistics from that 55% of north do not support buhari? Please stop being a pessimist. The only people in the north that don't support Buhari are the Elites,and these elites constitute not up to 1% of the population. I can authoritatively tell you that in a free and fair election,Buhari will get at least 80% of northern votes. But dts not the topic of dicussion here

teskyg: @ Mirajj,u go roast,Ur Uncle Buhari is too old and lacks the Intelligent to rule Nigeria.He hands are soiled with the blood of the Innocent.

So,its that your retarrd uncle GEJ that has the intelligence to "rule" Nigeria?

What an insecure and intolerant government, averse to criticism; and inept at doing the right thing!

This big fat fool called Okupe is beyond redemption! A shameless person is better off dead.

Can any right thinking person tell us what Buhari said that is not true?

take dat: What an insecure and intolerant government, always averse to criticism and inept at doing the right thing!

True talk. This highlights the total political naivete of the Nigerian people. What we are seeing now is what 'accidental leaders' have done throughout history i.e blame others for their innate lack of ability that will make them fail, 100% of the time, in a position happenstance, and not ability or merit, put them in. History is littered with many examples of very poor accidental leaders who become very paranoid and operated with the sort of myopic siege mentality that was damaging to their Nation.

Most Nations have learnt from history to move beyond 'luck', ethnicity and religiosity in their national politic. Not so Nigeria. All the signs were there that this man is a disaster waiting to happen. His open frolicking with the most corrupt in the land, his nonchalant insistence Teslim Folarin be cleared from a murder probe so as to deliver delegate votes for him in Abuja, his disregard for the rule of law that saw him make OGD his SW campaign manager instead of sanctioning the thug for the disgraceful Ogun State legislative impeachment antics, etc, etc. All this pointed to a desperado unconcerned with doing the right thing and only interested in gaining power at any cost.

Despite all those glaring signs, many simple-minded folks chose to believe he must have good things for Nigeria since his path was "ordained by the god who cleared all obstacle out of the way" to see him become acting President and then substantive President after Yar Adua's death.

Even here on NL, religious loon attack anyone who criticise GEJ because we dare to criticise "god's anointed one". If it is not the religious psychos, it is the bigots shouting that Jonathan is criticised merely because the Yorubas and the Hausa/Fulani hate him. It all makes one want to puke. In the end, Nigerians deserve this man and they deserve his misrule, stupid excuses and the blame-shifting antics his Government is entirely about.

^ Haba bros!!! When so many Nigerians wanted to go from being shoeless to president! It was far too tempting not to put a rudderless man in charge.

Nigeria needs to heap piles and piles of money into security, triple the size of the police force if not more and protect the people for fVcks sake. There are many unemployed people in Nigeria so we are not lacking in man power, we also need to man the norther border by the thousands and turn that place into a minefield, we need to protect northern Nigerians from poor Jihadists across the border who want to make our country a hell hole like theirs.

typical of the presidency and it's attack dogs.so narrowly minded lots and so allergic to anybody saying the truth about their maladministration. but the good news is we won't stop saying senses to y'all dumb skull till you guys put a human face to your barbaric rule .

naijababe: ^ Haba bros!!! When so many Nigerians wanted to go from being shoeless to president! It was far too tempting not to put a rudderless man in charge.

Abi oooh !!!!

Is Okupe educated @ all

Is Buhari's statement not the reality we find ourselves in today.

And some deranged beings are even backing what Okupe is saying about Buhari


#Nigerins deserve the situation they are in. FRESH AIR then

.

I'm not surprised at Buhari's opportunistic rant.He so often tries to politicise every incident and shamelessly seeks to profit therefrom,however and unfortunately for him,the more he tries,the more uncaring,unempathic,hard-hearted and wicked he reveals himself to be and the more his desperation for power shows

rasputinn: I'm not surprised at Buhari's opportunistic rant.He so often tries to politicise every incident and shamelessly seeks to profit therefrom,however and unfortunately for him,the more he tries,the more uncaring,unempathic,hard-hearted and wicked he reveals himself to be and the more his desperation for power shows

Seems you do not know the role of opposition in a democracy. if a government saddled with the responsibility of protecting the lives and properties of its citizenry is negligent of its duty, the opposition cannot be blamed when it reminds government of dereliction of duty most especially when it is an honest criticism. There is nothing like politicising a stone faced reality, Government should sit-up and stop buck passing its misfortunes to others!

Attacking genuine traditional rulers means attacking the core fibre of the nation. It officially proclaim Nigeria as a nation without reverence,culture,security and ordinances. A nation where vultures rules,like Somalia and modern afganistan.

fatdon2: Nigerians hatred to buhari even frm
his
northerners is high. He shud stay side
for a moment. His gud name b4 yrs has
been tarnished. Nt buhari we do knw
b4 is de correct one. 90% of southerners don't like n can't vote him.
55% of northerners hate and cnt vote
him. He will b de foolish coward to
contest again. Nw northern youths
knws dia problem is frm de past
leaders which has been aired by one of
dia leaders. Poverty is nt de excuse
cus is also affect all regions. Majority
of
nig believes buhari is behind boko
haram. Even if is nt tru, he is nt doing enuf to clear his name frm it.
Attacking
d current administration which is a
failure to nigerians will nt give him
support frm people. Majority prefer
gej dan him. Sorry for nigeria.

Spot my guy.

It is only those who want to use Buhari for their selfish purpose that still try to sell the old bigot to Nigeria. Sooner or later they will run him to the grave!