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20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by watchingin3D: 6:26am On Nov 19, 2014
For the Career Buharists, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is the “messiah”. Any attempt to set the records straight by highlighting the dark days of Buhari is viewed by these people as being paranoid. They would ask you, who is scared of Buhari if not corrupt people? In the real sense of it, I don’t think anyone (including a kid from my home town) is scared of Buhari. Some of us that talk about him do so to establish the facts because he has been living on image-laundered life. Within these few days, lots of people have seen that Buhari didn’t build any refinery for Nigeria. He has no legacy despite ruling the country with iron-fist for almost 2 years. He is indeed corrupt as shown by this article and again, no Igbo have worked or working for Buhari, neither did any Igbo marry his daughter. These are the laundered image he has been living on for a long time now.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by watchingin3D: 6:28am On Nov 19, 2014
Facts are sacred, but not to the Career Buharists. To them, Buhari is God’s ‘gift’ to mankind and the most popular politician that can solve our numerous problems in a jiffy. Behind these accolades from his admires, is a man that has lost presidential elections three times consecutively. In 2003, over 24 million Nigerian rejected him. The same number rejected him in 2007 and in 2011; about 22 million rejected him. The excuse has been that, he was rigged out, but facts and figures proved that he is definitely unelectable as shown below:

Northwest (Buhari’s strongest base) - 6,453, 437 (60%) voted for Buhari and3,395,724 (32%) for Jonathan

Southeast – 20, 560 voted for Buhari and 5, 661, 177 (97%) for Jonathan
Northeast - 3,624,919 (62%) voted for Buhari and 1,832,622 (32%) for Jonathan
South-south – 49, 978 voted for Buhari and 6, 112, 608 (95%) for Jonathan
Southwest - 321, 609 voted for Buhari and 2, 786, 417 for Jonathan
North-central – 1, 744, 575 voted for Buhair and 3, 376, 570 for Jonathan
Further analysis shows that, in Buhari’s State – Katsina, he scored 1, 163, 919votes and Jonathan got 428, 392 votes. But in Jonathan’s State – Bayelsa, he scored only 691 votes while Jonathan got 504, 811 votes. Mere looking at the figures proves that Buhari is unelectable or does it mean that Jonathan also out-rigged him in his region?

These millions of Nigerians that have been rejecting him since 2003 despite his ‘popularity’ do so for the following reasons:

1. He Is A Hypocrite And Sanctimonious: Buhari is a self-acclaimed anti-corruption Czar, yet he served under late Sani Abacha without complaining of corruption. In the same period Buhari served as PTF Chairman under Abacha, Nigeria was named the 2nd most corrupt country in the world in 1996 by Transparency International; the most corrupt country in 1997 and 3rdmost country in 1998. Buhari didn’t resign or protest. He dismissed the TI Report with a wave of the hand. Can he do the same if such report says Nigeria is the most corrupt country in 2014? I know that Buhari would protest and call President Jonathan names.

Buhari as a man of integrity as he claims should have done what Tai Solarin, Duro Onabule and Ebitu Ukiwe did under IBB’s regime. IBB’s attempt to take Nigeria into the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) made his Chief of General Staff, Ebitu Ukiwe to resign. Ukiwe maintained that Nigeria, as a country, should not be a member of a religious organisation. Individual organisation can take up membership of religious organisations, but not the country. IBB made Tai Solarin the chairman of Peoples Bank with no fund and power to run it; he resigned and tendered his apology to Nigerians.

Buhari has not apologized to Nigerians for working for the most corrupt govt in the world then, but he still maintains that Abacha didn’t loot Nigeria dry even as Abacah loots are still being sent back to Nigeria.

