₦airaland Forum

Beremx:
Sharrap!

If you are back, you should be reformed and transformed but your own case na same of same old rubbishh

adonismuller:
you mean all the people that was/has been harmed God gave devil the permission to harm them? Please explain!!!

Not what I mean.
It is what both books say. Not so

I am almost certain that our African religions have the same stories demonstrating that NOTHING can happen to you except your God allows it to for whatever reason/objective!

Beremx:
hypocrite! What do you have to say about this?

Did you not read and even see what I had to say with pinshures paapa

This x wey you add join your Berem na im be sey you remember sey you be ex of someone abi you be Bleep actress

Wey pinshure?



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Sermwell:
I did but she was like nothing really. That she wana be taking a look at them when she's missing me

So stop worrying yourself unnecessarily.
No one can harm you except God gives him/her permission to do so as He (God) is in charge of ALL things, not so

Did Satan (Iblis) not take permission from God before he started dealing with Job (Ayyub) in the Bible (in the Koran)?

The Sorrow of Job/Ayyub

The story of Job appears in both books, but in the Qur’an, it is much shorter than in the Bible, and is rather difficult to follow. For this reason, the Qur’an text is supplemented here with quotes from The Stories of the Prophets by Al Imam Ibn Kathir 701 -774 AH or 1301 -1372 AD.
These quotes are shaded to distinguish them from those from the Qur’an itself.

The story is about a wealthy man with a large family, who leads an exemplary life. The Qur’an numbers him among the prophets. Job is struck by great misfortune. His children die, and his wealth disappears overnight. Then, he becomes seriously ill. The question raised by this story is how God, who is both Almighty and Righteous, can allow such a high-standing man to fall into ruin. In both books, the devil (Iblis or Satan) is the culprit, but he does act with God’s permission.


More from: http://www.bibleandkoran.net/verhaal.php?lIntEntityId=21

doctokwus:
Its embarrassing to say this,but Nigeria owes Derby a whole lot of gratitude for Chad's onslaught against BH which effectively turned d tide.
However,Mr Derby I know would also b grateful that a new sheriff is in town because with Nigeria retaking d leading role in d fight against BH soon,Chad can reduce d enormous resources,which d country doesn't have,used in fighting d insurgents and can also deploy some of those troops to fight its own internal battles against other rebels.
Significantly also,its in Chad's interest that Nigeria succeeds in defeating d BH so as to resume trade along d borders btw both countries, which is very crucial to Chad's economy.

bettercreature:
Will you shut it and find somewhere to seat? over-shabi dey worry you,if you dont know CHAD sparked the offensive against bokoharam go and read the achieve since january

Unsubstantiated stories that seek to further discredit our own soldiers!
Why are we the civilians such INGRATES?
Abi una sabi pass the Borno state governor, Shettima of APC ni

Nigerian Troops Responsible For Liberation Of Seized Towns – Shettima
Feb 24, 2015


Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has yesterday said that 90 per cent of the ongoing battle to reclaim seized territories under the Boko Haram terrorists is being carried out by the Nigerian armed forces and not by the foreign troops as “wrongly” perceived by the media.

Shettima insisted that soldiers of Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republics cannot claim undue credits for the current successes being recorded over Boko Haram because the Nigerian forces are playing larger role in the exercise.

“We appreciate their efforts and support for the government of Nigeria, but it should be known that the bulk of the job of cleansing our society of these Boko Haram lunatics is being done by officers and men of the Nigerian armed forces who are ably supported by the Nigeria Air force”

Read More on the link below:
http://leadership.ng/news/413611/nigerian-troops-responsible-for-liberation-of-seized-towns-shettima

gwales:
No more business as usual cos the new sheriff is in town

I thought you said the new Shekau is in town

mojisola08:
May we never experience what is called kidney failure

May we find the DISCIPLINE, courage & strength to follow the lifestyle to never experience (reduce the chance of) kidney failure

johnlegend01:
I really don't know what to make of this story.

Husband was told by wife she is prego and wants to deliver in PH. Is d husby that foolish? I expect a grown up man to be able to know if someone is more than 7months pregnant, talk less of having twins in the womb...hmmm. The husband should be questioned properly as well.

If they needed to adopt, they could have done it legally to avoid unnecessary embarrassment.

BTW, I hope this is not the woman we are talking about in pictures.

It seems there is still a big STIGMA about adoption in our country. Those of us who are aware of its POSITIVE benefits to the individuals and society should find creative ways of promoting the idea among as many of our people as possible.

adconline:
HOW COME U IGNORED THIS POST??

