What is your assessment of General Muhammadu Buhari, and by extension, the All Progressives Congress, APC?
I brought General Buhari into politics; It’s not that I want to expose him. We did everything to support and encourage him. He called my son Mohammed to join Congress for Progressive Change, CPC. They rejected Mohammed by force during the governorship race. This was the trend, not only in Kano, but also in Katsina, Bauchi and other states. I think it is not healthy for democracy; not just because of Mohammed but for the smooth play of democratic norms and values. Democracy is the choice of the people. But when people put their own personal interest first and they interfere [in the process], then it is no longer democracy. It is unfortunate that elders like them could come belittle themselves in the race.
For the APC I cannot comment. It is not yet time for me to do so. However, it is good for democracy to have competition and opposition. It enhances democratic values, norms and stabilises the country’s image, and will eventually uplift our democratic credentials in the international comity of nations.

Descartes:
Hmmm....

Facts are Sacred

ceo4eva:
Good to know!

Obiagelli:
BULLSHIT AS USUAL

rafhell:
i will vote APC if they offer a better candidate than buhari.
for now i aint voting any.

rafhell:
i will vote APC if they offer a better candidate than buhari.
for now i aint voting any.

ceo4eva:
Good to know!
We all know most politicians do perpetrate one corrupt practice or the other when in power. However, it's funny and unfortunate when some people here try to exonerate their Master, Buhari. It leaves much to be desired. An eye opener, I must say!

Frankenstein:
So Buhari is corrupt?

biafranqueen:
..

Descartes:

Facts are Sacred

Descartes:
Hmmm....

Facts are Sacred

THE United States government’s recent
report on the role of the government in the
proliferation of corruption in Nigeria offers
a fresh and undeniable insight into why
graft is so deeply entrenched in the Nigerian
system. If the government that should
stamp out corruption is now actively
protecting corrupt individuals, then no
amount of posturing will produce results.

However, for a government that is
responsive to constructive criticism – a
government that means well for the people
– the report is an opportunity for the
Goodluck Jonathan Administration to act by
taking firm, honest and decisive steps to rid
Nigeria of the perennial tag of one of the
world’s most corrupt nations.

[b]In a detailed and frank assessment that
could only be described as stating the
obvious, the report, entitled, “Corruption
and Lack of Transparency in Government,”
confirmed the often-stated view that the
efforts of the anti-graft agencies are
deliberately stymied by the government. The
allegation of deliberately emasculating the
anti-corruption agencies brings to mind
reports last year in which the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission confessed that
it was broke.

In one of such reports, the EFCC Secretary,
Emmanuel Adegboyega, told the Senate
Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial
Crimes and Anti-Corruption in December
last year, “We (EFCC) have been complaining
that no money has been released to us for
operations. As of now, we don’t have up to
N2 million. If we can afford to pay salaries
this month that is all.” For an agency whose
functions are defined by the number of
arrests and prosecution of corrupt
individuals across the country, how can
those functions be effectively discharged
without money for legal fees and travel
expenses? How can they be motivated if
salaries are not paid?[/b]

Interestingly, one of the other cases of
corrupt practices the US report cited was the
curious state pardon granted a former
Bayelsa State governor, Diepriye
Alamieyeseigha. Aside from his conviction
for treasury looting and money laundering,
Alamieyeseigha, who is still a wanted person
in the United Kingdom, served time in
Nigeria and also had his tenure as governor
truncated, paving the way for Jonathan,
then his deputy, to replace him. The state
pardon implies that the former governor,
who, as an ex-convict, could not occupy
public office, whether appointive or
elective, can now do so. Indeed, Jonathan
has nominated him to the ongoing National
Conference. That is a dangerous signal to
the outside world for a government that
professes commitment to fighting
corruption.

In a similar damning report last year, the
then US Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence
McCulley, reportedly told the Nigerian
government to demonstrate more courage
and conviction in its crusade against graft,
insisting that it was the only way to “send a
clear signal that the country is indeed
committed to good governance, to the
security of its citizens, and to its rightful
place as a significant actor on the global
stage.”

Unfortunately, corruption has been
identified as the major reason for the
arrested development in the country. It is
responsible for reduced public spending,
which results in huge infrastructure deficits,
especially poor roads, lack of electricity,
inadequately-equipped hospitals and low
quality of education. It is also fingered in
the pervasive insecurity in the country, low
quality of governance and general poor
standard of living.

Under the current administration,
corruption has become particularly daring,
even more than anytime before. Even when
the President stated clearly his readiness to
fight corruption, the government had been
less than convincing in its manner of
handling corruption cases. For instance,
after ordering a series of probes into stolen
oil subsidy money in which the country lost
more than N2 trillion, an amount far in
excess of Nigeria’s capital budget for this
year, nobody has been convicted more than
two years after.

Faced with brazen and self-evident
corruption case in the purchase of two cars
for N255 million for a former Aviation
Minister, Stella Oduah, it still took the
President four months to reluctantly fire
her. He initially set up a committee to
investigate a straightforward case,
apparently to find a way to avoid sacking
the minister.

The US report alleges that, in Nigeria,
“Massive, widespread and pervasive
corruption affected all levels of government
and the security forces.” While alleging that
judges were not left out of the massive
corruption ring, the report accused the
government of not implementing the law on
corruption effectively, thus deliberately
allowing “officials (to) frequently engage in
corrupt practices with impunity.” These are,
possibly, part of what the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal,
saw when he cried out that the President’s
“body language” encouraged corruption.

Indeed, the US report went far, but only to
the extent of the period it covered, which
was 2013. Since the beginning of this year,
there have been allegations of missing
funds, meant for the Federation Account,
and for further distribution among federal,
state and local governments. But, for
alleging that about $12 billion – later $20
billion – had not been accounted for, the
Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, was
placed on suspension and a forensic audit
ordered later. Why the hurry in suspending
the CBN governor instead of investigating
his allegations first? The government says
the suspension will pave the way for the
investigation of allegations of financial
recklessness against the CBN governor.

Although both the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation and the government
said only $10.8 billion was unaccounted for,
it is still a huge sum of money. Only a
fraction of that money can build the Lagos-
Ibadan Expressway, the East-West Road and
the Second Niger Bridge. It is money that
could have staved off the prolonged
university teachers’ strike that nearly cost
the institutions a full academic session.


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adamskutty:
i think the cretinious fvctard called biafranqueen ( what a very primitive name) is suffering from brain tremor

The old Biafra ape can't tell the difference btn buhari and abacha?

And what's 5billion dollars compared to 20billion dollars ur ijaw snort nosed lord stole?

Puhahha! Abacha is even a saint compared to Jonathan

If i am told to choose btn a pig and ur fisherman president, i will gladly choose the pig to lead us,cos it even seems ur otouke fisherman brain IQ isn't up to half of a pig

Jonathan till 2015

Abeg. Ride on, that's how we roll meeehn.

idumuose:
We c still remember how Buhari bribed bayelsa APC delegates with N1m.Who knows how much he planned to bribe the APC benue delegates before his CHARTERED jet was refused permission to land at markurdi airport.

idumuose:
For the fact that Buhari exonerated Abacha from corruption charges meant that he was part of the loot.

HugeCock:
Dear PDP: Where is the missing $20 billion

omenka:




Facts are indeed Sacred!!