When he took over power by the gun, he supported rigging because it favoured him. But now, he is shouting of rigging. Hear him:

“The last general election was anything but free and fair. The only political parties that could complain of election rigging are those parties that lacked the resources to rig.” - M. Buhari (First Speech after Military Coup, 31 December, 1983)

2. He Is A Religious Fanatic And Extremist: Buhari believes that his religion is superior to other religions and that Koran supersedes our constitution. In 2001, he gave his total support for Sharia with this statement:

I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria. God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the country.”- M. Buhari (August 27, 2001)

He made the above statement after he had gone to BBC Hausa Service to condemn the then Vice President, Atiku Abubakar for urging Muslims states who adopted Sharia to return to the status quo.

If you think that these statements mean nothing, then envision what would happen if a notable Christian political leader from the south make the same statement about spreading Christianity across Nigeria.

Prior to the 2003 elections, he made another shocking statement:

“Muslims should only vote those who will promote Islam. We are more than the Christians if you add our Muslim brothers in the West.”- M. Buhari (2003)

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by watchingin3D: 6:30am On Nov 19, 2014
3. He Introduced Kidnapping And Smuggling Into The Nigeria System:The story of Umaru Dikko is already well known that repeating it here amounts to tautology. However, Buhari and his ADC Col. Mustapha Jokolo supervised the smuggling of 53 suitcases filled with cash against the protests of Tunde Idiagbon and ironically, Abubakar Atiku (an APC bigwig), was the former DG of Customs. Do you still need to know why Buhari has never accused Atiku of being corrupt?

4. He Is Not A Man of His Words: Buhari cried in public and said he won’t contest elections again, yet couldn’t keep his words:

“This campaign is the third and last one for me; since, after it, I will not present myself again for election into office of the president.” – M. Buhari (April, 2011 at the Int’l Conference Centre, Abuja)

Then again in 2014, he swallowed his words with this:

“I humbly present myself to all Nigerians and to God, seeking to be elected as APC’s presidential candidate.” - M. Buhari (Oct., 15, 2014 Eagle Square Abuja)


5. He Is An Ethnic Bigot Who Thinks That Vendetta Is Fighting Corruption: After Buhari and his boys overthrew the govt of Shagari with the sole reason that the govt was highly corrupt, he locked up Dr. Alex Ekwueme – the then VP in Kirikiri maximum prison but left Shagari – the president and Head of govt in his mansion. Ekwueme was tried by the tribunal set-up by Buhari and the tribunal declared that he was even poorer than he was before he came into office. Yet, Buhari jailed him and allowed Shagari to relax in his mansion.

He gave Dede Sam Mbakwe 100-year jail term for stealing nothing and also went after his wife. Ambrose Ali was tried for an undeveloped plot of land and he was jailed for 75 years with heavy torture that led to blindness and later death. Jim Nwobodo and Lateef Jakande were jailed for 100 years for stealing nothing. Adekunle Ajasin was tried by a military tribunal and found innocent. Buhari ordered a fresh trial, he was found innocent again. Buhari changed the tribunal and tried him again. He was still found innocent. Buhari still jailed him. But, Buhari left his personal friend – Awwal Ibrahim – the then highly corrupt governor of Niger State who was arrested at Heathrow airport with £14 million. Awwal was never jailed. He was placed under house arrest in his mansion like Shagari for just two weeks and indeed released.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by watchingin3D: 6:33am On Nov 19, 2014
6. He Is A Coupist: Buhari has no moral ground to stand for an election in Nigeria because he’s a destroyer of democracy and can never benefit from it. He overthrew a duly elected govt and ruled illegitimately until he was kicked out. For those that claim he was invited, go read the recent interview by Chief Ebenezer Babatope on why Chief Solomon Lar was imprisoned by Buhari.

7. He Doesn’t Talk or Act Like An Elder-statesman: He makes provocative statements that are capable of putting the country in crisis. This attitude caused the death of over 800 innocent lives including about 10 Corp members after he lost the 2011 elections. A man who considers himself as an elder-statesman and wants to rule Nigeria again should not be talking this way:

“God willing, by 2015, something will happen. They either conduct a free and fair election or they go a very disgraceful way. If what happened in 2011 should again happen in 2015, by the grace of God, the dog and baboon would all be soaked in blood.” – M. Buhari

“2015 will be bloody…” – M. Buhari

Buhari snubbed the same Nigerians he now wants their votes by refusing to appear before Justice Oputa Truth and Reconciliation Panel. Buhari knew how important reconciliation is to the stability of democracy, yet he refused to appear before the panel.

