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Teacher: Where can I see Jonathan's achievements.
Students: On AIT and NTA.



Check out the latest propaganda by PDP: www.nairaland.com/2144507/ait-scandalous-documentary-documentary-full

Gods Power Over Man

On Sunday, I was sitting in
the church, and it was time
for offering so the offering
basket was passed around.
Despite d Pastor's charge
for gud offering, I still
hurriedly and secretly
pulled out N50 from my
pocket and dropped it. Just
then, the person behind me
tapped me on the shoulder
and handed me a N1,000
note. I smiled, then put d
N1,000 majestically in the
basket and passed it on,
then I turned and thanked d
man seriously for being so
generous.
He replied "don't
mention,b careful next time, it fell frm ur
pocket"
Whaaaat!!!!!.......usher please wait wrong
transaction.

If it was u, what will u do?

Dr. Ope Banwo watches the infamous AIT-
aired documentary The Real Buhari and points
out to a number of facts that the 55-minute-
long feature may have gotten wrong in
depicting the former military ruler of Nigeria
who is today contesting for a presidential
seat.
Much like the highlypublicized scandal
regarding Buhari’s school certificates , the
aforementioned broadcast has become a
subject of scrutiny and harsh criticism for
portraying Gen. Buhari (rtd.) in a mostly
negative light.
Dr. Ope Banwo is a Nigerian attorney and a
PhD holder in Law, a pastor, author of several
books, and a business consultant. In his
opinion article, entitled The BIG FAT LIES Of
AIT In “The Real Buhari” Documentary
EXPOSED! and published on the
hardtalknaija.com website, Dr. Banwo admits
that AIT is a privately-owned TV station and
is, therefore, entitled “to advertise or air
anything it wants”. However, he is quick to
point out that “it should be a criminal act for a
nationally-licensed TV station” to broadcast
“falsehood against a contestant in the Nigerian
elections” and “pull the wool over the eyes of
unsuspecting Nigerians who trust his station
to report the news to them daily.”
Dr. Banwo decided to watch the 55-minute
documentary himself to do his own fact-
checking. Below is the list of nine points that
AIT got wrong on Muhammadu Buhari, as
stated by Dr. Banwo.

The documentary claimed the
Maitatsine riots started during Buhari
regime: A simple online fact-check will reveal
that the Maitatsine riots started in 1980, and
the riots in which over 3,000 people died
actually occurred from 1975 -1982, many
years before Buhari came to power. In fact,
Maitatsine was killed in one of the riots in
1980, though some of his adherents continued
to inflict damage up to 1984.
Truth be told, unlike the lackluster campaign
we have witnessed under Jonathan against the
Boko Haram sect, the Maitatsine sect was
actually crushed during the Buhari regime, and
its leaders scattered to Cameroon, when Buhari
sent an overwhelming military force to confront
them in 1984. Again, this happened in my
school activism days so I know what I am
talking about. Also, the objective history books
and websites still online support this history.
Yet, AIT shamelessly tried to claim that
religious riots started under Buhari.

The documentary claimed Buhari
expelled Ghanians from Nigeria: Simply
Google or ask any Ghanaian who was old
enough at the time. It was President Shehu
Shagari of NPN who first expelled over
1,000,000 Ghanaians in 1983 in the infamous
‘Ghana-Must-Go’ inicdent, as some sort of
retaliation for what the Ghanaians did to
Nigeria in 1969. This was before Buhari came
to power. You can check the facts yourself
from this 1983 story by New York Times.

The documentary claimed Gloria Okoh, the
drug carrier, disappeared from justice under
Buhari: We all know the Gloria Okon fake
“death” and disappearance saga happened
under Ibrahim Babanginda after he overthrew
Buhari. In fact, the late Dele Giwa was
rumored to have been bombed to eternity
after Buhari had been overthrown, for being too
nosy about what really happened. I remember
very well how Gani Fawehinmi fought a gallant
battle to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Again, the person most people accused at the
time was Ibrahim Babangida, who overthrew
Buhari, and not Buhari himself.

The documentary claimed Fela identified
Buhari in the $2.8billion oil money scandal in
his song: Fela’s song about the missing
money is still available everywhere. I have a
copy of it and have listened to it again just in
case I didn’t listen well before. Truth is,
Fela never mentioned Buhari’s name. He only
mentioned OBJ and Abola. Of course, the AIT
people disingenuously edited that part of the
tape out when they played Fela’s music in
their documentary. This is definite proof they
deliberately lied, otherwise why not let the
song play to the point where names were
mentioned?