Sorry about not calling the other poster out as well for his tribalism but then his post had NOTHING of note about it unlike Ngakwe's otherwise beautiful post.

Let me add that bringing up the TRIBAL angle needlessly only disallows us from focusing on the real issues of governance that affects us all in our potentially great country while allowing the useless leaders go free for shortchanging us.

Image123:
Duhhhh, stay on topic. i never mentioned Fashola or said he has achieved anything. You say GEJ has achieved, I say NO. Those are not achievements. The next thing is to agree or prove it is. Not ranting about Fashola.

Since you may have conveniently forgotten your post that I qupted, let me re-post it.

Image123:
The above picture and post is not an achievement. It is NOT completed, neither is it standard or world class.Also it is on debt/borrowed money that another government would manage the headache. For instance, Akpabio is in the same PDP. He has many projects like stadium and airport that are completed, debt free, standard and in use.

Would you mind letting us know since when Akpabio is the same as GEJ?
Thanks

Image123:
The above picture and post is not an achievement. It is NOT completed, neither is it standard or world class.Also it is on debt/borrowed money that another government would manage the headache. For instance, Akpabio is in the same PDP. He has many projects like stadium and airport that are completed, debt free, standard and in use.

For instance Fashola is the poster boy, "excellent" governor of Lagos state in the same APC as the change messiah Buhari. He has so much debt for projects that are UNDELIVERED till now =>

$90m loan spending: FOI Act not applicable to Lagos •Fashola tells court

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that he intended to file a preliminary objection challenging the suit by a civil society group, seeking to compel him to release information relating to how government spent the $90 million loan obtained for improving public schools in the state.

The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ade Ipaye, at the resumed hearing in the matter before Justice Saliu Saidu, hinted of the government’s intention to challenge the suit, in addition to a counter-affidavit he earlier filed in opposition to the suit.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) instituted the suit against Fashola and Ipaye, and prayed the court to compel the governor to disclose how the loan allegedly obtained from the World Bank for education in the state was spent.

SERAP had argued that it resorted to suing the governor and the Attorney-General after the government refused to honour its letter dated December 1, 2013, requesting for the information brought in pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2011.

But Ipaye had, in a counter-affidavit, opposed the suit, arguing that the FoI Act was not applicable to Lagos State, because the law was a federal legislation.

More from: http://tribune.com.ng/tribune-law/item/3266-90m-loan-spending-foi-act-not-applicable-to-lagos-fashola-tells-court/3266-90m-loan-spending-foi-act-not-applicable-to-lagos-fashola-tells-court

[size=15pt]Lagos: How We Spent N160bn World Bank Loan on Light Rail Project[/size]

The Lagos State Government yesterday justified the N160 billion it borrowed from the World Bank, noting that the fund was channelled to finance its light rail (blue line) project.

However, the state government expressed disappointment at the progress of the project, which it said, was not executed as smoothly as possible, but was optimistic of its completion.

The state Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said this shortly after inspecting the light rail terminus at the Orile-Iganmu part of the state alongside some members of the state executive council.

Speaking with journalists, Fashola said the project would have been completed in another 12 months despite that the project execution was not as smooth and speedy as he wanted it.

The governor raised questions on the intention of the federal government for publishing the state debt profile in the recent time, wondering what could have informed the decision to make it public.

He said: “I think it was the Debt Management Office of the federal government that published the report that we have a debt of about N160billion. I do not know the intent of the publication.

“But if it was to inform the public, I think we have always kept the public informed anytime we borrow money. If there are other intentions behind that, only those who make the publication would know what the intentions are.

“But you see, when people talk about debt of a state like Lagos, they forget that after Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and one other country, we have the fifth largest economy in Africa.

“When you are talking of about a billion naira debt to a population of over 21 million people; because if you are measuring the debt, you also have to measure the responsibility. Those are the things people keep in isolation.”

He, therefore, explained that the state government already “has in place, strategies to repay the loan. The federal government was in the know of the state’s decision to take the bond and it approved it.”

[size=15pt]He added that the truth “is that what they do not also say is that no state in Nigeria can borrow money outside, from any multilateral agencies without the approval of the federal government.[/size]

“What they did not say is that they approved it. No state can raise money by bond the way we have done without the federal government’s approval. [size=18pt]Both SEC and NSE are all federal regulatory agencies through which we must pass. If they said okay, it means there must be something good about the debt.
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“Our rating as a state is the same as that of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, BB minus-stable with a positive outlook. We are the only state in Nigeria that has that rating. The first bond that was taken during my first tenure has been paid; the first tranche has been paid.