8. He Cannot Formulate A Good Economic Policy: True to that, Buhari is the only former Head of State without a legacy. Not even one, despite ruling with iron-fist for 2 years. Someone said, Environmental sanitation is his legacy LOL and I ask, how has that improved our economy? Or is Nigeria now the cleanest country in the world with a booming tourism industry? And again, those that attended his declaration were disappointed as he couldn’t present a manifesto on how he can solve the numerous problems confronting Nigeria. We keep hearing from the Buharists: “I will fight corruption; I will stop corruption; I will end corruption.” How? By mouth?

Recall what BBC said about Buhari’s economic policy: “Buhari’s attempts to re-balance public finances by curbing imports led to many job losses and the closure of businesses. These losses were accompanied by a rise in prices and a decline in living standards.”

His economic policy started the devaluation of naira. During Shagari/Ekweme’s regime, $1 = N0.550 but before the end of his tenure in 1985, $1 = N0.894.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by watchingin3D: 6:35am On Nov 19, 2014
9. He Clamped Down On The Press: With the infamous Decree 4, he closed down Newspapers, arrested and jailed many journalists such as Ndukar Irabor and Tunde Thompson of the Guardian Newspaper on stories that were factual. He 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.

At a point Tai Solarin became the only voice who could speak as he stood at the road corner and was distributing leaflets detailing the various atrocities of Buhari. He arrested and jailed him. In prison, he was denied his asthmatic drug. He was released by IBB and later died of complication from the torture he suffered in prison.

10. He Is Not A Man of Principle And Integrity: Since 2003, Buhari has been jumping from one party to another in his desperate and endless quest to rule Nigeria. He started with ANPP in 2003 to CPC in 2011 and, now in APC. He might abandon APC for another party if they deny him ticket.

11. He Has No Regard For Human Rights: Mrs. Vera Ifudu, who was an NTA reporter then, was sacked for reporting what Dr. Olusola Saraki had told her in an interview about how the missing money was traced to Buhari’s account at Midland Bank London branch. Vera eventually won her case of wrongful dismissal in court against the NTA and was financially compensated.

Dim Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, who returned from 13 years exile, just a little over a year then, was as well locked up in Kirikiri Prison by Buhari. Up till today we were not told what his offence was. Busari Adelakun died of ulcer because Buhari refused him to be taken out of prison for medical attention. The then Gov. of Ogun State, Bisi Onabanjo suffered similar fate which we were told led to his untimely death.

For using the US$2.8bn to sing, Buhari 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 Fela. It was Buhari’s administration that said it has “decided to deal with this Fela problem once and for all.”

Buhari used retrogressive law to execute three Nigerians: Lawal Ojuolape (30), Bernard Ogedengbe (29) and Bartholomew Owoh (26). One of those three – Ogedengbe – was executed for a crime that did not carry capital punishment at the time it was committed.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by tosyne2much(m): 6:35am On Nov 19, 2014
That man is a jerk.. Let's just try and give him a chance in the next coming election else he will turn Nigeria to abattoir (slaughterhouse) grin

Lest I forget,

[size=15pt] PLS DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE FOR TOSYNE2MUCH TODAY.. GOD BLESS U ALL [/size]

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by watchingin3D: 6:36am On Nov 19, 2014
12. He Is Corrupt: That a blind man doesn’t see the sun don’t mean the sun is not up in the sky. That Buhari has not been jailed for corrupt practises doesn’t mean he is not corrupt, after-all, nobody has jailed IBB, OBJ etc., yet people say they’re corrupt. Buhari has never been able to account to Nigerians what he did with the N25 billion missing in PTF of which he was the chairman. Shagari incurred Buhari’s wrath when he decided to investigate the US$2.8 billion that disappeared from NNPC account and traced to the Midland Bank, London. Justice Ayo Irikefe panel was set-up and Saraki headed the Senate committee. The following were unequivocally discovered:



Firstly, a judicial panel was set up to trace the $2.8billion (Justice Ayo Irikefe panel).
Secondly, a senate committee was also set up to trace the $2.8billion (headed by the elder Saraki).
The findings of the senate committee were reported live on NTA by Vera Ifudu.
Buhari overthrew the govt to burn and shred the evidence.
Buhari got Vera Ifudu sacked.
Vera Ifudu and the NTA went to court.
Vera Ifudu won her case, got reinstated and was paid compensation


A man that procured a loan of N27.5million to purchase his presidential form using man-know-man approach is definitely corrupt. Buhari ought to live by example.

13. He Is A Pretender And Deceiver: Buhari claims that he has no foreign bank account, no booming business, no house in Lagos or Abuja. He has 2 houses: one in Katsina and the other in Kaduna. Yet he has been contesting elections since 2003 and pursuing it up to the Supreme Court with his team of SANs. The minimum appearance fee for a SAN at the Presidential election case at the Supreme Court is N25 million. Where did he get this money? Can he tell us his sponsors? He borrowed N27.5 million to buy a form, yet he moves around in Chattered aircraft each time he wants to fly which is costlier than owing one. Buhari is definitely a pretender.

14. He Is A Tribalist: Since his days as a Head of State, he only appointed his people in important positions. As the chairman of PTF, he employed an overwhelming number of Fulani/Hausa/Moslem at the detriment of other groups and concentrated PTF projects in the North. He used the company of his in-law – (Salihijo Ahmad), Afri-Projects Consortium in executed all the projects. He shamelessly executed about 74% of the projects in the north and 26% in the entire south according to PTF Situation Report (Vol 2, 98).

15. He Has Soft-spot For Boko Haram: Buhari made the following statements which support Boko Haram:

“The declaration of state of emergency in three Northern states of Adamawa, Borno and

Yobe is a grave injustice against the North.” – M. Buhari (Liberty Radio, June 2, 2013)

“…when the Niger Delta militants started their activities in the South-South, they were invited by the late President Umaru Yar’adua. An aircraft was sent to them and their leaders met with the late President in Aso Rock and discussed issues. They were given money and a training scheme was introduced for their members. But when the Boko Haram emerged in the north, members of the sect were killed”. – M. Buhari (Liberty Radio, Kaduna May 14 2012)

But on Ombatse, his tone changed because they killed Fulanis:

“…But those that killed the 56 security men must be hunted and prosecuted no matter how long it will take because this is the bottom line about law and order, and security in the country. They can’t be forgiven, they can’t override the constitution, Nigerians are being hurt and killed in their duties and those that killed them must be brought before the law.” - M. Buhari

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by watchingin3D: 6:38am On Nov 19, 2014
16. He Is Anti-development: Buhari stopped the Lagos metro rail even when the military Administrator for Lagos State, alerted him that on the clause in the contract ($60 million metro rail project) agreement that would yoke the state into debt, if the contract was cancelled unilaterally. He replied: “Mudashiru, I don’t care”. Although the fund for the execution of the project which would have given Lagosians an intra-city light train transport system would not have come from Buhari’s Supreme Military Council, Buhari, cancelled this project of the state government, with ethnicity on his mind. Till date no Nigerian city has metro rail. Buhari out of jealousy of the leadership acumen of Dede Sam Mbakwe, he stopped all the wonderful projects initiated by him in Imo State when he overthrew the Shagari’s govt. Yet, Buhari left the govt without a legacy. What a man!