The documentary claimed that Buhari had a
nabd in the death of Fela’s mother, Funmilayo
Ransome-Kuti: Again, a simple fact check by
my 6-year-old daughter would reveal that
Fela’s mother died after Olusegun Obasanjo
invaded the Kalakuta Republic of Fela in 1978.
It was OBJ that ordered the house of his
former Abeokuta Grammar schoolmate to be
burnt down over his criticism of OBJ
government. I remember that one very well
because our house was a walking distance
from Fela’s shrine then and we all rushed to
witness the “unknown soldier” saga play out in
living colors ,and I saw Fela’s mother actually
being thrown out of the window from upstairs
by soldiers loyal to OBJ. Fela even released a
song about it well before Buhari even came
power more than 6 years later in 1984.

The documentary
claimed Buhari imprisoned innocent
politicians: History shows that all politicians
sentenced to prison by the 1984 Military
Tribunal were found to either having enriched
themselves with public funds, or diverted
public funds. None of them were convicted.
Even President Jonathan whom they were
trying to help did not really say the politicians
were innocent. He only said there should have
been a difference between stealing and fraud!
He said, someone someday stole “only N5m”
and was given 15 years jail, or someone stole
money that was not enough to buy a
Volkswagen and was sentenced to life. A
government thief is a thief, whether N1 or
N100M. They were all tried, not by Buhari but
by a properly constituted tribunal. In any case,
how any sane person who was an adult in
1983, could argue that people like Umaru
Dikko, Akinloye, Ambrose Alli and even
Ekwueme were innocent is beyond me.
The documentary claimed that Buhari has
been losing since 1999: Buhari’s first shot
was in 2003. In 1999, it was Chief Olu Falae of
ANPP/AD that contested against Obj. In any
case, why does it matter if he contested so
many times and lost? Many great leaders have
lost countless elections before finally getting a
chance. Even the Great Obafemi Awolowo and
the Great Nnamdi Azikiwe also contested many
times, too, without winning, but I don’t see AIT
criticizing that!

The documentary criticized Buhari for his
stewardship of PTF: Yet, the truth remains
that he was vigorously investigated by the
vengeful OBJ and nothing was found on him.
Even OBJ recently confessed that the Fraud
Investigation report did not find anything
against Buhari. Still, that did not stop the lying
journalists at AIT from claiming he was corrupt
as the PTF leader though they could not show
any proof.

The documentary claimed that Buhari owned
and benefited from Afri-Projects Consortium
scandals: While I definitely agree that the Afri-
Project Consortium did a poor job with the
enormous responsibilities it was given as
consultants by the PTF, there is no shred of
evidence to suggest that Buhari is one of its
owners or that he personally benefited from
their operations. It is a testament to the
deception behind this hogwash documentary
that the narrator kept saying “APC” in its
presentation of Afri-Projects Consortium to
somehow connect the company with APC on a
mental level. What a shame.
The truth behind this big fat lie is that Afri-
Projects Consortium Ltd is a registered
company in Nigeria, and the AIT should have
published their Form CO2 and CO7 to show us
the real owners. Buhari has constantly
challenged everyone to show proof of any ill-
gotten wealth in his hands and nobody,
including the AIT crew, has been able to do
that. The man still lives in a modest house and
remains the only former head of state without
mansions in Abuja or elsewhere, and yet these
idiots would want us to believe he stole
billions of dollars.
“The fact that President Jonathan and his paid
supporters are desperate to win at all costs is
all too obvious, even to the blind,” Dr. Banwo
writes. “It is really annoying that every time
you ask Jonathan’s supporters to give you a
lucid reason why Jonathan should be returned
for another 4 years, all they keep saying is
‘ Buhari was a dictator and an Islamist’ .
Essentially, their strategy remains, ‘ Vote for
Jonathan because Buhari is bad’ . What an
embarrassment!”
Dr. Banwo dares “the whole AIT crew, lawyers
and owners,” to call him out or sue him for
libel if they manage to refute his observations.

Source: www.naij.com

.

The right question is: How much did Jonathan pay WAEC to cook up that scandal?

L0nestar:
Source or you know the drill

For details visit the site below.
www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/02/08/us-deeply-disappointed-by-nigeria-elections-delay/

dami24:
Because it's their business?

Prior to the development of election postponement, it never matter what the US think about Nigeria. But now, looking over Nigeria from another perspective you see a country so corrupt that the image of the country in the eyes of other nations is being obliterated because of personal gains of some corrupt politicians.

The Independent National Electoral
Commission’s (INEC) announcement of
Nigeria’s elections postponement was not
warmly welcomed by the US officials.

Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, expressed
disappointment over the dates shift saying:

“The United States is deeply disappointed by
the decision to postpone Nigeria’s presidential
election, which had been scheduled for
February 14.

“Political interference with the Independent
National Electoral Commission is unacceptable,
and it is critical that the government not use
security concerns as a pretext for impeding the
democratic process.”

Source: Www.naij.com/381031-united-states-not-happy-with-elections-postponement.html

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barcanista:
This election postponement is most embarrassing and a testament that Preofessor Attahiru Jega is an incompetent and clueless dude just like the President. This is the first time since we returned to democracy that the INEC Boss will openly take orders from the NSA, the Military and members of pro-PDP as regards election scheduling and rescheduling. Since when has the Military activities determines elections scheduling? The Electoral Act and the Constitution did not say NSA, Military and INEC should determine election date. Even if there is crises in a part of the country, Section 26(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (amended) permit INEC to hold election in the peaceful area and reschedule for the trouble zone at a convenient date. Why can't Jega invoke this section and exclude Gombe, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe from Feb 14 and Feb 28 poll until March 28 and Aprill 11 respectively? Since when do we need the Military for election? What is the Statutory duties of the Police, the NSCDC, and by extension the DSS with respect to internal security? If personnels are not enough then why not bring in other paramilitary to assist? Must it be the Military? Was the Military used in 2003, 2007 and 2011 election? Militarisation started from Edo 2012,then Ondo(2012), Anambra(2011), Osun and Ekiti(2014) Gubernatorial contests. When did the Military become statutory responsible for internal security? The letter of the Chief of Defense State that was communicated to Jega through NSA Sambo Dasuki is treachery and unfortunate. Jega's announcement yesternight only confirmed that he doesn't know what he is doing. This is a shame, our democracy has been raped.

It is obvious that it is not Jega's fault, rather some corrupt individual in the military who are so corrupt that the interest of Nigerians is not on their mind. Their sole interest is for their reward as promised by the President and his cohorts in the PDP so as to give him more time to decide on the apt strategy to rig this election.
This is evident in the viral Ekiti State election saga. It is therefore overly obvious that Jega doesn't have a hand in this because he is always interested in the wellbeing of its staff, which the military claim that can't guarantee. This makes one to wonder whether a war that has been on for over five years without any tangible success could be resolved in Six weeks (Is it magic?).
I am really disappointed in this county. However, we are hanging on to hope.
Good bless Nigeria? He has already did with all this natural resources and all, therefore, it should be:
God save Nigeria! May he save Nigeria from all those oppressors who want to turn their executive position to their family seat.

SeverusSnape:
Definitely... They are, Why won't they be?

They are being sponsored by some highly placed individuals in the North.

Mumu

Thanks for that eye opener. Jumat Mubarak to all Muslims.

Dr. Ope Banwo watches the infamous AIT-
aired documentary The Real Buhari and points
out to a number of facts that the 55-minute-
long feature may have gotten wrong in
depicting the former military ruler of Nigeria
who is today contesting for a presidential
seat.
Much like the highlypublicized scandal
regarding Buhari’s school certificates , the
aforementioned broadcast has become a
subject of scrutiny and harsh criticism for
portraying Gen. Buhari (rtd.) in a mostly
negative light.
Dr. Ope Banwo is a Nigerian attorney and a
PhD holder in Law, a pastor, author of several
books, and a business consultant. In his
opinion article, entitled The BIG FAT LIES Of
AIT In “The Real Buhari” Documentary
EXPOSED! and published on the
hardtalknaija.com website, Dr. Banwo admits
that AIT is a privately-owned TV station and
is, therefore, entitled “to advertise or air
anything it wants”. However, he is quick to
point out that “it should be a criminal act for a
nationally-licensed TV station” to broadcast
“falsehood against a contestant in the Nigerian
elections” and “pull the wool over the eyes of
unsuspecting Nigerians who trust his station
to report the news to them daily.”
Dr. Banwo decided to watch the 55-minute
documentary himself to do his own fact-
checking. Below is the list of nine points that
AIT got wrong on Muhammadu Buhari, as
stated by Dr. Banwo.

The documentary claimed the
Maitatsine riots started during Buhari
regime: A simple online fact-check will reveal
that the Maitatsine riots started in 1980, and
the riots in which over 3,000 people died
actually occurred from 1975 -1982, many
years before Buhari came to power. In fact,
Maitatsine was killed in one of the riots in
1980, though some of his adherents continued
to inflict damage up to 1984.
Truth be told, unlike the lackluster campaign
we have witnessed under Jonathan against the
Boko Haram sect, the Maitatsine sect was
actually crushed during the Buhari regime, and
its leaders scattered to Cameroon, when Buhari
sent an overwhelming military force to confront
them in 1984. Again, this happened in my
school activism days so I know what I am
talking about. Also, the objective history books
and websites still online support this history.
Yet, AIT shamelessly tried to claim that
religious riots started under Buhari.

