safari SA:

Jarus, Aisha2.


We need to take this off front page. it is too bad at this age for us to be smearing the image of this man on hearsay. And I know the pro-jonathan guys sees this as the only falsehood they can use to kill this man's noble credentials. The more we continue to overflog this, the more other religions are showing how hatred for Islam lives in their hearts! It is sickening, and BEAF & JAKUMO are the arrowheads of this useless, campaign that can give them no joy.

Mods please do something. Sharia issue is a very sensitive issue in Nigeria !

Come to think of it, the 'TOTAL' in the subject matter is even in inverted commas! what does this tell you? It is assumed! not a fact, not the truth!

And we have dozens of contributors arguing, when Beaf's subject line is even fraudulent!

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. I know him as a man of his words. He will be hell bent in implementing that  desire in a country made up of people that have said yes to fundamental human rights especially as it has to do with religion. Please Aso rock is not for you again.

I feel very disappointed that someone i admired so much( though wouldn't vote him) could stoop so low. PDP all d way

Dis is absolutely insane, irrational nd unethical of a public forum rubbish! Thumbsdwn 2 d mods nd seun. This is nomore nairaland, its a blackmailland. Why shld dis stale issue be on d front page? Its has as gud as havin it on d 4rnt page of todays paper.  I bet u were paid 2 do dat. Plz we demnd an explanation. WHY IS DIS ON D FRONT PAGE? Dis is so partisan nd doesnt say wel of dis forum.

lawmanlala:

I feel very disappointed that someone i admired so much( though wouldn't vote him) could stoop so low. PDP all d way

Voting for PDP is voting for the same . Corruption, thieves, fat cats etc etc.

Calm down and stop hyperventilating, good sirs.  Just accept in your heart that Islamic Jihadist Ayatollah Buhari has ALREADY LOST,  big time, and will continue to LOSE in EVERY SINGLE ENDEAVOR which he attempts in his wasted and pointless life.

I have just returned from an extended sojourn deep into the Forest of Demons, where, after a few hours of focused last-minute incantations and sacrificial offerings, all pre-existing curses, hexes and jinxes invoked against your Ayatollah have been renewed afresh and dramatically intensified in potency, so as to ENSURE that Buhari's unbroken record of absolute failures continues unabated until he dies of sheer frustration, anguish and poverty.   Yes, indeed, you  heard me right -  POVERTY.

Muaha ha ha ha !

lawmanlala:

I feel very disappointed that someone i admired so much( though wouldn't vote him) could stoop so low. PDP all d way

Buddie, why not please verify the facts or read some of Buharis explanation posted onthis thread before this conclusion. The post is false the reporter was not in sokoto to cover the alleged statement, Buhari spoke in hausa while the reporter was yoruba and does not understand hausa etc.

Jakumo

which demons? to hell with you and your demons. Mad man! Your use of english words speaks of psycho. Crazy pagan serving carved images, worse than ayotalloh Khumeini.

When the very existence of Nigeria is threatened by a Jihadist demagogue like your Ayatollah Buhari, ALL means both conventional and extreme are fair game for IMMEDIATE application towards a LASTING solution, Safari, but don't sweat it, our smart-hexes NEVER inflict collateral damage, so you and all the Ayatollah's lemmings are perfectly safe. Just be ready to bear the pain of seeing those missiles work their magic on your boss.

ttt

Nairalanders, this is absolute nonsense. This thread should be removed.

Acts like this  will reduce the credibility of the forum.

jakumo, but you no dey talk about gej's blowjobs for your  good friend adeboye
[img]http://2.bp..com/_UfHzq863QuI/TQ49_czctHI/AAAAAAAABws/eXrbAeYVdyc/s1600/GEJ.png[/img]

are you not disturned that the once and future president is a 'touch not my anointed ' zombie  

or do you think he will implement and deploy adeboyes driving motor on prayer solution to phcn  

holahabib:

Cheap Propaganda, If you believe that in a democracy Buhari will be able to implement Sharia Law, then you might as well believe that any Muslim voted as president including Nuhu Ribadu could implement Sharia.

Oh, but if wishes were horses.   Hola Habib please note that Sharia law is ALREADY imposed on some of Nigeria's northern states, where just last year a woman was sentenced to death by stoning.  Also a few years back an amputation for petty theft WAS carried out in those God-forsaken backwaters.

Yes indeed sir, the Jihadist threat to Nigeria is REAL, and its name is Ayatollah Buhari, the devil incarnate, who will soon fall victim to his own evil machinations.

