BY JACK MOORE 2/20/15 AT 12:08 PM
FILED UNDER: World, Nigeria, UK

Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari has flown to London in an attempt to ease Western fears about his leadership in the event that he succeeds in winning the upcoming presidential election.

Buhari, election candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), is up against incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in the vote, delayed until March 28 by the electoral commission on the recommendation of the country’s security services.

The security authorities claimed that a six-week military operation against the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, which is being conducted in the northeast of the country, was scheduled to begin on the same day as the election, leaving an inadequate security presence for voters in the rest of the country.

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According to his campaign, after flying in from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, Buhari is set to speak at the foreign policy NGO the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House as well as holding talks with “key members of the British political establishment”. However, Chatham House could not confirm that he would be speaking, only saying it was “likely” and Newsweek could not determine who Buhari would be meeting.
Manji Cheto, West Africa analyst at political risk consultancy Teneo Intelligence, believes that Buhari’s flying visit to Britain is to show Western officials that he is someone who will “adhere to democratic principles” if he is elected next month.

“This is designed to position Buhari as pro-investment and pro-Western partners,” she says. “What [western officials] have heard is mostly information that the PDP [the rival People’s Democratic Party] has said to the world through propaganda.”
“It’s him having private meetings as well to calm Western partners about any potential autocratic tendencies so to speak,” she adds.

A journalist with knowledge of the situation on the ground in Nigeria, who declined to be named on matters of Nigerian politics, added that the devout Muslim politician is on a “charm offensive” to reassure Western officials about not only his own credentials but also his ability to tackle the threat of the Boko Haram insurgency.

“There is a feeling of anxiety among Western governments about Buhari, about what he represents and who his backers are,” the reporter noted. “So it doesn’t surprise me that he has flown in for talks before the election.”
“He wants to, as much as reassure them about himself, also convince them that he has got a plan for dealing with Boko Haram. I think that would be top of his agenda.”

Buhari - a former military general - has failed on three occasions (2003, 2007 and 2011) in his bid to return as Nigerian president since the country moved from a series of military rulers to a democratic system in 1999.
He survived a Boko Haram assassination attempt last July when a suicide bomber aligned to the radical Islamist group targeted his car in the northern city of Kaduna.

http://www.newsweek.com/nigerian-opposition-leader-buhari-arrives-london-charm-offensive-308235

HEHEHE
[size=18pt]According to his campaign[/size]
The reporter never even saw Buhari in London. Only reported what his campaign said.....
Chai.... try again

meanwhile,

papaejima1:
meanwhile,

How come the trousers doesn't match too if it's same cap color. And this you see his face ?

Can't we just be open minded for once? Na so so sentiment!

sunboy:


How come the trousers doesn't match too if it's same cap color. And this you see his face ?

Can't we just be open minded for once? Na so so sentiment!

So how did you know the man walking down the street with his back to you is Buhari?
You see his face?

No argument! I pray for you to view things with open mind and not based on a predetermined notion.
I knew with time more truth go come out! This is one, let's wait for more

papaejima1:

So how did you know the man walking down the street with his back to you is Buhari?
You see his face?

No argument! I pray for you to view things with open mind and not based on a predetermined notion.
I knew with time more truth go come out! This is one, let's wait for more

General Muhamadu Buhari, giving PDP, GEJ, TANoids and its midget supporters heart attack since 13AD.
Globally accepted President of Nigeria come May 29.
Meanwhile, Otueke loading for The Clueless one.

The whole of the giant PDP is in disarray because of Buhari. To sleep is a problem, to eat is difficult. They are trying to clean up their mess. Begging (paying) Chad, Niger and Cameroon to help with Boko Haram. commissioning old power plants, doing fake audit of NNPC, shredding documents, burning files ....

sunboy:
No argument! I pray for you to view things with open mind and not based on a predetermined notion.
I knew with time more truth go come out! This is one, let's wait for moreNo argument! I pray for you to view things with open mind and not based on a predetermined notion.
I knew with time more truth go come out! This is one, let's wait for more

You mean wait for his handlers to hurriedly arrange news reports to deceive us?

Kindly call Chatham House on their phone and they will tell you there was never a plan for Buhari to speak there.

So Lie #1 busted!
We also saw a 2013 photo of Buhari in London being passed off as a 2015 photo
Lie #2 busted..

We are waiting for more...

papaejima1:

You mean wait for his handlers to hurriedly arrange news reports to deceive us?

Kindly call Chatham House on their phone and they will tell you there was never a plan for Buhari to speak there.

So Lie #1 busted!
We also saw a 2013 photo of Buhari in London being passed off as a 2015 photo
Lie #2 busted..

We are waiting for more...

Take it from me u busted nothing I only decided to save myself the stress of argument.
1. U claim the caps matched right ? Indicating those pics were taken same day in 2013

Now ...
2. What about the man's trousers ? How come they didn't match the other pics?
3. What about Buhari's cloth ? How come they are different?
4. Buhari is based in Nigeria where we don't get to have extreme cold, as I don't see any big deal about him having a favorite pull over he takes along whenever he's traveling or have same color of more than one
5. What about Buhari's cap too ?

You guys just jump into conclusions without weighing possibilities. I see no reason why wound yourself over this if you are not earning from it. Hence I expect you to be open minded and reason possible events before concluding.

I am not arguing the pictures might be or might not be from 2013 but my problem is that the proof you brought does make any sense! Not substantial enough!
Peace!!!