The documentary claimed Buhari
expelled Ghanians from Nigeria: Simply
Google or ask any Ghanaian who was old
enough at the time. It was President Shehu
Shagari of NPN who first expelled over
1,000,000 Ghanaians in 1983 in the infamous
‘Ghana-Must-Go’ inicdent, as some sort of
retaliation for what the Ghanaians did to
Nigeria in 1969. This was before Buhari came
to power. You can check the facts yourself
from this 1983 story by New York Times.

The documentary claimed Gloria Okoh, the
drug carrier, disappeared from justice under
Buhari: We all know the Gloria Okon fake
“death” and disappearance saga happened
under Ibrahim Babanginda after he overthrew
Buhari. In fact, the late Dele Giwa was
rumored to have been bombed to eternity
after Buhari had been overthrown, for being too
nosy about what really happened. I remember
very well how Gani Fawehinmi fought a gallant
battle to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Again, the person most people accused at the
time was Ibrahim Babangida, who overthrew
Buhari, and not Buhari himself.

The documentary claimed Fela identified
Buhari in the $2.8billion oil money scandal in
his song: Fela’s song about the missing
money is still available everywhere. I have a
copy of it and have listened to it again just in
case I didn’t listen well before. Truth is,
Fela never mentioned Buhari’s name. He only
mentioned OBJ and Abola. Of course, the AIT
people disingenuously edited that part of the
tape out when they played Fela’s music in
their documentary. This is definite proof they
deliberately lied, otherwise why not let the
song play to the point where names were
mentioned?

The documentary claimed that Buhari had a
nabd in the death of Fela’s mother, Funmilayo
Ransome-Kuti: Again, a simple fact check by
my 6-year-old daughter would reveal that
Fela’s mother died after Olusegun Obasanjo
invaded the Kalakuta Republic of Fela in 1978.
It was OBJ that ordered the house of his
former Abeokuta Grammar schoolmate to be
burnt down over his criticism of OBJ
government. I remember that one very well
because our house was a walking distance
from Fela’s shrine then and we all rushed to
witness the “unknown soldier” saga play out in
living colors ,and I saw Fela’s mother actually
being thrown out of the window from upstairs
by soldiers loyal to OBJ. Fela even released a
song about it well before Buhari even came
power more than 6 years later in 1984.

The documentary
claimed Buhari imprisoned innocent
politicians: History shows that all politicians
sentenced to prison by the 1984 Military
Tribunal were found to either having enriched
themselves with public funds, or diverted
public funds. None of them were convicted.
Even President Jonathan whom they were
trying to help did not really say the politicians
were innocent. He only said there should have
been a difference between stealing and fraud!
He said, someone someday stole “only N5m”
and was given 15 years jail, or someone stole
money that was not enough to buy a
Volkswagen and was sentenced to life. A
government thief is a thief, whether N1 or
N100M. They were all tried, not by Buhari but
by a properly constituted tribunal. In any case,
how any sane person who was an adult in
1983, could argue that people like Umaru
Dikko, Akinloye, Ambrose Alli and even
Ekwueme were innocent is beyond me.
The documentary claimed that Buhari has
been losing since 1999: Buhari’s first shot
was in 2003. In 1999, it was Chief Olu Falae of
ANPP/AD that contested against Obj. In any
case, why does it matter if he contested so
many times and lost? Many great leaders have
lost countless elections before finally getting a
chance. Even the Great Obafemi Awolowo and
the Great Nnamdi Azikiwe also contested many
times, too, without winning, but I don’t see AIT
criticizing that!

The documentary criticized Buhari for his
stewardship of PTF: Yet, the truth remains
that he was vigorously investigated by the
vengeful OBJ and nothing was found on him.
Even OBJ recently confessed that the Fraud
Investigation report did not find anything
against Buhari. Still, that did not stop the lying
journalists at AIT from claiming he was corrupt
as the PTF leader though they could not show
any proof.