I have spotted only one misstep on the part of Johnny B. Goodluck, Oyb, and your picture above captures that sad moment.   Eunuch Adejale Adebole is a snake who slays motorists every month by blocking the Lagos Expressway for 24 hours or more at a stretch, exposing all trapped therein to waiting armed robbery gangs and horrific accidents.

Clearly Johnny B. Good's advisers made a serious faux-pas on that incident, but it ain't no thang, buddy.  It aint no thang  because Goodluck will win DESPITE that monumental error.
To err is human, remember, and I am certain that mistake will never reccur.

Jakumo,

Your gods are not even living things, so they cant even qualify as a snake. idiot! I wonder how people like this got access to the internet. slowpoke.

Your demons can't bite man, so Buhari will forever safe, at 69 he still looks fresh and active. what your grandfathers cannot do, you can't.

My invocations are merely insurance policies to ensure that the past evils perpetrated by Buhari do not go unpunished, Safari, so don't worry, be happy, and watch what occurs in the next few months.

safari SA:

Jakumo,

Your gods are not even living things, so they cant even qualify as a snake. ! I wonder how people like this got access to the internet. not-so-smart person.

Your demons can't bite man, so Buhari will forever safe, at 69 he still looks fresh and active. what your grandfathers cannot do, you can't.

Are you phucking serious?? He looks fresh? How wouldn't he look fresh when he retired with stolen money

Ha ha ha ha ha Oh man !

@Mobinga

I guess he stole the money from your father's house. And your name sound like those thieves, omar bongo, mobutu, banda.

Buhari just met his waterloo. Does he think Nigeria is an Islamic nation? What are these dudes thinking with their brain damaged heads?

Jakumo:

I have spotted only one misstep on the part of Johnny B. Goodluck, Oyb, and your picture above captures that sad moment.   Eunuch Adejale Adebole is a snake who slays motorists every month by blocking the Lagos Expressway for 24 hours or more at a stretch, exposing all trapped therein to waiting armed robbery gangs and horrific accidents.

Clearly Johnny B. Good's advisers made a serious faux-pas on that incident, but it ain't no thang, buddy.  It aint no thang  because Goodluck will win DESPITE that monumental error.
To err is human, remember, and I am certain that mistake will never reccur.

dude, only one misstep, really ?

what about asking us to pray that the december bombers confess?

what about attributing the october and december bombings to 'demons'

what about his callous 'the show must go on' disregard for nigerians in the october 1 bombing
(MEND had issued a warning at least a week before. our government did not issue any warning, or alert whatsoever, but engaged in a clandestine bungled ' i can't stand the rain' attempt at containment. in any other nation gej would have had to resign for such high handed disregard for his constituents. in nigeria, he tried to turn it political attempting to rope in his perceived competitor, ibb )

@frosbel

« #129 on: Yesterday at 11:48:08 AM »  

After a careful analysis, I have come up with the following conclusions :

1. Jonathan

Now Jonathan has good intentions, but his hands are tied with all the corrupt people around him, hangers on and the residue of bitterness from the Yaradua issues. [s]Therefore change though possible might become an illusion[/s].


2. Buhari

Buhari during the War against Indiscipline used too much force, you know at that time, soldiers rampaged through various markets, forcing the prices down for most consumables. Traders and business people lost a fortune.

I think arresting people, and making them pay an on the spot fines for careless behaviour would have been a better method. Instead people were flogged , disgraced and treated like children.

So while I admire many traits in Buhari I will not vote for him because of the military connection and force issues.

3. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu

Yes this is my choice for President of Nigeria for 2011. Unfortunately he is unlikely to win because I see potential rigging, mass fraud and the usual corruption.

He is young, energetic, intelligent and has what it takes to overhaul the mad house we call Nigeria. .

 

Well said!
i agree with you on some points here but think about it, don't you think change is possibe through GEJ as you rightly said he has good intentions.

As for buhari, well no comment for now!