17. He Hates Education: Just like Boko Haram, Buhari is a supporter of the almajir system. No wonder President Goodluck Jonathan is the person that established the first and only federal university in Katsina State – Buhari’s State and 100s almaijiri’s model schools across the northern region. People like Buhari are against the almajiri schools.

18. He Is Weak: It is a fact that Tunde Idiagbo was the brain and pillar behind the govt of Buhari. No wonder Buhari was thrown out in what was regarded as a Palace Coup when Idiagbo went to Mecca. If Buhari that ruled with absolute power and iron-fist couldn’t protect his govt from being overthrown by junior officers, how could he safeguard and protect Nigeria in this turbulent time.

19. He Is A Product of Corruption And Nepotism: The manner and swiftness Buhari rise in the army can only be possible in a system where nepotism reign supreme. At 21, Buhari was cadet trainee; at 23 he was promoted as Commander 2nd Infantry Battalion; at 25 he was appointed Brigade Major, 2 Sector 1st Infantry Division; at 28, he was promoted Brigade Major and Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade; at 29 he was promoted Assistant Adjutant-General 1st Infantry Division Headquarters; at 34 he was appointed the military governor of North-Eastern State; at 39 he was appointed Chairman NNPC and GOC, 3rd Armoured Division, Jos, 1981-83; at 42, he shot his way to Dodan Barracks as Head of State. Most of these promotions were with no further education/training.

Buhari’s kids and people still use Quota system education (to enable them go to school) and federal character for them to get jobs. Imagine when a kid from Ebonyi State needs to score minimum of 112 in Common Entrance exams and another kid from Sokoto (a state that is older than Nigeria), Yobe etc., need only 9 and 2 respectively in the same exam. Remember that these kids wrote the same exam, in the same country, at the same time and answered the same questions. What corruption is worse than this? Yet Buhari has never condemned it.

20. Buhari Is Just Perpetually Unelectable: To those that still think Buhari would one day rule Nigeria again, ask Nasir El-rufai, he has the answer.
Maybe he has changed his mind Like Tinubu Now

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by eluquenson(m): 6:43am On Nov 19, 2014
Strange but true

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by PapiWata: 6:45am On Nov 19, 2014
The term "sage" is over-used in Nigeria, but this term does apply to the wisdom of your words in the above posts, Watching3D.

The rabid cult followers of that murderous terror gang leader called Buhari will not bother to read any of the true and accurate accounts relating to Buhari's genocidal past that you have laid out so eloquently to enlighten them here, since their tiny, attrophied brains will be overheating in the process of looking up words of personal insult that they can level at you, in furtherance of their usual ambition to attack the messenger, while studiously ignoring the message.

Not to worry, though, because the vast majority of the Nigerian electorate have NO internet access, but DO have long memories that serve them well, and enable them to see through the posturing and semi-literate ululations of that profoundly evil creature called Buhari, all of which will THANKFULLY assure another landslide election drubbing, defeat and humiliation of the Weeping General, who will then of course run sobbing to court, in order to sustain another monumental loss there as well.

Much thanks, sir, for your words of reminder about the hideous monster in redeemers' clothing, Buhari the Terror Gang Leader.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by derecho(m): 6:55am On Nov 19, 2014
i think it's time we saw him for who he is.Anti-corruption with Tinubu by his side

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by 9jii(m): 6:56am On Nov 19, 2014
Op, your lies will never stop nigerians from voting the right man GMB.
You work for the corrupt against the anti-corrupt.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by Nobody: 6:59am On Nov 19, 2014
Sort of true.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by PapiWata: 7:01am On Nov 19, 2014
9jii:
Op, your lies will never stop nigerians from voting the right man GMB.
You work for the corrupt against the anti-corrupt.

You are very right, good sir. The terror gang leader called Buhari WILL be voted back to his village, as usual.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by Firefire(m): 7:01am On Nov 19, 2014
It is well with Nigeria...