The documentary claimed that Buhari owned
and benefited from Afri-Projects Consortium
scandals: While I definitely agree that the Afri-
Project Consortium did a poor job with the
enormous responsibilities it was given as
consultants by the PTF, there is no shred of
evidence to suggest that Buhari is one of its
owners or that he personally benefited from
their operations. It is a testament to the
deception behind this hogwash documentary
that the narrator kept saying “APC” in its
presentation of Afri-Projects Consortium to
somehow connect the company with APC on a
mental level. What a shame.
The truth behind this big fat lie is that Afri-
Projects Consortium Ltd is a registered
company in Nigeria, and the AIT should have
published their Form CO2 and CO7 to show us
the real owners. Buhari has constantly
challenged everyone to show proof of any ill-
gotten wealth in his hands and nobody,
including the AIT crew, has been able to do
that. The man still lives in a modest house and
remains the only former head of state without
mansions in Abuja or elsewhere, and yet these
idiots would want us to believe he stole
billions of dollars.
“The fact that President Jonathan and his paid
supporters are desperate to win at all costs is
all too obvious, even to the blind,” Dr. Banwo
writes. “It is really annoying that every time
you ask Jonathan’s supporters to give you a
lucid reason why Jonathan should be returned
for another 4 years, all they keep saying is
‘ Buhari was a dictator and an Islamist’ .
Essentially, their strategy remains, ‘ Vote for
Jonathan because Buhari is bad’ . What an
embarrassment!”
Dr. Banwo dares “the whole AIT crew, lawyers
and owners,” to call him out or sue him for
libel if they manage to refute his observations.

Source: www.naij.com

.

Report coming in from Aljazeera states that Maiduguri is currently under attack.

www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2015/02/nigeria-maiduguri-attack-150201073858868.html

Very soon, Mtn go send u that message.

President Goodluck Jonathan promises
to provide 2 millions jobs every year if
re-elected into office...
To get more jokes
from him, Text Jonathan to 3345
MTN,GLO,AIRTEL and ETISALAT
subcribers.

koligs:
Wait oh, am I the only one seeing that they are two diff peeps entirely

Click Like if u agree with my vision.

The first guy is a US actor and also performs on TV reality show in BET while the other is probably from Niger Delta (Asari D*****'s family.)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger only spoke 700 words in "Terminator 2" and was paid $15m for it. How much did gossiping fetch you from January to December 2014? Ladies, please abandon gossiping and find better things to do this 2015.

woodcook:
since the birds have decided to fly without perching, the hunters have decided to shoot without aiming.

"Since the birds have learned to fly without perching, the hunters must also learn to shoot without missing" Achebe, Things Fall Apart.

Galadimabawa:
yes sir Am not from england.mind u so long as u overstand wat I mean.

Yeah, understanding is all that matters.

Galadimabawa:
yes sir Am not from england.mind u so long as u overstand wat I mean.

Yeah, understanding is all that matters.

Galadimabawa:
yes sir Am not from england.mind u so long as u overstand wat I mean.

Yeah, understanding is all that matters.

Galadimabawa:
I prase d died morethen d living

Man, you need to work on your English.

pacifique:
So, make we fly ?

Fly if you can. Who cares

Major-General Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled
to face incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan
in Nigeria’s presidential elections on February 14,
2015. Buhari is the candidate for the new All
Progressives Congress (APC) party, formed last
year as the result of a merger between four
opposition parties.


1. Buhari undertook military training in
three countries
Having received the bulk of his education in
Katsina, a town in northern Nigeria near the
Niger border, before beginning military training.
In addition to attending the military training
school and military college in Kaduna in
northwestern Nigeria, he also received training in
Great Britain (Officer’s Cadet School, Army
Mechanical Transport School), India (Defence
Services’ Staff College), and the United States
(United States Army War College).

2. He continues to defend his military
coup
In October 2005, he defended the military coup
he led in on December 31, 1983, when he
deposed the elected civilian government of Alhaji
Shehu Shagari, “The military came in when it
was absolutely necessary and the elected people
had failed the country.” He further said, “It is up
to the people. If you choose correct leadership,
there won’t be any need for the military regime.”

3. Over 500 officials were jailed during
Buhari’s 20-month stint as leader
As a part of his campaign against waste and
corruption, Buhari sent 500 politicians, officials,
and businessmen to prison. While some praised
his attempts to make Nigeria’s government more
accountable, others saw it as the tactics of a
repressive military ruler.

4. Buhari’s “War Against
Indiscipline” (WAI) stretched beyond
anti-corruption measures
The campaign that became the cornerstone of
Buhari’s tenure as leader in the 1980s, Nigerians
were forced to form orderly queues at bus stops
(under the watchful eyes of soldiers wielding
whips, with orders to use them on anybody who
became unruly. Civil servants who were late for
work were forced to perform frog jumps as a
form of humiliation, and journalists were jailed
under restrictive decrees on press freedom.

