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GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by dexter1983(m): 11:10am On Oct 02, 2014
I know you have heard a lot of horrible things about GMB but here are some things you might not have heard about him.

Many of us did not know what BUHARI did during his public life,i present to you some of the strengths of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari during his life in public service to our dear Nation.He may not be perfect but he has some great capacity you should know. I present to you GMB.

#BUHARI's_Few_Perfomances! Enjoy!

GMB did not borrow a kobo to build all the refineries.

GMB has been investigated through and thorough without indictment. They set bombers after him. Allah saved him.

No white paper ever indicted GMB. EFCC and or ICPC never had cause to invite GMB for question though is not best of friends with any leader.

It was impossible to divert PTF drugs to parallel market. The smallest tablet hat 'PTF' logo engraved on it.

Over 60% of drugs supplied by the PTF were locally produced. Confirm from Neimetj pharmaceuticals, Emzor and others.

PTF contractors never needed to lobby or grease palms to get LPOs under GMB.

Roads constructed by PTF not only cost less than world Bank funded roads, they we're also better qualitatively.

PTF, for the period it existed under GMB published its annual reports.

PTF projects remain the most transparent, cost effective and of highest quality ever executed by any government or parastatal in Nigeria.

GMB closed Nigerian borders in January 1984 to stem smuggling. The Mangals will never support Buhari, but the exploited dey kampe.

Gmb's official car as Head of state for 604 days was a peugeot 504 ordinary (not bullet proof)

GMB wrestled major concession from OPED in 1984 to increase oil production quota from 1.3mbpd to 1.45mbpd.

Counter trade under GMB gave us spare parts and components for industrialization from Europe, and Latin America.

GMB introduced the counter-trade in May, 1984, revamped the economy and enhanced industrialization. That is visionary leader.

GMB launched the Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI) as a 5 year project in May, 1985. Till date, they use it as conduit pipe.

GMB paid all debts and was exporting 100,000 barrel of extra refined fuel. Nigeria never imported a pint of refined PMS.

GMB throughout his tenure as HoS did not increase cost of fuel & never allocated a single oil well to any1 or his wife's taylor

GMB launched 'Anti corruption and Economic Sabotage laws on 14/5/85. He recovered all loots and jailed all looters. They hate Buhari on this.

GMB institutionalised 'Nationalism and Patriotism on 21st August, 1984. Nigeria first before self.

GMB procured 30 brand new luxury air bus planes for Nigeria Airways. Today, Nigeria Airways is history.

Note that international oil price then was $18 and below while GMB was there. Yet he did not borrow a kobo and he paid all debts that he met.

GMB recovered all looted money from the 'rats' within his first 100 days in power. See why all 'big men' detest Buhari.

GMB stopped money trafficking with just one stroke and in just one day action. Nigeria gain 50% of all the money in circulation.

GMB changed the color of the Naira in April 1984 and the Naira took 100% gain over the dollar.

GMB met Naira exchange rate to the dollar at N2.50; he shored it up to N0.90 to the dollar in his first 90 days. That is economic management.

GMB laid 3,200 kilometer of pipeline to supply the depots. No regime added an inch. We can't even protect them. We now break them and steal.

GMB build 20 oil depots across Nigeria to distribute refined fuel and hold reserve for 45 days. That is a visionary leader per excellence.

GMB did not borrow a kobo to build all the refineries.

GMB upgraded the Port Harcourt refinery from 70million BPD to 100m BPD and further to current 150m BPD. He set the economy they loot today.

GMB signed the contract for the Kaduna Refinery. Those looting the economy today should know who planted the seeds.

GMB signed the contract of Warri Refinery in 1977 as Minister. He set the foundation of 'na our oyel'.

GMB throughout his tenure as Head of State did not increase cost of fuel and never allocated a single oil well to anybody.

GMB as former Head of State, PTF chief, Gov, Commander and Petroleum minister never has a foreign account or any property outside Nigeria.

GMB as PTF chairman was 'earning' N15,000 as sitting allowance. Maximum sitting was twice in a month.

His Integrity precedes him .GMB left PTF since 1999, no company or person has come up of any charge of fraud or bias against him.