Coming to Ribadu, honestly am a fan but he is not going to win and we all know that. He might be strong and energentic but to me he is too inexperienced for this. So lets stop wasting our time on that, dont waste your vote on him, Vote for GEJ ****The Man with Good Intentions for Nigeria****^{your words}

oyb:

dude, only one misstep, really ?

what about asking us to pray that the december bombers confess?

what about attributing the october and december bombings to 'demons'

what about his callous 'the show must go on' disregard for nigerians in the october 1 bombing
(MEND had issued a warning at least a week before. our government did not issue any warning whatsoever, but engaged in a clandestine attempt at containment. in any other nation gej would have had to resign for such high handed disregard for his constituents. in nigeria, he tried to turn it political attempting to rope in his perceived competitor, ibb )

And also Patience regular pilgrimage to T.B Joshua

, And see a whole lot who are gullible enuf to believe he said that.
Many Nigerians are so unfortunate including the poster.
If the words were accredited to Yerima, that's most likely, but Buhari? Never ?
Biglier! The poster did that to sway people towards Jonathan Goodluck and that again will fail.

safari SA:

@Mobinga

I guess he stole the money from your father's house. And your name sound like those thieves, omar bongo, mobutu, banda.

Ok. That aside.

The question is

[size=15pt]Should We Vote In A Man That Has Already Been President Through a Coup??[/size]

I hope you guys will not be too lazy to read this. and watch the words in bold. Maybe we call Sanusi a Jihadist!!!!!!!!!!


BUHARISM: Economic Theory and Political Economy
By

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

[LAGOS]

July 22,2002

(All views are strictly personal)

lamidos@hotmail.com



I have followed with more than a little interest the many contributions of commentators on the surprising decision of General Muhammadu Buhari to jump into the murky waters of Nigerian politics. Most of the regular writers in the Trust stable have had something to say on this. The political adviser to a late general has transferred his services to a living one. My dear friend and prolific veterinary doctor, who like me is allegedly an ideologue of Fulani supremacy, has taken a leading emir to the cleaners based on information of suspect authenticity. Another friend has contributed an articulate piece, which for those in the know gives a bird’s eye view into the thinking within the IBB camp. A young northern Turk has made several interventions and given novel expressions to what I call the PTF connection. Some readers and writers alike have done Buhari incalculable damage by viewing his politics through the narrow prism of ethnicity and religion, risking the alienation of whole sections of the Nigerian polity without whose votes their candidate cannot succeed.



With one or two notable exceptions, the various positions for or against Buhari have focused on his personality and continued to reveal a certain aversion or disdain for deeper and more thorough analysis of his regime. The reality, as noted by Tolstoy, is that too often history is erroneously reduced to single individuals. By losing sight of the multiplicity of individuals, events, actions and inactions (deliberate or otherwise) that combine to produce a set of historical circumstances, the historian is able to create a mythical figure and turn him into an everlasting hero (like Lincoln) or a villain (like Hitler). The same is true of Buhari. There seems to be a dangerous trend of competition between two opposing camps aimed at glorifying him beyond his wildest dreams or demonizing him beyond all justifiable limits, through a selective reading of history and opportunistic attribution and misattribution of responsibility. The discourse has been thus impoverished through personalization and we are no closer at the end of it than at the beginning to a divination of the exact locus or nexus of his administration in the flow of Nigerian history. This is what I seek to achieve in this intervention through an exposition of the theoretical underpinnings of the economic policy of Buharism and the necessary correlation between the economic decisions made and the concomitant legal and political superstructure.



Taxonomy


Let me begin by stating up front the principal thesis that I will propound. Within the schema of discourses on Nigerian history, the most accurate problematization of the Buhari government is one that views it strictly as a regime founded on the ideology of Bourgeois Nationalism. In this sense it was a true off-shoot of the regime of Murtala Mohammed. Buharism was a stage the logical outcome of whose machinations would have been a transcendence of what Marx called the stage of Primitive Accumulation in his Theories of Surplus Value. It was radical, not in the sense of being socialist or left wing, but in the sense of being a progressive move away from a political economy dominated by a parasitic and subservient elite to one in which a nationalist and productive class gains ascendancy. Buharism represented a two-way struggle: with Global capitalism (externally) and with its parasitic and unpatriotic agents and spokespersons (internally). The struggle against global capital as represented by the unholy trinity of the IMF, the World Bank and multilateral “trade” organizations as well that against the entrenched domestic class of contractors, commission agents and corrupt public officers were vicious and thus required extreme measures. Draconian policies were a necessary component of this struggle for transformation and this has been the case with all such epochs in history. The Meiji restoration in Japan was not conducted in a liberal environment. The Industrial Revolution in Europe and the great economic progress of the empires were not attained in the same liberal atmosphere of the 21st Century. The “tiger economies” of Asia such as Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are not exactly models of democratic freedom. To this extent Buharism was a despotic regime but its despotism was historically determined, necessitated by the historical task of dismantling the structures of dependency and launching the nation on to a path beyond primitive accumulation. At his best Buhari may have been a Bonaparte or a Bismarck. At his worst he may have been a Hitler or a Mussolini. In either case Buharism drawn to its logical conclusion would have provided the bedrock for a new society and its overthrow marked a relapse, a step backward into that era from which we sought escape and in which, sadly for all of us we remain embedded and enslaved. I will now proceed with an elaboration of Buharism as a manifestation of bourgeois economics and political economy.