“I think the second tranche will be settled around 2016 or 2017. We are already making provisions. The provisions that will be there will be in excess of what is needed,” the governor said

Fashola expressed satisfaction on the progress of the light rail project, though decried the petty delay that was encountered as a result funding, saying the project would have should have been completed in another 12 months.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-how-we-spent-n160bn-world-bank-loan-on-light-rail-project/188736/

I hope this story is untrue or that there is a very plausible explanation for it.
I sincerely hope all this is not a scheme to scandalise Jonathan/PDP as they exit the stage at the federal level.

Either way, an URGENT statement from the outgoing federal administration would be very appropriate!

philips70:
In as much as I am not a fan of loquaciousness GMB's case is different. Since he became president elect the press, political and ethnic warlords will not let him rest and most of these reports are words of reassurance to them.

Does the below read like a reassurance abi the word don get am pfor new meaning ba

rocgirl:
I Can't Change Nigeria Overnight – Buhari

Though many expect that things will change in a day or weeks, it’s not so; this is because it will take us years to amend changes.
Nigerians are in haste, people should not see the change that we are championing as a twinkle of an eye, we need prayers and patience for us to succeed For the second time in a week, President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday said that the change which Nigerians expect from his incoming administration would not be realised overnight.
Buhari hinged his assertion on the fact that governing Nigeria will be difficult for him because of the magnitude of the problems on ground.
He stated this in Yola, Adamawa State yesterday, during a Town Hall meeting and campaign for All Progressives Congress, APC candidates in Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections.
Only last Sunday, the President-elect had told the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, that Nigerians should not expect miracles from him.
In the interview, which Nigerian Pilot exclusively reported on Monday, Buhari said:
“For five, six years, the Nigerian law enforcement agencies, including the military, couldn’t secure 14 local governments in the North-East geopolitical zone.
“How can I promise miracles when I come? But with the cooperation of our neighbours: Cameroun, Chad, Niger and the international community, and the commitment we are going to get from the military, I think it will take us a much shorter time to deal with it.”
The BBC had in a report last week said that Buhari had promised to end Boko Haram insurgency within two months. But his party, APC refuted the report, claiming that the President-elect never gave a timeline to crush the terrorists.
But Buhari in Yola yesterday, declared that “governing Nigeria will be seriously difficult” because of what he termed “colossal rape of its economy and leadership deficit” by the outgoing ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
He said that for Nigeria to get out of the woods there should be commitment and perseverance in the leadership of the country, adding that’’ the new government will do its best to fix things in the right perspective.’’
Buhari, who thanked Nigerians for casting their votes for APC en-masse during the last Presidential and National Assembly polls, said the country is endowed with human and natural resources , “but unfortunately, the resources were mismanaged and squandered, leading to the present situation being experienced in the land.
“Though many expect that things will change in a day or weeks, it’s not so; this is because it will take us years to amend changes. Nigerians are in a haste; people should not see the change that we are championing as a twinkle of an eye, we need prayers and patience for us to succeed,’’ Buhari said.
He described corruption as a cancer that stymies progress in the country and vowed to fight the scourge head-on in order to salvage the country from the throes of economic bankruptcy.
“We need to fight corruption squarely for Nigeria to move forward. We will run a transparent government, in doing so, I will not favour my family,’’ Buhari stated.
The President-elect, who was accompanied by the
APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other party officials to the meeting, campaigned for the party’s candidates in Saturday’s elections.
He said: “I thank you for your votes and I appeal to you to vote for APC candidates in the remaining elections in the state. We believe in you and we know that your support will enable us serve you better and that is why we are appealing to you to vote for APC governorship candidate, Umaru Mohammed Bindow and all the House of Assembly members.”
At the meeting, some kingpins of PDP in the state, Dr. Silas Zwingina, Dr. Idi Aliyu Hong, Sadiq Haske (Walin Ganye), Umaru ‘Calculate’ Jada, decamped to APC.
Buhari had earlier visited the Lamido Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa.


http://nigerianpilot.com/i-cant-change-nigeria-overnight-buhari/

Ikengawo:
Yoruba criteria for leadership?
Even compare the two girls today. Jimmy Carter's Daughter is an activist against the violation of human rights, Iyabo Obasanjo is writing letters demanding human rights from Obasanjo after years of abuse and neglect. Someone who couldn't manage his own family while Iyabo's mother lived in a bungalow is now the patron saint of style and swag to the person he made jobless.