GMB was HoS for 604 days. He paid all Nigeria's debts, refined all fuel for local consumption and exported 100k barrel daily.

GMB left the post of GOC, Jos, since 1983, no singer soldier who served under him has come up with complaint of segregation or bigotry.

GMB left PTF since 1999, no company or person has come up of any charge of fraud or bias against him.

GMB left power over 29 years ago,No group or individual; christian or Muslim has come up with any charge of bias or fraud against him.

I PRESENT TO YOU THE MAN GMB...A CHANGE AGENT.
LETS SUPPORT HIM FOR 2015.

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by OgologoDimkpa: 11:17am On Oct 02, 2014
@ OP-How much were you paid for writing this crap sad

Even if GMB is the best qualified candidate for this job, he'll never rule Nigeria again.
NIgerian still have memeories

Btw, it is GEJ till 2019!!!

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by moscobabs(m): 11:22am On Oct 02, 2014
OgologoDimkpa: @ OP-How much were you paid for writing this crap sad

Even if GMB is the best qualified candidate for this job, he'll never rule Nigeria again.
NIgerian still have memeories

Btw, it is GEJ till 2019!!!
Bad belle

GEJ TILL 2015
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by OgologoDimkpa: 11:24am On Oct 02, 2014
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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by OgologoDimkpa: 11:24am On Oct 02, 2014
moscobabs:

GEJ TILL 2019
FIXED!
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by benELOHIM7(m): 11:26am On Oct 02, 2014
why dint he build it in his fathers land?
dexter1983: I know you have heard a lot of horrible things about GMB but here are some things you might not have heard about him.

Many of us did not know what BUHARI did during his public life,i present to you some of the strengths of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari during his life in public service to our dear Nation.He may not be perfect but he has some great capacity you should know. I present to you GMB.

#BUHARI's_Few_Perfomances! Enjoy!

GMB did not borrow a kobo to build all the refineries.

GMB has been investigated through and thorough without indictment. They set bombers after him. Allah saved him.

No white paper ever indicted GMB. EFCC and or ICPC never had cause to invite GMB for question though is not best of friends with any leader.

It was impossible to divert PTF drugs to parallel market. The smallest tablet hat 'PTF' logo engraved on it.

Over 60% of drugs supplied by the PTF were locally produced. Confirm from Neimetj pharmaceuticals, Emzor and others.

PTF contractors never needed to lobby or grease palms to get LPOs under GMB.

Roads constructed by PTF not only cost less than world Bank funded roads, they we're also better qualitatively.

PTF, for the period it existed under GMB published its annual reports.

PTF projects remain the most transparent, cost effective and of highest quality ever executed by any government or parastatal in Nigeria.

GMB closed Nigerian borders in January 1984 to stem smuggling. The Mangals will never support Buhari, but the exploited dey kampe.

Gmb's official car as Head of state for 604 days was a peugeot 504 ordinary (not bullet proof)

GMB wrestled major concession from OPED in 1984 to increase oil production quota from 1.3mbpd to 1.45mbpd.

Counter trade under GMB gave us spare parts and components for industrialization from Europe, and Latin America.

GMB introduced the counter-trade in May, 1984, revamped the economy and enhanced industrialization. That is visionary leader.

GMB launched the Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI) as a 5 year project in May, 1985. Till date, they use it as conduit pipe.

GMB paid all debts and was exporting 100,000 barrel of extra refined fuel. Nigeria never imported a pint of refined PMS.

GMB throughout his tenure as HoS did not increase cost of fuel & never allocated a single oil well to any1 or his wife's taylor

GMB launched 'Anti corruption and Economic Sabotage laws on 14/5/85. He recovered all loots and jailed all looters. They hate Buhari on this.

GMB institutionalised 'Nationalism and Patriotism on 21st August, 1984. Nigeria first before self.

GMB procured 30 brand new luxury air bus planes for Nigeria Airways. Today, Nigeria Airways is history.

Note that international oil price then was $18 and below while GMB was there. Yet he did not borrow a kobo and he paid all debts that he met.

GMB recovered all looted money from the 'rats' within his first 100 days in power. See why all 'big men' detest Buhari.

