₦airaland Forum

President Muhammadu Buhari held his first Presidential Media Chat on Wednesday fielding questions about some of the key issues in the country from the whereabouts of the Chibok girls, the Nigerian Army-Shiites clash and pressure to devalue the naira.

Here are some key comments by the President:


On the clash between Shi’ites and the Nigerian Army in Zaria and his silence

i. I have allowed the army and the Kaduna State government to come up with their reports before I come out to speak on the clash. This does not mean that the police and the DSS are not doing their part.

ii. The situation in Zaria is very serious… How can one group create a state within a state?

On the state of tertiary institutions

I don’t like the idea of University students sitting on windows to receive lectures.

On whether he actually promised to pay unemployed youths N5,000

I cannot come here and deny that.

Foreign exchange restrictions

I. We need power, railways, roads… These are our priorities; not people looking for money to bring in rice (to the country).

II.Foreign exchange will be made available to the productive sector of the economy and not for luxury items.

On calls for the devaluation of the naira

I need to be convinced about devaluing the naira.

On asset declaration

I declared my assets four times… I don’t have to ask them (Code of Conduct Bureau) to give you the asset declaration… You have a constitutional right to the documents.

On the continued bomb attacks in parts of the North-East

I. The Hijab will have to be banned if this (the suicide bombing) continues.

On the debate about fuel subsidy

By the end of the next quarter, we will not be talking about subsidy. How much is the price of

fuel (in the international market) now?

Reported plans by the National Assembly to spend billions on cars

I cannot see the National Assembly spending N45bn to buy cars on top of the transport allowance they collect.

On the pace of the anti-corruption war

I. Our major constraint is that accused person must go to court first and under such circumstances, we cannot prejudge what the courts will do but there are documents and how the government will react through the Ministry of Justice will determine what we will do because what we are going so we cannot determine issues while they are still in court.

II.  If any member of my cabinet is corrupt, I will sack the person.

III. Members of the cabinet are supposed to declare their assets.

On whether funds have been recovered from looters

I. Money has been recovered but the fact that whatever we recover will end up in court because Nigerians will always want to know the truth and the truth will be what the courts have discovered by the submission made to them in terms of bank statements where money was recovered, where money was lodged, when it was lodged, how it was lodged whether it was money from petrol, customs and excise or money directly from the Central Bank. When we do that I think Nigerians will feel a bit better.

II. It is a very nasty situation that we are in, but we cannot fold our hands and not do anything; we are doing our best.

Chibok girls

We are keeping our options open. We are prepared to negotiate with Boko Haram for the girls… There is no firm intelligence where those girls physically are and what conditions they are in but what we learnt from our intelligence is that they (terrorists) kept on shifting them around so that they are not taken by surprise and they get freed. And a whole lot of them are not in one place and we don’t know how many divisions they have and where they are. There is no intelligence to say that the girls are alive and in one place. That is the honest truth.

On the agitation for Biafra over alleged marginalisation

We have Boko Haram and then Biafra. Help me define the extent of marginalisation. Who is marginalising them? Why? How? Do you know? … The constitution said there must be a minister from each state. Who is the Minister of Petroleum? Is he not Igbo? Who is the Governor of Central Bank? Is he not Igbo? Who is the Minister of Labour? Who is the Minister of Science and Technology? Who is the junior minister of education?

On the continued detention of suspected looters and alleged violation of court orders by the DSS

You can see the type atrocities that those people committed against soldiers and the country. The former president goes to the governor of the Central Bank and say, ‘give N40bn to so, so, so… And then he fails to account for it and you allow him to go and see his daughter in London while and you have two million people in IDPs, half of them don’t even know their parents. Which kind of country do you want to run?

And the one you are calling Kanu. Do you know he has two passports – one Nigerian, one British – and he came to this country without any passport?… There are criminal allegations against him and I hope the court will listen to the case.

Source:
http://www.punchng.com/honest-truth-top-quotes-from-president-buharis-first-media-chat/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

President Muhammadu Buhari held his first Presidential Media Chat on Wednesday fielding questions about some of the key issues in the country from the whereabouts of the Chibok girls, the Nigerian Army-Shiites clash and pressure to devalue the naira.