5. He was imprisoned for 40 months
following his leadership
Buhari was deposed in a palace coup led by
General Ibrahim Babangida on August 27, 1985.
He was imprisoned for 40 months following the
coup, as the new leaders felt he had not made
the restoration of civilian rule a priority. He had
also lost much popular support, as people
protested the austerity measures, declining
health care services, and worsening economic
conditions.


6. Buhari’s economic principles and
political ideology continue to be
referred to as Buharism
In his efforts to get Nigeria’s public finances
back in line, Buhari’s government curbed imports
into the country, refused to devalue the Naira,
curtailed oil theft, bartered illegally bunkered
crude oil for needful goods, and more. While
many praised the government’s successfulness
in reducing inflation, many of the changes also
resulted in widespread job losses and business
closures, lowering living standards for many.

7. He has run unsuccessfully for President
of Nigeria on three occasions
Buhari ran in the 2003, 2007, and 2011
presidential elections in Nigeria, but was
unsuccessful in his campaign on each count. In
2003, he lost to the People’s Democratic Party
nominee, President Olusegun Obasanjo, by a
margin of over 11 million votes – while there
were some allegations of fraud, courts found that
the level of proven electoral fraud was not
sufficient to have affected the outcome of the
election. He lost to Umaru Yar’Adua in 2007,
winning only 18% of the vote, and again in 2011
to current President Goodluck Jonathan, earning
just over 12 million votes, to Jonathan’s nearly
22.5 million.

8. He has been accused of having a hand
in post-election violence in 2011
The Nigerian human rights group, the Northern
Coalition for Democracy and Justice (NCDJ),
have asked the International Criminal Court
(ICC) to bring charges against Buhari for his
alleged role in the violence that followed the
2011 presidential election. 800 people were
killed, and churches and schools destroyed,
during the course of the three days of riots
following President Jonathan’s victory. The
NCDJ has accused Buhari’s party of
systematically targeting non-Buhari supporters in
instances of murder, torture, and rape, though
the All Progressives Congress party has denied
all claims.

9. Buhari is running on an anti-corruption
platform
Continuing his commitment to stamping out
corruption, Buhari has focused his 2014
campaign on corruption measures, also pledging
to tackle growing insecurity in northern Nigeria
with the Islamic insurgency. But while many
agree with his position on corruption and see his
military expertise as the answer to ongoing
violence by the Boko Haram, many question his
ability to direct policy and the day-to-day of
political life.

10. A loss by Buhari would most likely lead
to much anger in the north
Due to Nigeria’s vastly diverse ethnic groups, an
unwritten agreement has ensured that power
rotates between the Muslim-majority north and
Christian south every two terms – an agreement
that was undercut with President Jonathan’s
primary victory in December 2014, leading to
dozens of ruling party legislators defecting and
losing the People’s Democratic Party’s majority
in the lower house of Parliament. Should
Jonathan win again in February 2015, it will
exacerbate the perception that power in the
country has become concentrated in the oil-rich
south.

11. Buhari has accused Jonathan of failing
to contain the Islamic uprising that has
killed thousands
Buhari has accused Jonathan and his
administration of incompetence, and of being too
weak to control the Islamic uprising in northern
Nigeria and the ongoing violence carried out by
the Boko Haram. He has perpetuated his
reputation as a disciplinarian and ruthless
military leader that would be able to contain the
Boko Haram’s activities.

12. He was one of two private African
individuals to be invited to Barack
Obama’s inauguration
Demonstrating the respect that Buhari
commands on the international level, he was one
of two private individuals invited by the White
House to Barack Obama’s inauguration
ceremony.

Sources: afkinsider.com/81720/12-things-didnt-know-muhammadu-buhari/13/
BBC.com, HuffingtonPost.ca,
VOANews.com, Britannica.com,
TheGuardian.com, ABCNews.Go.com,
AlJazeera.com,

The Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC has published the
names of 11 aspirants that will be
contesting the 2015 presidential election.
Alongside their names, INEC also published
their political parties and the names of
their running mates.
SEE LIST Below:
Party - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Presidential Candidate - President Goodluck Jonathan
Running Mate - Vice-President Namadi Sambo

Party - All Progressives Congress (APC)
Presidential Candidate - General
Muhammadu Buhari
Running Mate - Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

Party - Kowa Party
Presidential Candidate - Prof. Comfort
Oluremi Sonaiya
Running Mate - Saidu Bobboi

Party - Hope Democratic Party
Presidential Candidate - Ambrose Albert
Running Mate - Haruna Shaba