GMB stopped money trafficking with just one stroke and in just one day action. Nigeria gain 50% of all the money in circulation.

GMB changed the color of the Naira in April 1984 and the Naira took 100% gain over the dollar.

GMB met Naira exchange rate to the dollar at N2.50; he shored it up to N0.90 to the dollar in his first 90 days. That is economic management.

GMB laid 3,200 kilometer of pipeline to supply the depots. No regime added an inch. We can't even protect them. We now break them and steal.

GMB build 20 oil depots across Nigeria to distribute refined fuel and hold reserve for 45 days. That is a visionary leader per excellence.

GMB did not borrow a kobo to build all the refineries.

GMB upgraded the Port Harcourt refinery from 70million BPD to 100m BPD and further to current 150m BPD. He set the economy they loot today.

GMB signed the contract for the Kaduna Refinery. Those looting the economy today should know who planted the seeds.

GMB signed the contract of Warri Refinery in 1977 as Minister. He set the foundation of 'na our oyel'.

GMB throughout his tenure as Head of State did not increase cost of fuel and never allocated a single oil well to anybody.

GMB as former Head of State, PTF chief, Gov, Commander and Petroleum minister never has a foreign account or any property outside Nigeria.

GMB as PTF chairman was 'earning' N15,000 as sitting allowance. Maximum sitting was twice in a month.

His Integrity precedes him .GMB left PTF since 1999, no company or person has come up of any charge of fraud or bias against him.

why dint he build it in his fathers land? GMB was HoS for 604 days. He paid all Nigeria's debts, refined all fuel for local consumption and exported 100k barrel daily.

GMB left the post of GOC, Jos, since 1983, no singer soldier who served under him has come up with complaint of segregation or bigotry.

GMB left PTF since 1999, no company or person has come up of any charge of fraud or bias against him.

GMB left power over 29 years ago,No group or individual; christian or Muslim has come up with any charge of bias or fraud against him.

I PRESENT TO YOU THE MAN GMB...A CHANGE AGENT.
LETS SUPPORT HIM FOR 2015.
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by dexter1983(m): 11:30am On Oct 02, 2014
OgologoDimkpa: @ OP-How much were you paid for writing this crap sad

Even if GMB is the best qualified candidate for this job, he'll never rule Nigeria again.
NIgerian still have memeories

Btw, it is GEJ till 2019!!!

I gave you verifiable facts!...you are crying...y na bad belle!
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by OgologoDimkpa: 11:32am On Oct 02, 2014
dexter1983:

I gave you verifiable facts!...you are crying...y na bad belle!
Not at all.
GMB is a serial loser and will still lose again if he contests.
Mark my word.

GEJ till 2019!!
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by dexter1983(m): 11:32am On Oct 02, 2014
benELOHIM7: why dint he build it in his fathers land?

because he is not ethnicity biased,if its another person he will build it in daura and nothing we can do about it,but he choose warri,Una place...what a man!

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by dexter1983(m): 11:35am On Oct 02, 2014
OgologoDimkpa:
Not at all.
GMB is a serial loser and will still lose again if he contests.
Mark my word.

GEJ till 2019!!

The bible says only the truth can set you free...you know the truth but you choose to follow what you like...posterity will judge us all.

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by tinuolababy(f): 11:39am On Oct 02, 2014
If he wins d coming election, he don be for jonathan and the rest be that but they wl rather rig the election than allow him win cos so many people wl end up in jail.

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by donphilopus: 11:42am On Oct 02, 2014
OgologoDimkpa: @ OP-How much were you paid for writing this crap sad

Even if GMB is the best qualified candidate for this job, he'll never rule Nigeria again.
NIgerian still have memeories

Btw, it is GEJ till 2019!!!

That's why your stupidity has no cure. Try refund the money your parents spent on you to see that you become a better person in life cos you ain't worth it!