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by 9jii(m): 7:06am On Nov 19, 2014
PapiWata:


You are very right, good sir. The terror gang leader called Buhari WILL be voted back to his village, as usual.
Said
Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by Nobody: 7:16am On Nov 19, 2014
Topics like these are already becoming boring and stale and a joke!
Instead of giving us 20 reasons not to vote for Buhari,give us 20 reasons why we should vote for Jonathan.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by PapiWata: 7:24am On Nov 19, 2014
berem:
Topics like these are already becoming boring and stale and a joke!
Instead of giving us 20 reasons not to vote for Buhari,give us 20 reasons why we should vote for Jonathan.

This topic is directed to enlightened people with an eye on history, who hold out hope for a BETTER tomorrow, which WILL be actualized in the upcoming presidential elections in Nigeria.


The target audience here is NOT cult followers like your good self, m'am. May I politely suggest that you seek employment of some sort, if boredom is your complaint presently.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by derecho(m): 7:26am On Nov 19, 2014
berem:
Topics like these are already becoming boring and stale and a joke!
Instead of giving us 20 reasons not to vote for Buhari,give us 20 reasons why we should vote for Jonathan.
or 20 reasons we should vote buhari you mean?

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by Nobody: 7:30am On Nov 19, 2014
PapiWata:


This topic is directed to enlightened people with an eye on history, who hold out hope for a BETTER tomorrow, which WILL be actualized in the upcoming presidential elections in Nigeria.


The target audience here is NOT cult followers like your good self, m'am. May I politely suggest that you seek employment of some sort, if boredom is your complaint presently.
yawns!
Jakumo,give me 20 reasons why I should vote for Jonathan and stop telling me about boredom and employment bullshit!
Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by PapiWata: 7:33am On Nov 19, 2014
berem:
yawns!
Jakumo,give me 20 reasons why I should vote for Jonathan and stop telling me about boredom and employment bullshit!

Psychologists opine that a yawn is a silent scream. I can feel your pain, and I do empathize.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by derecho(m): 7:36am On Nov 19, 2014
watchingin3D:
3. He Introduced Kidnapping And Smuggling Into The Nigeria System:The story of Umaru Dikko is already well known that repeating it here amounts to tautology. However, Buhari and his ADC Col. Mustapha Jokolo supervised the smuggling of 53 suitcases filled with cash against the protests of Tunde Idiagbon and ironically, Abubakar Atiku (an APC bigwig), was the former DG of Customs. Do you still need to know why Buhari has never accused Atiku of being corrupt?

4. He Is Not A Man of His Words: Buhari cried in public and said he won’t contest elections again, yet couldn’t keep his words:

“This campaign is the third and last one for me; since, after it, I will not present myself again for election into office of the president.” – M. Buhari (April, 2011 at the Int’l Conference Centre, Abuja)

Then again in 2014, he swallowed his words with this:

“I humbly present myself to all Nigerians and to God, seeking to be elected as APC’s presidential candidate.” - M. Buhari (Oct., 15, 2014 Eagle Square Abuja)

5. He Is An Ethnic Bigot Who Thinks That Vendetta Is Fighting Corruption: After Buhari and his boys overthrew the govt of Shagari with the sole reason that the govt was highly corrupt, he locked up Dr. Alex Ekwueme – the then VP in Kirikiri maximum prison but left Shagari – the president and Head of govt in his mansion. Ekwueme was tried by the tribunal set-up by Buhari and the tribunal declared that he was even poorer than he was before he came into office. Yet, Buhari jailed him and allowed Shagari to relax in his mansion.