The Economic Theory of Buharism


One of the greatest myths spun around Buharism was that it lacked a sound basis in economic theory. As evidence of this, the regime that succeeded Buhari employed the services of economic “gurus” of “international standard” as the architects of fiscal and monetary policy. These were IMF and World Bank economists like Dr. Chu Okongwu and Dr Kalu Idika Kalu, as well as Mr SAP himself, Chief Olu Falae (an economist trained at Yale). At the time Buhari’s Finance Minister, Dr Onaolapo Soleye (who was not a trained economist) was debating with the pro-IMF lobby and explaining why the naira would not be devalued I was teaching economics at the Ahmadu Bello University. I had no doubt in my mind that the position of Buharism was based on a sound understanding of neo-classical economics and that those who were pushing for devaluation either did not understand their subject or were acting deliberately as agents of international capital in its rampage against all barriers set up by sovereign states to protect the integrity of the domestic economy. I still believe some of the key economic policy experts of the IBB administration were economic saboteurs who should be tried for treason. When the IMF recently owned up to “mistakes” in its policy prescriptions all patriotic economists saw it for what it was: A hypocritical statement of remorse after attaining set objectives. Let me explain, briefly, the economic theory underlying Buhari’s refusal to devalue the naira and then show how the policy merely served the interest of global capitalism and its domestic agents. This will be the principal building block of our taxonomy.



In brief, neo-classical theory holds that a country can, under certain conditions, expect to improve its Balance of Payments through devaluation of its currency. The IMF believed that given the pressure on the country’s foreign reserves and its adverse balance of payments situation Nigeria must devalue its currency. Buharism held otherwise and insisted that the conditions for improving Balance of Payments through devaluation did not exist and that there were alternate and superior approaches to the problem. Let me explain.



The first condition that must exist is that the price of every country’s export is denominated in its currency. If Nigeria’s exports are priced in naira and its imports from the US in dollars then, ceteris paribus, a devaluation of the naira makes imports dearer to Nigerians and makes Nigerian goods cheaper to Americans. This would then lead to an increase in the quantum of exports to the US and a reduction in the quantum of imports from there per unit of time. But while this is a necessary condition, it is not a sufficient one. For a positive change in the balance of payments the increase in the quantum of exports must be substantial enough to outweigh the revenue lost through a reduction in price. In other words the quantity exported must increase at a rate faster than the rate of decrease in its price. Similarly imports must fall faster than their price is increasing. Otherwise the nation may be devoting more of its wealth to importing less and receiving less of the wealth of foreigners for exporting more! In consequence, devaluation by a country whose exports and imports are not price elastic leads to the continued impoverishment of the nation vis a vis its trading partners. The second, and sufficient, condition is therefore that the combined price elasticity of demand for exports and imports must exceed unity.



The argument of Buharism, for which it was castigated by global capital and its domestic agents, was that these conditions did not exist clearly enough for Nigeria to take the gamble. First our major export, oil, was priced in dollars and the volume exported was determined ab initio by the quota set by OPEC, a cartel to which we belonged. Neither the price nor the volume of our exports would be affected by a devaluation of the naira. As for imports, indeed they would become dearer. However the manufacturing base depended on imported raw materials. Also many essential food items were imported. The demand for imports was therefore inelastic. We would end up spending more of our national income to import less, in the process fuelling inflation, creating excess capacity and unemployment, wiping out the production base of the real sector and causing hardship to the consumer through the erosion of real disposable incomes. Given the structural dislocations in income distribution in Nigeria the only groups who would benefit from devaluation were the rich parasites who had enough liquidity to continue with their conspicuous consumption, the large multi-national corporations with an unlimited access to loanable funds and the foreign “investor” who can now purchase our grossly cheapened and undervalued domestic assets. In one stroke we would wipe out the middle class, destroy indigenous manufacturing, undervalue the national wealth and create inflation and unemployment. This is standard economic theory and it is exactly what happened to Nigeria after it went through the hands of our IMF economists under IBB. The decision not to devalue set Buharism on a collision course with those who wanted devaluation and would profit from it-namely global capitalism, the so-called “captains of industry” (an acronym for the errand boys of multinational corporations), the nouveaux-riches parasites who had naira and dollars waiting to be spent, the rump elements of feudalism and so on. Buharism therefore was a crisis in the dominant class, a fracturing of its members into a patriotic, nationalist group and a dependent, parasitic and corrupt one. It was not a struggle between classes but within the same class. A victory for Buharism would be a victory for the more progressive elements of the national bourgeoisie. Unfortunately the fifth columnists within the military establishment were allied to the backward and retrogressive elements and succeeded in defeating Buharism before it took firm root. But I digress.