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by TechWalker007: 11:43am On Oct 02, 2014
22 REASONS WHY BUHARI CAN NEVER RULE NIGERIA


In my books, Buhari is a pretentious anti-corruption fighter. The trajectory of a man's journey in public life matters. For the follwoing reasons I can not vote for Buhari

1. He is an oligarch who does not believe in equality before the law. The way he jailed Lateef Jakande, Jim Nwobodo, Ambrose Ali, Pa Adekunle Ajasin, Chief Ayo Ojewumi on cases that had no foundation and allowed Awwal Ibrahim, the then Niger State governor, who was arrested in Heathrow Airport in London with 14 million pounds sterling and several millions of Niara and dollars to be under house arrest is my evidence. He also allowed Shehu Kangiwa, Sokoto State Governor who conducted and supervised the famous Bakolori Massacre of poor peasant farmers whose land were appropriated without compesation to remain under house arrest.

1(a) Ayo Ojewumi became blind as a result of his imprisonment over false charges and died shortly after.

1 (b) Prof. Ambrose Alli also became blind as a result of this false imprisonment. When he died, he had only one undeveloped plot of land to his name.

1© Pa Adekule Ajasin was never the same after his eventual release and remained sickly for the rest of his life. Whe he died, he never had any property anywhere in the world except the one he had built from his sweat as long term teacher and school principal in Owo township.

2. He put in place a retroactive law that killed three men, innocent men in my book, by public execution. He left untouched an alleged well known drug baron in Ibrahim Babangida who later overthrew his government.

3. He jailed Ndukar Irabor and Tunde Thompson of the Guardian on stories that were factually true under Decree 4. He had told the Nigerian journalists then that it did not matter whether the story reported was true or not, if his regime did not like it, the writer would go to jail.

4. He supervised the smuggling of 53 suitcases filled with cash througth the MMA against the protests of General Tunde Idiagbon and ironically, Abubakar Atiku, the then Director General of the Customs who later became the Vice President and a compromised politician himself. This smuggling of the suit cases were supervised by his ADC, Col. Mustapha Jokolo.

5. He jailed Fela Anikulapo -Kuti on trumped up charges under emergency law which prompted the sentencing judge to confess that he was ordered to do so and apologised to the late musician. It was Buhari's administration that said it has "decided to deal with this Fela problem once and for all."

6. He convinced all the northern political leaders against allowing the National Identity Card program because according to him, this would unravel the myth of Northern population majority

7. He is an Islamic fundamentalist, the Bin Laden of Nigeria, who told his northern followers never to vote for anyone who was not a muslim.

8. He is a coup plotter.

9. He has never been able to account to Nigerians what he did with the 20 billion Naira of the Petroleum Trust Fund of which he was the chairman under Sani Abacha.
9(a) He has not been able to point to any project that he prosecuted outside the Northern Nigeria with the so-caled trust fund.

10. He was in full support of all the atrocities of Sani Abacha against the Nigerian people. There is no single record of his criticism of Sani Abacha during those dark days when Nigeria was on precipice. It shows that he is a patriot of convenience and as such unfit to lead the country.

11. Buhari, as part of his tribalistic practices placed President Shagari under house arrest inside a palatia mansion in Ikoyi while he locked up Shagari's Vice, Alex Ekwueme in Kirikiri Prison. Shagari is Hausa/Fulani like him while Alex Ekwueme is an Igboman.

12. Ikemba Emeka Ojukwu, another Igboman who returned from 13years exile just a little over a year then was as well locked up in Kiri Kiri Prison by meanhearted Buhari.Up till today we are not told what was Emeka's offence.

13. Busari Adelakun died of ulcer because Buhari refused him to be taken out of prison for immediate medical attention.The then Governor of Ogun State,Bisi Onabanjo suffered similar fate which we were told led to his untimely death.

14. Buhari ransacked the house of our late sage, Obafemi Awolowo and confisticated his International passport. Which civilized democratic society would elect the likes of Buhari as President,the same individual who overthrew an elected President? Never!

15. Plus Buhari having Sam Mbakwe in jail, went for one of Mbakwe's wives. He established himself again for what he was/is letting Mbakwe receive in jailhouse news of the death of another of Mbakwe's two wives. One (I can't remember his name now; Odenigbo?) also died in jail.

16. Buhari's henchman and sponsor, CPC governorship candidate for Kano State, is Mohammed Abacha, the same person that had/ran a personal killing squad, co ordinated the killing of Kudirat Abiola & attempted to kill Ibru; and also stashed money in underground tanks, all less than 13 years ago, Nigerians have very short selective memory. Shame!