Party - Allied Congress Party of Nigeria
(ACPN)
Presidential Candidate - Ganiyu Galadima
Running Mate - Balarabe Ahmed

Party - Alliance for Democracy (AD)
Presidential Candidate - Rafiu Salau
Running Mate - Prof. Clinton Cliff Akuchie

Party - United Democratic Party
Presidential Candidate - Godson Okoye
Running Mate - Haruna Adamu

Party - African Democratic Congress
Presidential Candidate - Dr. Nani Ibrahim
Ahmad
Running Mate - Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue

Party - National Conscience Party (NCP)
Presidential Candidate - Martin Onovo
Running Mate - Ibrahim Mohammed

Party - Action Alliance
Presidential Candidate - Tunde
Anifowoshe-Kelani
Running Mate - Comrade Paul Ishaka
Ofomile

Party - United Progressive Party
Presidential Candidate - Chekwas Okorie
Running Mate - Bello Umar

Geoffis:
Whether long or short. Buhari is an anti-democratic element. He toppled a democratically elected government. He said that there will be bloodshed if he looses 2015 election. He supported Boko Haram by saying the the fight against Boko Haram is injustice to the North. Therefore he is not fit to be a democratic leader, who loves shedding the blood of innocent Nigerians.

I can't change your perspective on this man but one thing I can tell you is that Nigeria has suffered enough, it is time for change. And that change is GMB. I am not saying he doesn't have his shortcoming, but he is the only option which every reasonable man in Nigeria should vote for cos he is the only way Nigeria can be corrupt free. He is not afraid to take the bull by the horn that is why every corrupt individual fear him. Buhari come 2015!
God bless Nigeria!!!

braintext:
you expect me to read all that?

I couldn't myself.

Indeed, the history of Nigeria can not be
written without the mention of Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (rtd). Buhari has become
somewhat a permanent feature in the political
firmament of this nation. This is because of
the various roles the Daura-born General has
played in this nation.
In December 1983, some middle and high-
ranking military officers selected Buahri to
lead the country after a successful military
coup that toppled then president, Alhaji Shehu
Shagari. At the time, Buhari was head of the
Third Armored Division of Jos.
Below is a transcript of his speech after the
military coup obtained from Omojuwa.com:

“In pursuance of the primary objective of
saving our great nation from total collapse, I,
Major-General Muhammadu Buhari of the
Nigerian army have, after due consultation
amongst the services of the armed forces, been
formally invested with the authority of the
Head of the Federal Military Government and
the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is with
humility and a deep sense of responsibility that
I accept this challenge and call to national
duty.
As you must have heard in the previous
announcement, the constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria (1979) has been
suspended, except those sections of it which
are exempted in the constitution. The change
became necessary in order to put an end to
the serious economic predicament and the
crisis of confidence now afflicting our nation.
Consequently, the Nigerian armed forces have
constituted themselves into a Federal Military
Government comprising of a Supreme Military
Council, a National Council of States, a Federal
Executive Council at the centre and State
Executive Councils to be presided over by
military governors in each of the states of the
federation. Members of these councils will be
announced soon. The last Federal Military
Government drew up a programme with the
aim of handing over political power to the
civilians in 1979. This programme as you all
know, was implemented to the letter. The 1979
constitution was promulgated.

However, little did the military realise that the
political leadership of the second republic will
circumvent most of the checks and balances in
the constitution and bring the present state of
general insecurity. The premium on political
power became so exceedingly high that
political contestants regarded victory at
elections as a matter of life and death struggle
and were determined to capture or retain
power by all means. It is true that there is a
worldwide economic recession.
However, in the case of Nigeria, its impact was
aggravated by mismanagement. We believe the
appropriate government agencies have good
advice but the leadership disregarded their
advice. The situation could have been avoided
if the legislators were alive to their
constitutional responsibilities; Instead, the
legislators were preoccupied with determining
their salary scales, fringe benefit and
unnecessary foreign travels, et al, which took
no account of the state of the economy and
the welfare of the people they represented.
As a result of our inability to cultivate financial
discipline and prudent management of the
economy, we have come to depend largely on
internal and external borrowing to execute
government projects with attendant domestic
pressure and soaring external debts, thus
aggravating the propensity of the outgoing
civilian administration to mismanaged our
financial resources. Nigeria was already
condemned perpetually with the twin problem
of heavy budget deficits and weak balance of
payments position, with the prospect of
building a virile and viable economy.