He gave Dede Sam Mbakwe 100-year jail term for stealing nothing and also went after his wife. Ambrose Ali was tried for an undeveloped plot of land and he was jailed for 75 years with heavy torture that led to blindness and later death. Jim Nwobodo and Lateef Jakande were jailed for 100 years for stealing nothing. Adekunle Ajasin was tried by a military tribunal and found innocent. Buhari ordered a fresh trial, he was found innocent again. Buhari changed the tribunal and tried him again. He was still found innocent. Buhari still jailed him. But, Buhari left his personal friend – Awwal Ibrahim – the then highly corrupt governor of Niger State who was arrested at Heathrow airport with £14 million. Awwal was never jailed. He was placed under house arrest in his mansion like Shagari for just two weeks and indeed released.

na wa o. No wonder people like Tinubu and Atiku no fear am.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by oluseyiforjesus(m): 7:36am On Nov 19, 2014
GMB pls go back to Daura n rest,lets better pple rule ds country

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by PapiWata: 7:39am On Nov 19, 2014
oluseyiforjesus:
GMB pls go back to Daura n rest,lets better pple rule ds country

The title of Seriki Dodon Dawa awaits the terror gang leader in his village, and FORTUNATELY for him, no election victory is required to qualify for that title.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by derecho(m): 7:50am On Nov 19, 2014
watchingin3D:
Facts are sacred, but not to the Career Buharists. To them, Buhari is God’s ‘gift’ to mankind and the most popular politician that can solve our numerous problems in a jiffy. Behind these accolades from his admires, is a man that has lost presidential elections three times consecutively. In 2003, over 24 million Nigerian rejected him. The same number rejected him in 2007 and in 2011; about 22 million rejected him. The excuse has been that, he was rigged out, but facts and figures proved that he is definitely unelectable as shown below:

Northwest (Buhari’s strongest base) - 6,453, 437 (60%) voted for Buhari and3,395,724 (32%) for Jonathan

Southeast – 20, 560 voted for Buhari and 5, 661, 177 (97%) for Jonathan
Northeast - 3,624,919 (62%) voted for Buhari and 1,832,622 (32%) for Jonathan
South-south – 49, 978 voted for Buhari and 6, 112, 608 (95%) for Jonathan
Southwest - 321, 609 voted for Buhari and 2, 786, 417 for Jonathan
North-central – 1, 744, 575 voted for Buhair and 3, 376, 570 for Jonathan
Further analysis shows that, in Buhari’s State – Katsina, he scored 1, 163, 919votes and Jonathan got 428, 392 votes. But in Jonathan’s State – Bayelsa, he scored only 691 votes while Jonathan got 504, 811 votes. Mere looking at the figures proves that Buhari is unelectable or does it mean that Jonathan also out-rigged him in his region?

These millions of Nigerians that have been rejecting him since 2003 despite his ‘popularity’ do so for the following reasons:

1. He Is A Hypocrite And Sanctimonious: Buhari is a self-acclaimed anti-corruption Czar, yet he served under late Sani Abacha without complaining of corruption. In the same period Buhari served as PTF Chairman under Abacha, Nigeria was named the 2nd most corrupt country in the world in 1996 by Transparency International; the most corrupt country in 1997 and 3rdmost country in 1998. Buhari didn’t resign or protest. He dismissed the TI Report with a wave of the hand. Can he do the same if such report says Nigeria is the most corrupt country in 2014? I know that Buhari would protest and call President Jonathan names.

Buhari as a man of integrity as he claims should have done what Tai Solarin, Duro Onabule and Ebitu Ukiwe did under IBB’s regime. IBB’s attempt to take Nigeria into the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) made his Chief of General Staff, Ebitu Ukiwe to resign. Ukiwe maintained that Nigeria, as a country, should not be a member of a religious organisation. Individual organisation can take up membership of religious organisations, but not the country. IBB made Tai Solarin the chairman of Peoples Bank with no fund and power to run it; he resigned and tendered his apology to Nigerians.

Buhari has not apologized to Nigerians for working for the most corrupt govt in the world then, but he still maintains that Abacha didn’t loot Nigeria dry even as Abacah loots are still being sent back to Nigeria.

