₦airaland Forum

Beaf:
How can a fcking kidnapper claim to have acted under the law? Nigeria is full of fools that make reckless statements. How can a man hold a nation of millions at gunpoint and claim to have acted within the law?

People like Buhari and IBB should be in jail for [size=14pt]treason[/size], not contesting in the democratic Nigeria that they forcefully held to ransome.

hardywaltz:
Buhari, Buhari, Buhari, if i slap that your mouth.

Jakumo:
No Nigerian election could ever be considered complete without former Nigerian military tyrant and Islamic fundamentalist Ayatollah Buhari issuing his usual repertoire of blatant lies, LOSING at the polls by wide margins, and then launching yet more in an unbroken series of FAILED lawsuits protesting the resolute will of the Nigerian electorate.

Ayatollah Buhari is the quitessential rodeo clown, whose sole remaining purpose in life is to entertain a voting public that will NEVER allow such a profoundly evil cretin to accomplish anything more significant than squander the last few million dollars that he looted from the national treasury during his dark reign as Nigeria's inquisitor in chief, in a FUTILE quest for high office that will consistently elude him until he dies of sheer frustration, insanity or both.

Do the right thing, Ayatollah Buhari, and shoot yourself in the head.  Lucifer is getting really impatient with your antics, and it is WAY past your dead time.

Sky Blue:
Honestly speaking at the rate things are going I really don't mind considering Buhari out of the current list of presidential hopefuls. You can say whatever you want to say about the man but out of the list of aspirants he seems to be the one with the most integrity (my view).

mens dept:
Based on what?

Hellooooooooo, we arent in 1983

PhysicsQED:
Buhari is scum. Anyway isn't this the same clown who said that if an Igbo man became president he would leave Nigeria and never come back? And this guy would parade himself as some sort of Nigerian statesman. How can you be blatantly prejudiced against 20% of the population of your country but then claim you should be elected to govern it?

Even as military head of state, we acted under the law -Buhari
From EMMANUEL OGOIGBE, Warri
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
• Buhari
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There was no paper in Kaduna before I left for Lagos . But I have got the paper but I have not read it. There is no iota of truth about the report.  If you could recall from mega party to mega movement to National Democratic Initiative, to National Democratic Movement, all these were efforts we were making to try to form a coalition against the ruling party. I believe the talk is continuing even other 22 groups are coming to CPC. Another 41 associations say they are going with another group. The important thing about this is that we are still talking. So by the end of next month, when we are supposed to have conducted the primaries and the INEC have the names of those who are to contest for the national election, all these talks would have completed.

So the question that I rejected the former governor of Lagos state as my running mate is really not true. I think the paper wants to force us to hear the other side of the story.

On merger arrangement
When you go into your archive you will know that the party, CPC, gave a statement that the party would not fuse with any party. But we prefer to discuss with groups of parties for any type of alliance that would identify and discuss with kind of alliance and then we negotiate and then we form the alliance. We hope to do that by the end of December. I think by that time, INEC must have received all the names of those who are going to participate in all the elections from House of Assembly, National Assembly, governorship and the presidential.

CPC and Northern Leaders consensus candidate arrangement
Because CPC refused to be part of PDP definition of leadership in the country, that is why they accuse us of being a lone ranger. Our constituency is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. So what the PDP is doing about zoning that is creating dichotomy between the north and the south is the PDP’s problem and not CPC’s problem. We have made that clear so many time.

This is what I am trying to tell you. It is PDP affair. Our constituency is the Federal Republic of Nigeria and not a group of northern Nigeria . Let me make this final explanation. I saw some political sense in what the so called Northern Leaders did in 1998 and 1999.
1993 election was a free and fair election. And this election was a Muslim/Muslim ticket. This is significant because either religion or tribe didn’t come in. And (MKO) Abiola, may his soul rest in perfect peace, won the election with his running mate, Ambassador Babangana Kingibe from the North East. But that election was annulled. Subsequently, Abiola, you know, was arrested and he died in detention. And the leadership then, I was not in politics then, thought that, there was a raw deal with the south west. But when they went to pick (Olusegun) Obasanjo, the leaders’ concern was the south west. They just did it on their own. From there, that is where they institutionalise north south dichotomy. So it is a PDP problem and they better accept it. If you can get a copy of their constitution, it is there. So don’t keep on harassing CPC for PDP problem.