17. Buhari discriminated against persons from other ethnic groups/faiths; and that as PTF Chairman, he employed an overwhelming number of Fulani/Hausa/Moslem people at the detriment of other groups and concentrated PTF projects in the North. If in doubt read El Rufai's testimony where he wrote about Katsina boys who used the money they made at PTF to bankroll Yar'Adua's election in 1999.

18. Buhari is unforgiven. When he "took over" by coup in 1983, even remembered an article written a very very long time ago by Bisi Onabanjo ('The Mallams are coming') and a later one in which Onabanjo wrote that people should watch out for that "gangly officer from the north" after Buhari gave a no holds barred speech at some Army function where he was reported to be very openly pro Fulani and pro Islam to the exclusive of all else and also talked about termination of democratic rule. For that, Onabanjo got one of the harshest jail terms and treatments.

19. Buhari intolerance is worse than Obasanjo's. When he was adopted as the ANPP's candidate on the night of the party's Primaries without prior warning to the other candidates and a few of them protested, Buhari got up and made a speech that those people must be disciplined. I subsequently saw him on BBC's "hard talk" and he frightened me and the interviewer with his archaic and fundamentalist intolerant views. His understanding and articulation is very much in doubt.

20. The evil genius, IBB and his crew similarly ran rings around Buhari. On the 10th anniversary of Abacha's demise, Buhari said that Abacha stole nothing from Nigeria! Despite millions of Dollars recovered from banks around the world and the Abacha family signing a formal agreement to return over $1 billion dollars, Buhari still said that Abacha's stealing remains an unproved allegation!!!! Why? Because Abacha set Buhari up like an emperor and let him use oil money from the Niger Delta to develop the North without supervision or questions.

21. Buhari snubbed the same Nigerians he now wants their votes by refusing to appear before Justice Oputa Truth and Reconciliation Panel. Despite the fact that Buhari knew how inportant reconciliation is to the stability of democracy. Buhari has never apologised at anytime.

22. Buhari executed Lawal Ojuolape (30), Bernard Ogedengbe (29) and Bartholomew Owoh (26). To put it quite plainly, one of those three – Ogedengbe - was executed for a crime that did not carry a capital forfeit at the time it was committed. and At the time Ogedengbe committed the crime it did not carry that punishment. If we must live as civilised citizens we must go by the rules. Article 11.2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads: "No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission WHICH DID NOT CONSTITUTE A PENAL OFFENCE, under national or international law at the time when it was committed. NOR SHALL A HEAVIER PUNISHMENT BE IMPOSED THAN THE ONE THAT WAS APPLICABLE AT THE TIME THE PENAL OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED. Killing people with retroactive laws is not the civilised thing to do - and for as long as we will have people who refuse to see the truth only because their heroes are inching to rule when they have not purged themselves we will continue to wallow in misery.

If Nigerians reward dangerous, insensitive, dishonest, mean, cruel, partial, egoistic, religious, fundamendalist, conscienceless human being like MOHAMMADU BUHARI with the presidency of Nigeria with his kind of track record, then why do we still wonder why Nigeria has not and will not make it?

I can not in good conscience support Buhari's candidacy on the above grounds. I wish we have intelligent people who know what democracy means. I wish we have civilized minds. However, I am 100 percent sure that Buhari will never again rule Nigeria.

For the good of Nigeria, vote any other candidate, but SAY NO TO BUHARI!!!

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by OgologoDimkpa: 11:44am On Oct 02, 2014
donphilopus:

That's why your stupidity has no cure. Try refund the money your parents spent on you to see that you become a better person in life cos you ain't worth it!
I've known since that you're GMB campaign manager on Nairaland.
But your plans to impose him on Nigerians will not work.

Buhari will never, I repeat will never rule Nigeria again. sad

GEJ till 2019!!!

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by TechWalker007: 11:44am On Oct 02, 2014
General Mohammadu Buhari

The grounds on which General Buhari is being promoted as the alternative choice are not only shaky, but pitifully naive.



History matters. Records are not kept simply to assist the weakness of memory, but to operate as guides to the future.