Here are some key comments by the President:


On the clash between Shi’ites and the Nigerian Army in Zaria and his silence

i. I have allowed the army and the Kaduna State government to come up with their reports before I come out to speak on the clash. This does not mean that the police and the DSS are not doing their part.

ii. The situation in Zaria is very serious… How can one group create a state within a state?

On the state of tertiary institutions

I don’t like the idea of University students sitting on windows to receive lectures.

On whether he actually promised to pay unemployed youths N5,000

I cannot come here and deny that.

Foreign exchange restrictions

I. We need power, railways, roads… These are our priorities; not people looking for money to bring in rice (to the country).

II.Foreign exchange will be made available to the productive sector of the economy and not for luxury items.

On calls for the devaluation of the naira

I need to be convinced about devaluing the naira.

On asset declaration

I declared my assets four times… I don’t have to ask them (Code of Conduct Bureau) to give you the asset declaration… You have a constitutional right to the documents.

On the continued bomb attacks in parts of the North-East

I. The Hijab will have to be banned if this (the suicide bombing) continues.

On the debate about fuel subsidy

By the end of the next quarter, we will not be talking about subsidy. How much is the price of

fuel (in the international market) now?

Reported plans by the National Assembly to spend billions on cars

I cannot see the National Assembly spending N45bn to buy cars on top of the transport allowance they collect.

On the pace of the anti-corruption war

I. Our major constraint is that accused person must go to court first and under such circumstances, we cannot prejudge what the courts will do but there are documents and how the government will react through the Ministry of Justice will determine what we will do because what we are going so we cannot determine issues while they are still in court.

II.  If any member of my cabinet is corrupt, I will sack the person.

III. Members of the cabinet are supposed to declare their assets.

On whether funds have been recovered from looters

I. Money has been recovered but the fact that whatever we recover will end up in court because Nigerians will always want to know the truth and the truth will be what the courts have discovered by the submission made to them in terms of bank statements where money was recovered, where money was lodged, when it was lodged, how it was lodged whether it was money from petrol, customs and excise or money directly from the Central Bank. When we do that I think Nigerians will feel a bit better.

II. It is a very nasty situation that we are in, but we cannot fold our hands and not do anything; we are doing our best.

Chibok girls

We are keeping our options open. We are prepared to negotiate with Boko Haram for the girls… There is no firm intelligence where those girls physically are and what conditions they are in but what we learnt from our intelligence is that they (terrorists) kept on shifting them around so that they are not taken by surprise and they get freed. And a whole lot of them are not in one place and we don’t know how many divisions they have and where they are. There is no intelligence to say that the girls are alive and in one place. That is the honest truth.

On the agitation for Biafra over alleged marginalisation

We have Boko Haram and then Biafra. Help me define the extent of marginalisation. Who is marginalising them? Why? How? Do you know? … The constitution said there must be a minister from each state. Who is the Minister of Petroleum? Is he not Igbo? Who is the Governor of Central Bank? Is he not Igbo? Who is the Minister of Labour? Who is the Minister of Science and Technology? Who is the junior minister of education?

On the continued detention of suspected looters and alleged violation of court orders by the DSS

You can see the type atrocities that those people committed against soldiers and the country. The former president goes to the governor of the Central Bank and say, ‘give N40bn to so, so, so… And then he fails to account for it and you allow him to go and see his daughter in London while and you have two million people in IDPs, half of them don’t even know their parents. Which kind of country do you want to run?

And the one you are calling Kanu. Do you know he has two passports – one Nigerian, one British – and he came to this country without any passport?… There are criminal allegations against him and I hope the court will listen to the case.


Source:
http://www.punchng.com/honest-truth-top-quotes-from-president-buharis-first-media-chat/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Guy man, don't mind the name callers, what you are experiencing in sexual psychology is called Dominance/submission.

I had a similar experience with a girl, which finally led to a breakup, because then I never knew what dominance was all about.

She was always fighting prior to sex, and if I don't fight her into submission, nothing for me.

sameer1212:
Yeah! This is what GEJ lacked. He was too gentle that's why people like Dasuki and other turn his government in to ATM machine for their selfish gains. Buhari said and I quote" If any of his minister found guilty of corruption,he/she will be sack and send him to jail. This is what I call presidential.

The bolded made listening to that media chat worth every minute.