Do you have faith in Jonathan against 2011?
Well, I will tell you some of the things I observed. First, when (Goodluck) Jonathan was sworn-in as President, he has been a Vice President, Acting President and then President. He went to the United States and met President (Barack) Obama.  He identified some problems which every Nigerian that is following political events agreed with him. Insecurity in the country- physical insecurity. Second, the issue of free and fair election, because the stability of this country depends on free and fair election next year. Third, unemployment and the infrastructure of the country led by the PDP in the last 12 years is nothing to write home about.


He made a promise and when he came back, he said he was going to do them. Fourth, when Jega’s name was submitted to him to become the Chairman of the INEC, he never knew Professor Jega. He approved it and forwarded it to the National Assembly for approval. Fifth, when INEC asked for money, he approved it. And sixth, when the election law was sent to him, he sent it to the National Assembly - never mind that he asked for some modification later.
With this trend, to be fair to the President, he tried to convince Nigerians and the people outside that he intends to run a free and fair election, even if himself is participating in the election. This is my own personal opinion and this is my personal observation. I may be wrong.

Why in the race after two attempts?
You mentioned that I contested in 2003 and in 2007 and that why I have not thrown in the towel. It is my conviction, or rather, I am a believer in one Nigeria . And I am the generation that went through all the problems this country had from January 1966 to date. Political and military leadership were almost wiped out. There was a coup and counter coup. It led to a civil war. After coup and counter coup, I was in problem. I, myself was detained for more than three years. But I believe in this country. And I believe I have so much investment in this country in terms of political suffering. By my profession, having gone through all this destabilization and so on, again, having been a governor, a Minister and later Head of State, I just can’t sit and do nothing. I then joined politics at least with the belief that I can use my position, at least, to impose some restrictions on the reckless politics of Nigeria. And my feeling was strengthened in 1991 by what happened to the Soviet Union . And I said it many times that the Soviet Union in the 20th century collapsed without being solidified. Now, they are about 18 Republics.

This proved to me conclusively that, by my own assessment, multi party democracy is the best governance. And the biggest caveat is the free and fair election. And the bottom line now is CPC. Free and fair election is the answer. Let the elite go and deliver their constituencies for goodness sake. They are the problem of Nigeria. Let them go and deliver their constituencies. Let us persuade the elite that Nigeria is the issue. Nothing else. Let them register, let them vote and let them ensure their votes count. And whatever happens to them is their problem. Not to vote and complain, we will ever remain poor in a very, very rich country.
Everybody knows that what I fought for, one, is security. Security was physically ensured. What we are saying in the CPC is that security must be guaranteed. All this stealing must be stopped. The government of CPC will very effective at any level. Nobody is going to be stronger than the party.

Generational power shift
That is where we want a free and fair election. And that is where I told you that Nigerian elites should try to take the fate of their country seriously. Let them goand deliver their constituencies democratically. Educate them, allow them to choose whoever they want to choose. And even Nigerian constitution says, “all Nigerians” of any gender as described by the constitution. From 18 years and above. And if the constitution allows me, then why should anybody harass me about my age? And when the constitution allows an age bracket between 18 years and above, what then stops young men from contesting? Nobody stops them. But let the election be free and fair. That is my problem.

Are you comfortable with INEC preparation for 2011?
Well, I have told you what they want us to know through the press. The money they asked for was given, the time extension has been given. They said they have ordered the machines that would come about six weeks time. Now their problem is about the amendment of the constitution which is because of the change in the timing or because of the change in their own programme. So we in the CPC and those who are in other parties that are going to choose candidates, we want to see a firm INEC programme out. We are very happy in the CPC that the election has been shifted to April next year. So we have about four months. And I think any serious party, old or new, four months is enough for them to make their case.

So far we have been working under documents like the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria out of which the INEC Act came out. We are supposed to act within the laws. And I beg you the press guys to teleguard the INEC to enforce the law. This is because without the enforcement of the document, the issue of transparency, free and fair election may be compromised. Issue of integrity of persons who want to contest election is there. In his country, there a lot of documentations, and laws and so on.  But people ignore them. And you the press are trying your best. But I believe there is the need to keep on reminding the people about the law always.
There is nothing on which there is no law in this country. If you break the law, it is deliberate by the elites. If you follow the law, it is because of the good nature of Nigerians.

Can you repeat your achievemnts as Millitary Head of State as a civilian President?
Thank you so much that you understand I operated under a different circumstance then. But even then if you follow our activities when we were there, we made the laws and enforced. I know we executed a few people, we jailed a few people including some of your colleagues, but we did that within the law.
We didn’t close a single institution and deny thousands of people job. We didn’t do it. Myself and late Tunde (Idiagbon), we didn’t do it that way. We made the law and anybody who dared the law we dared him. That was then. Please, you can go to the records and you will find that there. Both of us we fought corruption virtually from the country in our time. Now Nigerians know better. And probably, you will give us another opportunity to come back and make a difference under different circumstance.