Having decided not to devalue or to rush into privatization and liberalization Buharism still faced an economic crisis it must address. There was pressure on foreign reserves, mounting foreign debt and a Balance of Payments crisis. Clearly the demand for foreign exchange outstripped its supply. The government therefore adopted demand management measures. The basic principle was that we did not really need all that we imported and if we could ensure that our scarce foreign exchange was only allocated to what we really needed we would be able to pay our debts and lay the foundations for economic stability. But this line of action also has its drawbacks.



First, there are political costs to be borne in terms of opposition from those who feel unfairly excluded from the allocation process and who do not share the government’s sense of priorities. Muslims for example cursed Buhari’s government for restricting the number of pilgrims in order to conserve foreign exchange.

Second, in all attempts to manage demand through quotas and quantitative restrictions there is room for abuse because there is always the incentive of a premium to be earned through circumvention of due process. Import licenses become “hot cake” and the black market for foreign exchange highly lucrative. This policy can only succeed if backed by strong deterrent laws and strict and enforcible exchange rules. Again it is trite micro-economic theory that where price is fixed below equilibrium the market is only cleared through quotas and the potential exists for round tripping as there will be a minority willing and able to offer a very high price for the “artificially scarce” product. So again we see that the harsh exchange control and economic sabotage laws of Buharism were a necessary and logical fallout of its economic theory.



Conclusion


I have tried to show in this intervention what I consider to be the principal building blocks of the military government of Muhammadu Buhari and the logical connection between its ideology, its economic theory and the legal and political superstructure that characterized it. My objective is to raise the intellectual profile of discourse beyond its present focus on personalities by letting readers see the intricate links between disparate and seemingly unrelated aspects of that government, thus contextualizing the actions of Buharism in its specific historical and ideological milieu. I have tried to review its treatment of politicians as part of a general struggle against primitive accumulation and its harsh laws on exchange and economic crimes as a necessary fallout of economic policy options. Similarly its treatment of drug pushers reflected the patriotic zeal of a bourgeois nationalist establishment.



As happens in all such cases a number of innocent people become victims of draconian laws, such as a few honest leaders like Shehu Shagari and Balarabe Musa who were improperly detained. The reality however is that many of those claiming to be victims today were looters who deserved to go to jail but who would like to hide under the cover of a few glaring errors. The failure of key members of the Buhari administration to tender public and unreserved apology to those who may have been improperly detained has not helped matters in this regard.



This raises a question I have often been asked. Do I support Buhari’s decision to contest for the presidency of Nigeria? My answer is no. And I will explain.



First, I believe Buhari played a creditable role in a particular historical epoch but like Tolstoy and Marx I do not believe he can re-enact that role at will. Men do not make history exactly as they please but, as Marx wrote in the 18th Brumaire, “in circumstances directly encountered, given and transmitted from the past.” Muhammadu Buhari as a military general had more room for manoevre than he can ever hope for in Nigerian Politics.



Second, I am convinced that the situation of Nigeria and its elite today is worse than it was in 1983.Compared to the politicians who populate the PDP, ANPP and AD today, second republic politicians were angels. Buhari waged a battle against second republic politicians, but he is joining this generation. Anyone who rides a tiger ends up in its belly and one man cannot change the system from within. A number of those Buhari jailed for theft later became ministers and many of those who hold key offices in all tiers of government and the legislature were made by the very system he sought to destroy. My view is that Nigeria needs people like Buhari in politics but not to contest elections. Buhari should be in politics to develop Civil Society and strengthen the conscience of the nation. He should try to develop many Buharis who will continue to challenge the elements that have hijacked the nation.



Third, I do not think Nigerians today are ready for Buhari. Everywhere you turn you see thieves who have amassed wealth in the last four years, be they legislators, Local Government chairmen and councilors, or governors and ministers. But these are the heroes in their societies. They are the religious leaders and ethnic champions and Nigerians, especially northerners, will castigate and discredit anyone who challenges them. Unless we start by educating our people and changing their value system, people like Buhari will remain the victims of their own love for Nigeria.