This is why Igbos want their own country. What others want (Style, Swag and Haters) is different from what we want (Industry, Technology, Commence)

Such a beautiful post spoilt by needless TRIBAL generalisation

It is noteworthy that OBJ was most criticised by his fellow yorubas during his second chance civilian presidency.

Demdem:
Jonah-daft Destiny is to bankrupt this country.

The workers are simply concerned about their INCOMPETENCE arses being kicked out.

NITEL employees cried as well but today we have BETTER telecoms service at a falling price!

bigmo1:
If the South-south had produced a president. Like Akpabio, Imoke or Ameachi, Nigeria would have been far better than it is presently. Jonathan was born clueless and daft.

The quotes post below may be of interest to you =>

esere826:
Post 4


Femi: But we need change, and remember we’ve now learnt that our votes can bring about change.

Ebiere: Yes, we need change, but there is a crucial lesson here. Nigerian elites have learnt and reinforced that when you are a minority you can be bullied out of a position no matter how powerful that position is. Maybe it’s because of such lessons learnt from the past that facilitated the easy changing of the Igbo senate presidents by Obasanjo for ‘credible sounding’ reasons, whereas it was hard to push out the Speakers of the house from the core North.

Femi: Guy you are confusing me. Are you now saying that we should reward incompetency with our votes.
Ebiere: No way. Please forget my other rigmaroles. It was me being emotional and making us understand that in the process of killing a fly perched on our scrotum we swiped too hard and killed the fly as well as hurt our scrotum.

Ebiere: In essence, what I am saying is that our democracy is yet to have the deepening you earlier alluded to. Perhaps, when a core northerner has had his 2nd term bid truncated, only then would I agree and say yes, the Nigerian democracy is deepening real good, and devoid of religious and ethnic sentiments

Sometimes, ignorance could be bliss- DEADLY bliss!

Reference:
I worked with him and I can tell you that was one fellow who could get things done. Before the likes of Fashola or Akpabio this guy had transformed Calabar before the end of his first term. Light, water, roads, sanitation, health, education. He had a post oil vision so invested heavily in agriculture and tourism. Sadly he could not get Federal support to ignite the Calabar Ports and make the EPZ there a hub of activities.

He was considered by OBJ (owner of Nigeria) for the Presidency but like Odili was considered too independently minded and dangerous. They settled for what they thought was a flaccid Jonathan. The rest is history. Now that the PDP is gutted I hope someone like him can make some sort of return for the sake of democracy in Nigeria.

Thanks again for sharing your insight.

OBJ is a real devil.
His own biological children have said as much about their father

bigmo1:
If the South-south had produced a president. Like Akpabio, Imoke or Ameachi, Nigeria would have been far better than it is presently. Jonathan was born clueless and daft.

Clueless and daft yet in five years:

- our economy grew so well and drew international attention & recognition.
- our corruption index improved as acknowledged by Transparency International.
- our roads that were abandoned for years/decades were reconstructed and new ones constructed.
- our food production increased to the envy of even Jonathan's political enemies.
- our manufacturing sector/ auto/textiles etc revived steadily.
- our railway services was revived and continued expanding with newer coaches and engines.
- our universities grew and almajiri schools were established

Perhaps you do not know the meaning of the two words you just used, or do you

Nigeria Records Improvement, Ranked 39th on Corruption Index
04 Dec 2014


More from: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigeria-records-improvement-ranked-39th-on-corruption-index/195767/

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Lagos-Ibadan express road.

eazydon:
At my backyard in Aba. our own train over here is very real. 2 times in a day it vibrates the ground.


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What we had was a badly managed political process on the part of Jonathan/PDP that allowed plenty of LIES, DISTORTIONS and PROPAGANDA to eclipse the real performance of this outgoing federal administration.
No more no less!!!

GoldStandard:
Oh yes he did...
The project was 100% funded by Afican EXIM bank with GT bank assistance and the money was to be paid back in about 5years.

Leave CRS to us mate...we know our sleeping governor better.

Duke was the real deal.

Thanks for the clarification.
I hope Duke would return to active politics and play a key role in the ongoing necessary reform of PDP to remain a viable force despite the party's defeat at the presidential election.

Our country needs a worthy opposition to continue deepening our teenage democracy.
Cheers!