Why still answering General?
I earned Generalship. If you could recall, all those who became Heads of State jumped from Colonel or Lt. Colonel to General. I was a Major General and I was removed as a Major General. I never promoted myself.

Spread of CPC
CPC is not only in the North. The National Secretary is from Lagos state. May be they are not working hard. We are also in the south east and in the south south. We have got representation. What you probably mean is the Buhari organisation which was inaugurated in 2002. And we have offices in every state of this country. Realy we have been on the field. You can only rightly say that we have more supporters in the north than every other place. I agree with you. But I am aware that we are all over the country and that, as I have told you in the course of this interview, the time extension of election will help us between now and next year. We need the time especially as the new party. We will be able to be on ground to conduct our campaign from January to March.

alj harem:
my point is that every region should have access to modern life, whether se,north,sw

so for me to watch movie or somthing in a cinema i have to travel from borno state to abuja or lagos
cmon that is ridiculous

that least in kano state or sokoto, haba brother

alj harem:
there is one in lagos

one  in port harcount

two in abuja dat two does not make sense


@ alj harem
like i said if it is viable and the environments permit then it could happen.Not only silverbed will be happy to go there.The cities sited by you are the investors heaven in Nigeria.Apart from Lagos,port harcourt,Abuja include Anambra, Kano and Kaduna.etc Borno in the North east has a fair investor appeal.But we have to tackle the boko harem menace else it could all go away.

that all what about us in sokoto,borno or kano

alj harem:
there is one in lagos

one  in port harcount

two in abuja dat two does not make sense

that all what about us in sokoto,borno or kano

fstranger:
You are an ingrate. After chewing some rotten goro, you come here to insult us, your benefactors. Ima tell Adenuga to cutoff your internet access.

PhysicsQED:
Kano is a major city. However, this is a private initiative, not a government initiative, and private individuals can 't be made to build economic bases and invest time and hard earned money in places they have no economic or social interest in. If Northerners want the equivalent in Kand, which they need to make their business tycoons responsible.

vicenzo:
Can this be true,the north wants to seccede to form arewa republic,how i wish it were real,but the reality is that arewa republic cannot be,we southerners often think the north is united but that is far from truth,take a closer look at kaduna state politics and u wil understand what i mean.The reality is dat the north, if nigeria disintegrates will break into smaller nations.

Beaf:
Funny guy.
If there wasn't free oil money and things were still regional, would there be 10 million almajiri's? The population of 120 of 192 countries in the World is less than or equal to 10 million.
I don't hate Northerners, what I hate is the unfeeling elite that impoverish their own and threaten the unity of the country if they don't get their way.

Stop being sentimental and confront your issues frontally. Attacking those who point out a hidden crisis of garangantuan proportions is the cowardly way out.

jason12345:
arewa republic will never fail! the reason is that they see themselves as ONE. moreover, they are the most humble group of people i have ever seen. the only problem may be their leaders in the new republic.

so arewa goodluck!!! from a south westerner! 

Beaf:
No, it would be wicked and bigotted to make up such numbers. Nigeria lacks statistics, so we tend not to know the true size of some of our problems. The almajiri problem is big enough for a state of emergency to be declared in the affected states.

. . .About your population figures for a few countries; the almajiri population is equal to or greater than the population figure of 120 out of the 192 countries of the World. Now, thats some crisis!

Beaf:
Don't mind Auwal. As soon as they break away and see huges clouds of almajiri blotting out the sun, they'll run back and apologise.

DapoBear:
lol. So Almajiri Republic was perhaps not quite off. Maybe we should carve out a new state for them?

DapoBear:
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idupaul:
Why are we all imagining what an arewa nation wil look like. Pls we just have to look at Niger and chad. Believe me it wil be no dif for arewa

Jbenue:
We can mary any girl even from pregnancy without being disturbed by one silly Cannon-inclined Nigeria constitution.     What a peado.

  ppl dont seem to be getting this Landlocked thing. Now if Arewa was to come to fruition it would happen under a cloud of contention with the south, it will not be a clean break as some of you thing, Knowing africa ethnic clensing might even come into place on both sides. So arewa would be stuck within the ever creeping sahara on one side and a hostile neighbour on the other. and without oil money to keep the one already decrepit international airport it has going Im am afraid Arewa would be isolated. And this fantasy about the North African Arabs coming to the aid of their muslim brothers of arewa is just that a Fantasy. Let me tell you we subsaharans are nothing to them apart from kaffirs . An egyptian is offended if you call him african. Black men are regularly discriminated in Arab countries Worse than they are in Western countries even!!! Tunisia and Morocco both applied for entrance into the E.U. They look upon Africa as an embarrasing association. Believe me Arewa would be no more better than Niger, Chad, Mali, or Mauritania

