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Muhammadu Buhari was on Christiane Amanpour’s show last night to discuss the ongoing political situation, his record as a dictator and how he’ll address the key problems if he becomes president.

President Goodluck Jonathan had a media chat in Abuja last night too. He and Buhari separately carved out time to talk to the media while the election heat cooled a bit. The interviews were really timely.

Here’s a full transcript of Buhari’s own interview with Amanpour, and after that Nigerians react to his responses to the key questions in the interview.



Amanpour: General, welcome to the programme.

Can I ask you first your reaction to the delay in this election by six weeks and to what you just heard President Jonathan say that they will make inroads into much more security within the next six weeks?

Buhari: Well, my reaction is that of disappointment, because the presentation made by INEC was that they were ready to conduct the election on the date they fixed a year ago, and for them to be forced virtually by the military that they cannot guarantee the safety of their workers, they have to concede to the demand of the military [for an] additional six weeks

Amanpour: Okay General, let me ask you because you’re a former military general: You were ruling the country briefly. Why is it that the Nigerian military today cannot take on Boko Haram and have failed to combat that terrorist organisation?

Buhari: Well this has been made much more clear when the National Assembly attempted to conduct a hearing after the soldiers were giving interviews to foreign media about being sent to the front without proper weapons. The National Assembly attempted to conduct a hearing by getting the budgets approved by the National Assembly over the last three years and inviting the service chiefs to come and tell them [why the] weapons were not procured and sent to the soldiers — and competent leadership. And that hearing was scuttled.

So in short, it’s the misapplication or misappropriation of the resources provided by the government for weapons. That’s why the Nigerian military was unable to defeat Boko Haram.

Amanpour: General, you today just got a huge endorsement from a former ally of President Jonathan. That is the former president Obasanjo. How do you react to that, I mean what would that do for your campaign?

Buhari: Well it would certainly bring more supporters to us and more confidence again to us from those who were sitting on the fence, because General Obasanjo is highly respected and as far as Nigerians [issues are] concerned, there’s no serious issue that can be discussed without people seeking for his opinion and listening to it

Amanpour: Can I now ask you about yourself because headlines around the world are portraying this election as a choice between a failed president and a former dictator — and you’re the former dictator according to these headlines.

You know, people say — and they remember — that you expelled 700,00 migrants years ago thinking that would create jobs, that you’ve banned political meetings and free speech, that you’ve detained thousands of people, secret tribunals, executing people for crimes that were not capital offences. Have you changed or is this what the Nigerian people have to look forward to?

Buhari: Well all those things you mentioned, with a degree of accuracy of actually what happened, was then under a military administration, and when that military adminstration came under my leadership, we — the military — suspended the part of the constitution that we felt would be difficult for us to operate under those circumstances. So I think I’m being judged harshly as an individual that what happened during the military administration can be extended under a multiparty democracy system.

Amanpour: Okay so now you say you’re a democrat. What do you think you can do to combat Boko Haram and to combat the galloping corruption in your country?

Buhari: Well, Boko Haram, we know how it started. Certainly the Nigerian military that built our reputation internationally for effectiveness, it’s a great embarrassment to them and to the country that they haven’t been able to secure [Nigeria's] territory of an area of 14 local governments out of 774 local governments.

I believed this problem will not be too difficult for [our] APC government because we know the Nigerian military is competent. It’s a question of making sure the money voted for equipment and training [is] properly utilised.

Buhari: We have to, because there are serious citizens of this country that say unless Nigeria kills corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria. And that’s best illustrated by another hearing conducted by the National Assembly on pension fund, electricity and then the corruption in the petroleum industry from where the country derives over 90% in external revenue

The National Assembly conducted a hearing here in Abuja and in the six geopolitical zones of the country, then they took the recommendation to the executive. And it’s been collecting dust for the past 18 months.

Amanpour: Alright, General Muhammadu Buhari, opposition candidate in Nigeria. Thank you very much for joining us from Abuja tonight.

Source copy and past from naija.com

That's family issue its non of our business her

GboyegaD:
What I want to understand is why was she with you as at when you were going to pay her bride price as what I know is until after you pay the bride price that the bride comes to you on your wedding day.

that is what. Happend exactly It on our way back

mzjaney:
I tot as much. Where in akoko edo?

bilo

IDEApro:
Op, congrats. Which of you is a Muslim?

both

GboyegaD:
Happy married life bro! Where is your wife from? Also, why was she following you to go pay her bride price? Does her culture allow her negotiate? Just trying to learn and no offense meant.

when we want pay the bride price they direct us to olori EBI which is the most senior in the family coz her father just passed away few years back

Zohan:
How do we say congrats in youruba?

eku orire oo

too much Alomo

I expect to be seing this tred on front page or have I done something wrong

elantraceey:
Happy married life .


May the love in your home never cease.



But why do your wife look different in some pics or is it just my eyes?

its may be camera or because u are seing her for the first time

jmoore:
@op, how much was the bride price?

undisclosed amount

dovelike:
Wow. The guy looks cute. Is the lady a yoruba?

no she's edo from akoko edo LG

More pictures

Allureoftheseas:
this would have been better and bigger if you guys were richer, poverty is a curse.

my brother we did the wedding with what we have u can be rich like dangote before u start planing urs

Lol 1st

grooms perent

;DEnjoy viewing on our way to pay bride price

we who are with u are more than those who are against u #Mach4buhari

chamboy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2Ap8dOxVc&feature=youtu.be

I can't believe what Am waching here now I belive that corruption is at higest level in Nigeria don't even know what to say chai

Here is my judgement. This court here by sentence them to life imprisonment

Very big thanks to the gallant chadian soldiers

What are they doing since nice one sha

Nonsense

SeverusSnape:
Who compiled this list?.... Oh!.**in buhari's voice** It is Fremium timfes**

No wonder APC governors are at the top, I don't see why Sullivan chime should be 9th.

Where is my AYO FAYOSE

**runs out of thread**

fayose is the most stupid and useless among all the state governors. He will not even finish his tenure

I regret fayose being the governor of my state since he assume office ekiti has been used as a bad example @ all level in the country Na only thunder go fire u fool

Hit like 4 this guys if u truly love the blues