GoldStandard:
All of you commending Liyel 'sleeping' Imoke for this project know nothing about CRS.
This was the last legacy Donald Duke left for himself before leaving office in 2007. It was designed to link margaret ekpo airport with tinapa and environs.
Its a shame that the coaches just arrived after 8years and the sleeping clown wants to take all the glory...smh

Would you know if the former governor, Duke completed PAYMENT for the metro/ light rail before he left office

Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
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... To outer space.

cc: Ishilove, LalasticLala, Obinoscopy

Welcome to change!

Change is loading.............

adanduka:
Amaechi come and see monorail

Why are you disturbing our Right Honourable from his Driver General duties




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erunz:
Now over to you Fashola and Amechi.

"Excellent" governor Fashola is still loading the aloku metal scarps from Toronto four years after and $1 billion World Bank loan spent


APC dey maga Lagosians since 1999



http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-how-we-spent-n160bn-world-bank-loan-on-light-rail-project/188736/

Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts.

According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption.

"More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system."

From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/



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Ramanto:
But Mango is too perishable a fruit. That is one thing I don't quite like about it

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I wonder what % of the harvest will be WASTED because we have no storage and processing facilities in our country.

All those youth complaining of unemployment and the stressed bankers worried about being laid off should think, RESEARCH and invest in post-harvest processing, marketing and sales including for export plus $$$$$$$$$$$$ of our farm harvests.

Instead of moping around aimlessly and being easy prey for SCAMMERS with their sweet stories of multiplying your money better think of how to create and/or add value to what is around you.
Cheers!

Those interested can check the following links:



http://www.livestrong.com/article/48448-dried-mango-nutrition-information/


http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/How-Make-Dried-Mango-30459610



http://www.thankyourbody.com/dried-mangoes/



http://www.tropicalwholefoods.com/shop-online/4587114369/organic-dried-mango-1kg/2405967

What is Amaechi's label for not only attacking Jonathan but also working with his political enemies.

How about TERRORIST




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TheWholeTruth:
Unemployment rate is too high under GEJ, what do you expect the youths to do. They are after their stomach.


I commento ma reservo.

And unemployment was not high under Military DICTATOR Buhari or do you have selective amnesia




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bettercreature:
Its a crime and its only done in Nigeria!you should create a new party if you dont like your party not to switch side,that's called betrayer in my diction

Like all these guys





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What is amazing about white people doing what we black people have always done?

Don't we sing in English

Abi English na native tongue of Nigerians ni?

This is just another display of colo-mentality like our over-hyping their football teams & leagues to the NEGLECT of our own

Very true for the LAZY Christians who REFUSE to study their Bible to get their own personal perspective of the WORD of God coded therein.

Are we not enjoined to TEST all preachings

How can we do that if we do not even read the Bible but instead parrot the LIES of the charlattans in cassock who PRETEND they are God's representative to their GULLIBLE congregation?

omenka:
The third tweet is particularly instructive. Take note ya'll, you never know where you'd be tomorrow.

She should direct her "particularly instructive third tweet" to the Daura President and Borno elders who UNDERMINED our gallant soldiers fight against Boko Haram =>

Sign agreement on no more killings, I will withdraw JTF, Jonathan to Borno elders
March 09, 2013




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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Maiduguri, accused Borno State Elders of playing to the gallary over the activities of Boko Haram Islamic sect insurgency in the state, describing the situation as unfortunate.

Jonathan spoke during an interactive session with Borno State stakeholders at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Government House Maiduguri, in continuation of his two- day working visit to Borno and Yobe States, the epicentres of Boko Haram.

He was responding to requests by the Elders for the Federal Government to grant amnesty to the sect members as well as withdraw the military Joint Task Force, JTF from Maiduguri and other areas in the state during the second day of his working visit to Borno State..

President Jonathan lamented that none of the elders in the state had publicly condemned the killings and bombings being carried out by the sect members and advised them to put their ‘’house in order,’’ by talking to their children who had been causing havoc in the country to drop their arms against the country.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/sign-agreement-on-no-more-killings-i-will-withdraw-jtf-jonathan-to-borno-elders/#sthash.0kJT6aMl.dpuf

Buhari faults crackdown on Boko Haram
JUNE 3, 2013

Presidential candidate for the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 Presidential election, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has frowned on the emergency rule in parts of the North. He alleged that innocent civilians were being killed in the states.

Buhari speaking during a Liberty FM Hausa Service Programme, Guest of the Week, on Sunday in Kaduna said that Boko Haram members were being killed and their houses demolished unlike the “special treatment” given to the Niger Delta militants by the Federal Government.

More from: http://www.punchng.com/news/joining-apc-not-about-2015-presidency-buhari/

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