Of course, we know that human beings change. What the claims of personality change or transformation impose on us is a rigorous inspection of the evidence, not wishful speculation or behind-the-scenes assurances.

Public offence, crimes against a polity, must be answered in the public space, not in caucuses of bargaining.

In Buhari, we have been offered no evidence of the sheerest prospect of change. On the contrary, all evident suggests that this is one individual who remains convinced that this is one ex-ruler that the nation cannot call to order.

Buhari – need one remind anyone – was one of the generals who treated a Commission of Enquiry, the Oputa Panel, with unconcealed disdain. Like Babangida and Abdusalami, he refused to put in appearance even though complaints that were tabled against him involved a career of gross abuses of power and blatant assault on the fundamental human rights of the Nigerian citizenry.

Prominent against these charges was an act that amounted to nothing less than judicial murder, the execution of a citizen under a retroactive decree.

Does Decree 20 ring a bell? If not, then, perhaps the names of three youths – Lawal Ojuolape (30), Bernard Ogedengbe (29) and Bartholomew Owoh (26) do. To put it quite plainly, one of those three – Ogedengbe – was executed for a crime that did not carry a capital forfeit at the time it was committed. This was an unconscionable crime, carried out in defiance of the pleas and protests of nearly every sector of the Nigerian and international community – religious, civil rights, political, trade unions etc.

Buhari and his sidekick and his partner-in-crime, Tunde Idiagbon persisted in this inhuman act for one reason and one reason only: to place Nigerians on notice that they were now under an iron, inflexible rule, under governance by fear.

So Tai Solarin is already forgotten? Tai who stood at street corners, fearlessly distributing leaflets that took up the gauntlet where the media had dropped it.

Tai who was incarcerated by that regime and denied even the medication for his asthmatic condition? Tai did not ask to be sent for treatment overseas; all he asked was his traditional medicine that had proved so effective after years of struggle with asthma!

Nor must we omit the manner of Buhari coming to power and the pattern of his ‘corrective’ rule.

Shagari’s NPN had already run out of steam and was near universally detested – except of course by the handful that still benefited from that regime of profligacy and rabid fascism.

Responsibility for the national condition lay squarely at the door of the ruling party, obviously, but against whom was Buhari’s coup staged? Judging by the conduct of that regime, it was not against Shagari’s government but against the opposition.

President Shehu Shasgari of the then notorious NPN

The head of government, on whom primary responsibility lay, was Shehu Shagari. Yet that individual was kept in cozy house detention in Ikoyi while his powerless deputy, Alex Ekwueme, was locked up in Kiri-kiri prisons.

Such was the Buhari notion of equitable apportionment of guilt and/or responsibility.



And then the cascade of escapes of the wanted, and culpable politicians. Manhunts across the length and breadth of the nation, roadblocks everywhere and borders tight as steel zip locks.

Lo and behold, the chairman of the party, Chief Akinloye, strolled out coolly across the border.

Richard Akinjide, Legal Protector of the ruling party, slipped out with equal ease. The Rice Minister, Umaru Dikko, who declared that Nigerians were yet to eat from dustbins – escaped through the same airtight dragnet.

The clumsy attempt to crate him home was punishment for his ingratitude, since he went berserk when, after waiting in vain, he concluded that the coup had not been staged, after all, for the immediate consolidation of the party of extreme right-wing vultures, but for the military hyenas.

The case of the overbearing Secretary-General of the party, Uba Ahmed, was even more noxious.

Uba Ahmed was out of the country at the time. Despite the closure of the Nigerian airspace, he compelled the pilot of his plane to demand special landing permission, since his passenger load included the almighty Uba Ahmed.

Of course, he had not known of the change in his status since he was airborne. The delighted airport commandant, realizing that he had a much valued fish swimming willingly into a waiting net, approved the request.

Uba Ahmed disembarked into the arms of a military guard and was promptly clamped in detention. Incredibly, he vanished a few days after and reappeared in safety overseas.

Those whose memories have become calcified should explore the media coverage of that saga. Buhari was asked to explain the vanished act of this much prized quarry and his response was one of the most arrogant levity. Coming from one who had shot his way into power on the slogan of ‘dis’pline’, it was nothing short of impudent.