My personal ratings for PMB has broken the sound barrier.

sameer1212:
Lol.. I tell you my brother. One need to get balls to rule Nigeria.

It's beginning to be obvious that Nigeria needs men with sound "military" mind set and will to function democratically.

Halimi24:

The biafran woman shld go back 2 school

So as to learn how to summarize questions

Sometimes I was like, is she preaching or asking a question?

That woman fall hand, she didn't represent women well.

Mzflexydeeva:
u r sitting on a very long thing

take a second look; it's always a pleasure to make available my long thing for you to sit on.

Ijaya123:
Before Oil, we survived. After Oil, we will still survive. It is just a simple human nature.

Survival is a most, but it can never be the same again for the farmers and fishermen whose source of livelihood has been destroyed by oil spills over the years.

It's not a new thing, most members of bikers club do same.

I guess it's a norm if you are a member.

But on second thought, that bike is more expensive than most cars you see on the road.

Mzflexydeeva:
lol! They can borrow

You would make a good wife to borrow for a weekend.

Nice well researched write up, nevertheless, don't expect a standing ovation, because wailers don't need long term solutions so as not to deprive them of a reason to wail.

She is correct, if after 6 months of chasing she sent you that, you are truly a husband material for your wife's gele.

Religion is the Opium of the masses, especially blacks.

Even when the bible calls us to "reason together" pastors would tell you to obey without reasoning.

How can an omniscient God want his children to act and believe irrationally?

Whose report should we believe?

Ps:
This is just for sake of NL comments, my belief is independent of pastors/church indoctrinations.

megamank:
with the present condition and with what we have on ground this can only happen by a divine miracle.....there is nothing God cannot do but certainly not buhari

If God, according to the bible, uses the "dullards" of this world to confound the wisdom of the wise, why do you think PMB's case would be different?

missyadorable:
Lucky you!
I was told it's better to be married for one day than never being married at all
Am 4 days into marriage now.I deserve an award

Hahahahaha
You won and got an award 4 days ago, which other award do you want so soon?

The next one can't come sooner than 9 months hence... else you are suspect in the eyes of society.

So it's equally better to be pregnant and have a still born or miscarriage than not be pregnant at all?
It's the same thing.

missyadorable:
Thank you very much

Your profile says "m"..so you are not affected by societal expectations to get married

Nobody insults a man for being single

Nobody opens a thread to mock bachelors

If I were a man,i wouldn't bother about marriage! It wouldn't be important,nothing to gain!

Will rather be more concerned with making MONEY!

Yes, that's why I said what I said.
I would not be forced by society to marry just to look responsible when in my heart I know I don't want, or am not ready, or cannot take care of an extra mouth.

I have come to realize society is only interested in our wedding not marriage.

What's the difference between a spinster/bachelor at 45yrs and a divorcee at 45yrs?

They are both single (difference is in the baggages).

It's now you are talking.

I now understand the sarcasm in your "the most prestigious title".

May the child certificate not tarry a day longer than necessary.
Well done.

As for me, I have chosen to live this one life parallel to "society sake".

missyadorable:
Hahahahahaha! Failed indeed!!
Am one of the most successful ladies alive
What else is there to marry for if not for "society sake"...The worst thing to happen to a woman in Africa is not being a "Mrs"....Jesus! everywhere you enter,insults! Name calling "olosho,f**king different d**ks,old mama youngy.Jobless Nairaland guys who cant even feed themselves will create threads to further insult them...Stories on Genevieve,Rita Dominic,Agbani darego,Linda Ikeji,etc are accompanied with cynical comments..All their achievements equal to zero.But Tonto Dike's stories are accompanied with respectful remarks,things changed the day she got married.

The only reason I could find for getting married was for the respect.Thats the only thing I kept hearing"Marry n be respected.No matter your achievement,its zero without husband" and so I have.My family is fulfilled,i have satisfied all righteousness.I am HAPPY! I have school certificate,Marriage certificate,next is child(son) dedication certificate and all my problems end!

missyadorable:
Without a son,marriage is shaky! The man may go looking for one outside and single ladies will be willing to try their luck and I lose if it happens

Mrs title is for society sake

Having a son is for husband sake

How does that answer my question?