Fourth, and on a lighter note, I am opposed to recycled material. In a nation of 120million people we can do better than restrict our leadership to a small group. I think Buhari, Babangida and yes Obasanjo should simply allow others try their hand instead of believing they have the monopoly of wisdom.



Having said all this let me conclude by saying that if Buhari gets a nomination he will have my vote (for what it is worth). I will vote for him not, like some have averred, because he is a northerner and a Muslim or because I think his candidacy is good for the north and Islam; I will vote for him not because I think he will make a good democrat or that he was not a dictator. I will vote for Buhari as a Nigerian for a leader who restored my pride and dignity and my belief in the motherland. I will vote for the man who made it undesirable for the “Andrews” to “check out” instead of staying to change Nigeria. I will vote for Buhari to say thank you for the world view of Buharism, a truly nationalist ideology for all Nigerians. I do not know if Buhari is still a nationalist or a closet bigot and fanatic, or if he was the spirit and not just the face of Buharism. My vote for him is not based on a divination of what he is or may be, but a celebration of what his government was and what it gave to the nation.

Let me tell u guys why neither Ribadu nor Buhari will not win the election come april: CPC and ACN are not familiar to the illiterate electorates, their names too are not knwn to them, an example is during the pdp presidential primary, tho the deligates weren't illiterates but sarah jubril's name was not familiar to the deligates and that caused her total failure but a party like pdp is almost a household name in nigeria

cap28:


Buhari actually rejected SAP and the IMF loans and instead tried to focus on paying off our debt  without restructuring the economy, his failure to fall into line with america's neo liberal economic policies placed him on a collision course with the west which eventually led to him being overthrown by Babangida - a US backed puppet.

I agree with you on this point CAP28, but the problem is
even if Buhari came back he is also a "Lame Duck", The
problem with the so-called "Good Guys" in Nigeria politics
like Buhari is that they have not come up with a viable plan
that will aleast solve the pressing economic issues
in Nigeria ie Power, Energy, Health, Education & Infrastruce area's

Shoo!!! I mean for Real Cap28, these guys do not even write
the Major Legislation that could effect this change, the advisors
at Abuja to this Politicians/Parties are mostly IMF, World Bank and a
multitude of International NGO's boys and girls ie, CFR, NED, Cato, Brookings working
through Nigerian Incorporated NGO'S !!! what a sham!

And dude this is not hear-say when it comes to these advisors as
my friend in Abuja who moves in those "Circles" gave me a tour of these
offices and introduced me to some of theses officials  when i was in Nigeria last year,

Abuja is Just a International/National Lobby playground now,

Quote from Beaf

The meeting wasn't covered on radio or video to the best of  my knowledge, and if it was, we must ask why in all these  years, Buhari has not wheeled out that evidence in his favour.  Thats a darn good question, don't you think? If you ask me, it would be in Buhari's favour to burn and  destroy every last trace of such evidence.

A very good point there.
And what happened to the 'Yoruba Journalist'?
The least the Buhari that I know, would have done was to take the journalist to court because such 'false' news/allegations  would definitely have a devastating effect on his already struggling presidential ambition.
But instead, the 'strict disciplinerian's' response was - it's just one journalist who didn't understand Hausa         - Abi, these children sef, wey no dey hear word!

I'm most dissappointed in Buhari I can not belief it that someone of Buhari in the present dispensation in Nigeria could say this so that means this man is one of the faceless supporters of this mad stuff called sharia wonders shall never ends now I can see why some state remain adamant on this issue now I now who was the big guy behind it.

So in this present world in Nigeria where the margin between christain is not that wide nearly 50/50 someone who is aspiring to be the president can say this and at the end put Nigeria into dissarray and tumble it upside down?

Buhari you dissappointed me in fact you are mad I just hate you from this moment for supporting this unecessary pain, mutilation of human limbs, stone to death and all sort of satanic rule on fellow human that goes with evil sharia madness then you could support terrorism or even be a funding father for terrorist if sharia is normal to you. Buhari must be mad come heaven & earth  Buhari will not smell power again till he die. I'am so enrage and angry with this man because I so much respect him a lot for his stand point and rigidness but not knowing he is one of those believers of wickedness shame on you Buhari. May you rotten in H E L L I thought before you are human beign not knowing you are just one of those A S S H O L E.