The last general election was anything but free
and fair. The only political parties that could
complain of election rigging are those parties
that lacked the resources to rig. There is
ample evidence that rigging and thuggery were
relative to the resources available to the
parties. This conclusively proved to us that the
parties have not developed confidence in the
presidential system of government on which
the nation invested so much material and
human resources. While corruption and
indiscipline have been associated with our
state of under-development, these two evils in
our body politics have attained unprecedented
height in the past few years. The corrupt, inept
and insensitive leadership in the last four years
has been the source of immorality and
impropriety in our society.
Since what happens in any society is largely a
reflection of the leadership of that society, we
deplore corruption in all its facets. This
government will not tolerate kick-backs,
inflation of contracts and over-invoicing of
imports etc. Nor will it condone forgery, fraud,
embezzlement, misuse and abuse of office and
illegal dealings in foreign exchange and
smuggling. Arson has been used to cover up
fraudulent acts in public institutions. I am
referring to the fire incidents that gutted the
P&T buildings in Lagos, the Anambra State
Broadcasting Corporation, the Republic
Building at Marina, the Federal Ministry of
Education, the Federal Capital Development
Authority Accounts at Abuja and the NET
Building. Most of these fire incidents occurred
at a time when Nigerians were being
apprehensive of the frequency of fraud
scandals and the government incapacity to
deal with them. Corruption has become so
pervasive and intractable that a whole ministry
has been created to stem it.

Fellow Nigerians, this indeed is the moment of
truth. My colleagues and I – the Supreme
Military Council, must be frank enough to
acknowledge the fact that at the moment, an
accurate picture of the financial position is yet
to be determined. We have no doubt that the
situation is bad enough. In spite of all this,
every effort will be made to ensure that the
difficult and degrading conditions under which
we are living are eliminated. Let no one
however be deceived that workers who have
not received their salaries in the past eight or
so months will receive such salaries within
today or tomorrow or that hospitals which
have been without drugs for months will be
provided with enough immediately. We are
determined that with the help of God we shall
do our best to settle genuine payments to
which government is committed, including
backlog of workers’ salaries after scrutiny.
We are confident and we assure you that even
in the face of the global recession, and the
seemingly gloomy financial future, given
prudent management of Nigeria’s existing
financial resources and our determination to
substantially reduce and eventually nail down
rises in budgetary deficits and weak balance of
payments position. The Federal Military
Government will reappraise policies with a view
to paying greater attention to the following
areas: The economy will be given a new
impetus and better sense of direction. Corrupt
officials and their agents will be brought to
book.

In view of the drought that affected most parts
of the country, the federal government will,
with the available resources, import food stuffs
to supplement the shortfalls suffered in the
last harvest. Our foreign policy will both be
dynamic and realistic. Africa will of course
continue to be the centre piece of our foreign
policy. The morale and combat readiness of
the armed forces will be given high priority.
Officers and men with high personal and
professional integrity will have nothing to fear.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria and all other
holders of judiciary appointments within the
federation can continue in their appointments
and the judiciary shall continue to function
under existing laws subject to such exceptions
as may be decreed from time to time by the
Federal Military Government. All holders of
appointments in the civil service, the police
and the National Security Organisation shall
continue to exercise their functions in the
normal way subject to changes that may be
introduced by the Federal Military Government.
All those chairmen and members of statutory
corporations, parastatals and other executive
departments are hereby relieved of their
appointments with immediate effect.
The Federal Military Government will maintain
and strengthen existing diplomatic relations
with other states and with international
organisations and institutions such as the
Organisation of African Unity, the United
Nations and its organs, Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries, ECOWAS and
the Commonwealth etc. The Federal Military
Government will honour and respect all treaties
and obligations entered into by the previous
government and we hope that such nations
and bodies will reciprocate this gesture by
respecting our country’s territorial integrity
and sovereignty.

Fellow Nigerians, finally, we have dutifully
intervened to save this nation from imminent
collapse. We therefore expect all Nigerians,
including those who participated directly or
indirectly in bringing the nation to this present
predicament, to cooperate with us. This
generation of Nigerians, and indeed future
generations, have no country other than
Nigeria. We shall remain here and salvage it
together.May God bless us all”.



In just two years, Buhari’s government was
revered for its ability to keep the country afloat
by making progress through sheer economic
ingenuity even when it rejected the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan and
refused to adopt IMF conditionalities to
devalue the Naira. His government was
praised for its gain in reducing inflation by
refusing to devalue the nation’s currency,
curbing imports of needless goods, curtailing
oil theft and using counter trade policy to
barter seized illegally bunkered crude oil for
needful goods like machineries, enabling it to
export above its OPEC quota.

Ten years later**** This topic is about to answer my assignment.