For the single reason of marrying for "society sake", you have failed.

pjohne200144:
This is long overdue, though the guy has some point because Nigeria are very frustrating but he should not have started with insult and hate preaching. please the FG should consider and release him.

That would amount to jungle Justice if he is released just like that without court documentation.

let Justice be done in a law court so that nobody would have anything against anybody thereafter.

Have you not heard, the winner takes it all?

Where has anybody been declared a winner without facing competitors, except GEJ during the presidential primaries?

4rmthewest:
Its easier to trek from Lagos to Abuja than trying to
date a pretty girl in Nigeria
.
You are after her, 20 other guys want her, 10 Sugar
Daddies want her and the most annoying part is
that 15 lesbians also want her
.
Grab an ugly girl and be happy.

Please choose:
Are you an ethnic or a religious bigot?

tunjion:
Marriage is best not rushed. Nothing is pursuing you, take your time to get exactly your kind of man.


Dont jump becos everyone is doing it and marry a man that will kill you.


Obey your parents becos they love you and want the best for you.


Marry within the confines of your religion and people.


Dont be pressured to marry but marry becos you love and want to leave with the person forever.

missyadorable:
Thank GOD I got married before the year turns over

Any thread insulting single ladies no longer my business

Now,I can walk around with pride,my respect is complete

I have gotten the most prestigious title a woman should have in Africa "Mrs"

Now,its to have a son to add more value to my existence

You have spoken the minds of true African women, Naija specifically.

So without a son, your value is of no consequence even as a holder of "the most prestigious title"?

Mzflexydeeva:
@OP well said but getting into a wrong marriage because everyone is getting married isn't advisable. We should understand that marriage is a calling and some people don't have it.... I know a lot of ladies too make it impossible for themselves to hear the calling or even be called but if u look through your post, one word sums it all up...... maturity

If you say marriage is a calling, how do you expect those with no phones or with no battery power to receive the 'calling'?

Nice write up, but truth be told, not every man or woman would/will/shall marry in this life.

It's the sad truth nobody wants to contemplate.

Look around your neighborhood, there are many elderly spinsters and bachelors, how they ended up like that you wouldn't know.

I am not in doubt of your will to set a new standard for a better Nigeria.

May those found guilty take their rightful place in kirikiri jail.

nduchucks:
Oga, TonyeBarcanista is very correct in saying that when Ojukwu declared is Biafra, he was Governor of Eastern state that excluded Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross river. Old Rivers and Old Cross river were already created by Gowon.


In February 1966, when Isaac Boro, Sam Owonaro and Nottingham Dick alongside their supporters proclaimed a "Delta Peoples Republic", biafra was not included in the said republic. On 27 May 1967, under the administration of General Yakubu Gowon, decree No. 14 was issued, allowing the creation of Rivers State. Ojukwu's Eastern region at the time of "secession" did not include Ijawland or modern day SS area.

The good people of Niger Delta fought alongside gallant Nigerian soldiers to defeat the secessionists. My Gull, there is no need to try to revise history, though we have come to expect that from you.

If you and the likes of Kanu want to lead Igbo youths on another suicide mission, be rest assured that the people of the Niger Delta will fight you once again.

... to a stand still.

Kikero112:
Dangote is building a new refinery. In Lagos.

That's what I find hard to believe, that Dangote can afford a brand new refinery and Nigeria cannot.

Talk about wolf in sheep's clothing, here is a typical example: a political jobber/analyst in a prophet's clothing.

Why are prophets and prophecies always tuned to creating fear?

...because fear is a tool for control.

Point of correction:
they are not disgracing the church of God but the church they (prophets) founded.

God did not found any church.

EzePromoe:
[color=#DC143C]I think some of these prophets are abusing the virtue of their calling into the prophetic ministry by make calculations and permutations (that is no way prophecy) that has at most 30% possibility of coming to fruition. I stop listening to all these when I kept track of most prophecy made earlier this year for the year 2015 only to find out that most didn't happen. Many respected men of God predicted GEJ's victory at the polls but did it happen? NO. These men of God should quit disgracing the church of God and channel their focus towards evangelism.[/color]

This is why I prefer NL to FB.

Here nobody get time for anybody's formings

I like the guy, no mincing of words: "it's either we are fucking or nothing".
no time for bad investment

The same way South East rejected GEJ in 2015?