When he took over power by the gun, he supported rigging because it favoured him. But now, he is shouting of rigging. Hear him:

“The last general election was anything but free and fair. The only political parties that could complain of election rigging are those parties that lacked the resources to rig.” - M. Buhar (First Speech after Military Coup, 31 December, 1983)

2. He Is A Religious Fanatic And Extremist: Buhari believes that his religion is superior to other religions and that Koran supersedes our constitution. In 2001, he gave his total support for Sharia with this statement:

“I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria. God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the country.”- M. Buhari (August 27, 2001)

He made the above statement after he had gone to BBC Hausa Service to condemn the then Vice President, Atiku Abubakar for urging Muslims states who adopted Sharia to return to the status quo.

If you think that these statements mean nothing, then envision what would happen if a notable Christian political leader from the south make the same statement about spreading Christianity across Nigeria.

Prior to the 2003 elections, he made another shocking statement:

“Muslims should only vote those who will promote Islam. We are more than the Christians if you add our Muslim brothers in the West.”- M. Buhari (2003)

Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by Dmano: 8:03am On Nov 19, 2014
But even if i were 2vote him d fact dat he open his mouth after 2011 to say he was not going 2run again but my question 2 buhari is, why is he running again?who is pursuing him,and 4 who's interest?

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by StevenJay01(m): 8:18am On Nov 19, 2014
This is what I will call a revelation that cannot be revealed to mere flesh or blood. Its only the discerning that will accept and only the fools that will reject it.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by hopewell86: 8:18am On Nov 19, 2014
Thank you so much for your beautiful write up, I challenge you to give me 20 reasons as a Western and a Christian why I should cast my vote for Ebele. This is nothing but a piece of sponsored article. What has GEJ done to Allyson Madueke for the missing $20b? Was Dimeji Bankole truly innocent of the #46b allegation? Who's trying Mrs Odua, former aviation minister? This is the most corrupt administration in the history of Nigeria and yet you are yearning for his reelection.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by PapiWata: 8:29am On Nov 19, 2014
hopewell86:
Thank you so much for your beautiful write up, I challenge you to give me 20 reasons as a Western and a Christian why I should cast my vote for Ebele. This is nothing but a piece of sponsored article. What has GEJ done to Allyson Madueke for the missing $20b? Was Dimeji Bankole truly innocent of the #46b allegation? Who's trying Mrs Odua, former aviation minister? This is the most corrupt administration in the history of Nigeria and yet you are yearning for his reelection.

You are free to refrain from voting entirely, in Nigeria's upcoming presidential elections. That is your right as a die-hard supporter of a serial loser, and of course exercising that right to stay home on election day will have ZERO effect on the overall outcome of a massive landslide victory by incumbent President Jonathan Goodluck, in tandem with the customary humiliating defeat that terror gang leader and Weeping General Buhari will then seek to overturn in the court of law to NO avail, as always.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by menesheh(m): 9:33am On Nov 19, 2014
hopewell86:
Thank you so much for your beautiful write up, I challenge you to give me 20 reasons as a Western and a Christian why I should cast my vote for Ebele. This is nothing but a piece of sponsored article. What has GEJ done to Allyson Madueke for the missing $20b? Was Dimeji Bankole truly innocent of the #46b allegation? Who's trying Mrs Odua, former aviation minister? This is the most corrupt administration in the history of Nigeria and yet you are yearning for his reelection.

Mr man this is not military rule, Ebere cannot be executive and also a judiciary and also this is not a case of 'jail him' by a president buh by evidence at hand and there are special procedure for handling such case despite am not in side of the corrupt judicial system in Nigeria.

Wait and see what Ebele's second tenure is gonna be like.

Biased, any president that will seek re-election in a country like Nigeria will pedel with caution until he achieved his last resort ugh.

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by aurenflani: 10:53am On Nov 19, 2014
Tell that to your Igbos. We Nigerians say NO to INCOMPETENCE, NO TO STEALING Is not CORRUPTION.

NIGERIA hope -SAI BUHARI grin grin

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Re: 20 Reasons Nigerians Rejected Buhari Since 2003 by TechRev: 11:01am On Nov 19, 2014
For those with short memory ...

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