Shall we revisit the tragicomic series of trials that landed several politicians several lifetimes in prison? Recall, if you please, the ‘judicial’ processes undergone by the septuagenarian Chief Adekunle Ajasin. He was arraigned and tried before Buhari’s punitive tribunal but acquitted. Dissatisfied, Buhari ordered his re-trial.

Again, the Tribunal could not find this man guilty of a single crime, so once again he was returned for trial, only to be acquitted of all charges of corruption or abuse of office. Was Chief Ajasin thereby released? No!

He was ordered detained indefinitely, simply for the crime of winning an election and refusing to knuckle under Shagari’s reign of terror.

The conduct of the Buhari regime after his coup was not merely one of double, triple, multiple standards but a cynical travesty of justice.

Audu Ogbeh, currently chairman of the Action Congress was one of the few figures of rectitude within the NPN. Just as he has done in recent times with the PDP, he played the role of an internal critic and reformer, warning, dissenting, and setting an example of probity within his ministry.

For that crime he spent months in unjust incarceration. Guilty by association? Well, if that was the motivating yardstick of the administration of the Buhari justice, then it was most selectively applied.

The utmost severity of the Buhari-Idiagbon justice was especially reserved either for the opposition in general, or for those within the ruling party who had showed the sheerest sense of responsibility and patriotism.

One is only too aware that some Nigerians love to point to Buhari’s agenda of discipline as the shining jewel in his scrap-iron crown.

To inculcate discipline however, one must lead by example, obeying laws set down as guides to public probity. Example speaks louder than declarations, and rulers cannot exempt themselves from the disciplinary strictures imposed on the overall polity, especially on any issue that seeks to establish a policy for public well-being.

The story of the thirty something suitcases – it would appear that they were even closer to fifty – found unavoidable mention in my recent memoirs, YOU MUST SET FORTH AT DOWN, written long before Buhari became spoken of as a credible candidate. For the exercise of a changeover of the national currency, the Nigerian borders – air, sea and land – had been shut tight. Nothing was supposed to move in or out, not even cattle egrets.

Yet a prominent camel was allowed through that needle’s eye. Not only did Buhari dispatch his aide-de-camp, Jokolo – later to become an emir – to facilitate the entry of those cases, he ordered the redeployment – as I later discovered – of the Customs Officer who stood firmly against the entry of the contravening baggage.

That officer, the incumbent Vice-president is now a rival candidate to Buhari, but has somehow, in the meantime, earned a reputation that totally contradicts his conduct at the time. Wherever the truth lies, it does not redound to the credibility of the dictator of that time, General Buhari whose word was law, but whose allegiances were clearly negotiable.

Professor Wole Soyinka
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by ifaoni(m): 11:46am On Oct 02, 2014
ok.
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by donphilopus: 11:48am On Oct 02, 2014
TechWalker007: 4. He supervised the smuggling of 53 suitcases filled with
cash througth the MMA against the protests of General
Tunde Idiagbon and ironically, Abubakar Atiku, the then
Director General of the Customs who later became the Vice
President and a compromised politician himself. This
smuggling of the suit cases were supervised by his ADC, Col.
Mustapha Jokolo.

Trash. Ain't y'all tired of this balderdash up there?! It's becoming stale!
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by TechWalker007: 11:51am On Oct 02, 2014
donphilopus:

Trash. Ain't y'all tired of this balderdash up there?! It's becoming stale!

I don't know why you picked out only no 4. Have you read Soyinka's statement on Buhari too? Scroll up and read.
I know you're probably young so you can learn from old folks like Soyinka and some of us who witnessed the atrocities by Buhari.
History does not lie.

See Soyinka''s presentation on that:

The story of the thirty something suitcases – it would appear that they were even closer to fifty – found unavoidable mention in my recent memoirs, YOU MUST SET FORTH AT DOWN, written long before Buhari became spoken of as a credible candidate. For the exercise of a changeover of the national currency, the Nigerian borders – air, sea and land – had been shut tight. Nothing was supposed to move in or out, not even cattle egrets.
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by donphilopus: 11:59am On Oct 02, 2014
TechWalker007:

I don't know why you picked out only no 4. Have you read Soyinka's statement on Buhari too? Scroll up and read.
I know you're probably young so you can learn from old folks like Soyinka and some of us who witnessed the atrocities by Buhari.
History does not lie.