Jbenue:
Hi, I have noticed in recent months the increased clamour by our brothers in the North for secession from the entity Nigeria. Like any long suffering southerner my heart was racing with excitement at the prospect. For years I have thought that the ultra conservitive, alien, impossible,and backwards North was the achillies heel of Nigeria.
But now on second thoughts I actually dont want them to go!!!! Call it afrocentric but since watching the African World Cup in the summer and seeing what Africans are capable of once united, if filled me with a sense of hope that we Nigerians arent just beating a dead horse with this nation.
With the milk of african compassion and kindness now oozing from within I started to ponder, would the North actually survive on its own (even if they took abuja). The answer to that question is a resounding no!!!!

Here are 5 well qualified reasons why it wouldnt

1- The proposed Arewa would be a LANDLOCKED Republic.( Chad+ Niger come to mind  )
2- Nigeria is only tolerated on the world stage because of Oil even with that look how we are treated, so imagine disedent Nigerians without oil lol. ( Unless they find oil quick in Lake Chad)
3- In Nigeria 55% of the population is under the age of 20. In Arewa its 65%  thats a lot of almajaris lol.
4- What generally happens to poor Islamic states with high youth population and unemployment- Al Qaida !!!!!!!!
5- And Perhaps the most terrifying aspect to this destined Titanic is Northern Politicians i.e. IBB need i say more !!!!

I guess the point I am trying to make is, there are a lot of sections of the the country clamouring for disintergration. But rather lets unite and not just be pround Nigerians but be pround Africans, because its only when united that africa can tackle all its problems and in so doing lifting itself out of shame and depression.

                                             VIVA AFRICA

auwal87:
Let me start from the bottom up.

Your points are not qualified at all, you know why Arewa people are not doing anything at the moment? Because they are Lazy, do you know why they are Lazy? Because of Oil.

5- IBB and Co are all going to die soon, new fresh bloods will emerge soon, with hearts of courage to empower our people

4- Arewa unlike any other Muslim countries are far more liberal, some few bad elements emerge because of poverty and seeking name only, but Arewa will be just like Turkey in Europe, or Malaysia in Asia, or Bahrain in Middle East.

3- Almajirai are a great resource for Arewa Republic, in no time, they will disappear from the streets, 65% that is not fear, we have more civil servants than any region in Nigeria, go to the ministries in Abuja and other states of Arewa, they are all from Arewa (at least 90%). This is the reality, we have qualified doctors, qualified engineers (go to ABU Zaria and see those behind the Nuclear project, they are all from Arewa), we have Business Gurus (Arewa even though it doesn't have sea ports, most of the distributions are carried from here, I have never seen someone traveling from Arewa to Odua or Biafra to purchase imported food stuffs, but you will see lots of them coming to Arewa to purchase imported stuffs, go to Singer market in Kano, you will see what I am telling you, that markets carries transactions worth billions of naira every single day, why? Because we consume. See Arewa, only those who are ignorant about the country will tell you we only have Almajirai. Because that's what you see in the south.

2- NO! A big NO! Oil is only a curse to Nigeria, only the wicked countries look at Nigeria with like that. The good countries want Nigeria to get their facts right, abandon oil, or at least depend less on oil, develop other sectors, generate employment. You see having an Oil in Nigeria is only a curse to Arewa because it made our people lazy and depends heavily on salaries and revenues from the federal government. But by the time there is no oil, people will understand, and they will wake up to the reality. They will ask question to themselves. What about if this people abandon us, what should we tell our children and grand children, what have we done for them?

1- Yes, Landlocked, but see also in Europe::::
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Vatican City (Holy See)
Hungary
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Moldova
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Switzerland

They are all landlocked countries. Aren't they better than Nigeria in terms of Anything?

Boy, wake up, Arewa is not what you think it is;

oyewolejos:
I think Ribadu should contest for Adamawa Guber post. ACN winning the Presidential Poll with Ribadu as the candidate is a mirage. I know for sure in a free poll he will win in Adamawa. Buhari/Tinubu ticket won't stand cos of religion. Christians will prefer to vote for GEJ instead of allowing Muslims-Muslim ticket. Nigerians are sensitive towards religion so i believe Tinubu wont make that mistake.