See Soyinka''s presentation on that:

Is this not the same Prof. Wole Soyinka that Aljharem was blasting the other day?! When have y'all started taking him seriously?! We keep seeing this trash on the pages of the media, yet they've not been able to do anything to show that he truly diverted the suit cases. Or, would they tell us that they're still probing the case?!
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by moscobabs(m): 12:04pm On Oct 02, 2014
OgologoDimkpa: VARIABLE!



U NO WELL
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by benELOHIM7(m): 12:14pm On Oct 02, 2014
who is talkin about warri refinery? .....i meant the numerous refineries he has in the middle east
dexter1983:

because he is not ethnicity biased,if its another person he will build it in daura and nothing we can do about it,but he choose warri,Una place...what a man!
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by 1shortblackboy: 12:20pm On Oct 02, 2014
I don't need any convincing not to vote for Buhari. the singular fact that he overthrew a civilian government. and set our march and maturity in democracy back by 20 years is enough reason for me not to vote for that man
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by jfking2005(m): 12:54pm On Oct 02, 2014
I belief leader are to be credible with good and oustanding record for him/her to lead a follower, but sometime i am amazed when i see few people coming here to write or castigate a write up.
Someone wrote/itemize few claims about Buhari, i expected a citizen who is planning to select a good and credible leader to first read, digest, investigate and confirm if all that was written were true or false.
check all available options and make a decision who he /she prefer will good and acceptable reason and in the best interest of the country.
We dont need to sit behind Laptop and just be type anything , either by proxy or because we were told to be doing so.
The future of this country depend on the way we plan to live it today.
Remember that people determine the leadership they get. I am not an APC nor PDP fan but all i need in this country is good governance.
We all travel to different part of the world and we see how institution works, we see how leaders are elected, how interview/debate and other qualities of a leader are noted and tested. Yet we turn blind eye to the process and when things go wrong next is to plan going oversea to relax because we Nigeria is not working.
I pray God open our eyes to select good leader because he will not come down to do it for us.
i pray all our good leader with proven track records present themselves for us to decide next year.

God bless Nigeria
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by jking001(m): 2:03pm On Oct 02, 2014
SCREAMING GEJ FOREVER.
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by jking001(m): 2:09pm On Oct 02, 2014
Buhari is a known Racist,he stereotype, any one with this kind of traces can pass for a terrorist,baboon and dog democrat.
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by TechWalker007: 3:24pm On Oct 02, 2014
donphilopus:

Is this not the same Prof. Wole Soyinka that Aljharem was blasting the other day?! When have y'all started taking him seriously?! We keep seeing this trash on the pages of the media, yet they've not been able to do anything to show that he truly diverted the suit cases. Or, would they tell us that they're still probing the case?!

When someone is giving his opinion is different from when he's recalling events from history.
You can't change history whether or not you like it.
And please. That is just one point in many.
You can do justice by taking on all points raised.

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Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by xtayle(m): 3:34pm On Oct 02, 2014
tinuolababy: If he wins d coming election, he don be for jonathan and the rest be that but they wl rather rig the election than allow him win cos so many people wl end up in jail.

Thats exactly the fear of many of them. Also that its not going to be business as usual but its too late. hes going to win. Nigerians are now wiser and much more sophisticated in making political choices.
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by Nobody: 4:00pm On Oct 02, 2014
xtayle:

Thats exactly the fear of many of them. Also that its not going to be business as usual but its too late. hes going to win. Nigerians are now wiser and much more sophisticated in making political choices.

Buhari has lost 3 times and will lose again.

This time he will shed real tears.

Get your shilling monkey self out of here
Re: GEN.BUHARI YOU DID NOT KNOW!(GMB) by tinuolababy(f): 7:19pm On Oct 02, 2014
xtayle:

Thats exactly the fear of many of them. Also that its not going to be business as usual but its too late. hes going to win. Nigerians are now wiser and much more sophisticated in making political choices.

I hope so. I'm not a GEJ person myself.

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