I agree 100% with Buhari and most Nigerians agree with him.

Former head of state and CPC presidential candidate in the last elections Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerian elite who steal public money are as bad as militants who have been destabilizing the country. In an interview with Daily Trust in London, Gen. Buhari grouped light-manipulated elite in the same class with Boko Haram dissidents and Niger-Delta militants, saying that they are all destabilizing forces in the country.


“I am concerned about insecurity and destabilizing forces in our country. Anybody who steals public money in all the tiers of government – federal, state and local governments – is destabilizing the country and is as bad as the militants.”

Gen. Buhari blamed the authorities for providing a breeding ground for militants and dissidents by not dealing with issues within the ambit of the law, but expects the populace to be law-abiding.

“The government must do things within the framework of the law and be fair. If it does not, then people will try and look after themselves and this is what is happening now”.

Gen. Buhari said the government should dialogue with the Boko Haram dissidents as it did with the Niger-Delta militants, and rhetorically asked: “who committed more atrocities against the Nigerian state between Boko Haram and the militants?”

He, however, said government had adopted the right approach by asking the police to get to the bottom of the Boko Haram issue, stressing that it was the duty a of the police to tackle such issues within the ambit of the law.

Gen. Buhari and his running mate, Pastor Tunde Bakare spoke at Chatham House, London on the April general elections in Nigeria which the international community has upheld as generally free and fair.

Earlier in the lecture delivered on Monday, Buhari said he will continue to boycott Council of State meeting pending the determination of the petition filed by his party challenging the election of President Goodluck Jonathan. The Council of State meeting is presided over by a sitting president, and attended by all former Heads of State.

Buhari refused to attend the meeting when he challenged the results of the 2003 Presidential Election won by then President Olusegun Obasanjo.

He also expressed hope that the CPC will not have any cause to pursue its petition up to the Supreme Court as he did in the past.

http://www.dailytrust.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21984:buhari-thieving-elite-as-bad-as-militants&catid=2:lead-stories&Itemid=8

I agree that elites who loot are as bad as MEND and Boko Haram, but stealing power with gun is worse.

Also comparing Boko haram and MEND speaks volume of Buhari and his Islamic agenda.

MEND wants a fair share of the oil produced from their communities, Boko Haram wants Islamisation of Nigeria.

I dont see any comparison.

@noble

The two groups are taking up arms against constituted authority, no matter their motivation, they are the same, they are both killing innocent people and are undermining the country, most of the VAT in Nigeria is generated from Lagos, should Lagosian too take up arms?
Buhari remains a man of integrity and if GEJ had just 10% of this man's integrity, Nigeria will be a better place.

Accuse GEJ of just one crime that the elite commit!

hercules07:

@noble

The two groups are taking up arms against constituted authority, no matter their motivation, they are the same, they are both killing innocent people and are undermining the country, most of the VAT in Nigeria is generated from Lagos, should Lagosian too take up arms?
Buhari remains a man of integrity and if GEJ had just 10% of this man's integrity, Nigeria will be a better place.

A man of integrity will never participate in a coup.

As for MEND and Boko Haram, you are completely off. I am not supporting arm struggle of any sort. Violence must be condemned irrespective of who is involved.

I am only saying that the motivation and the goal will determine how to handle each group. For example, MEND was offered amnesty with a promise to develop ND and they listened. Boko Haram want forceful Islamisation, how will you negotiate that?

Buhari remains a man of integrity

Absolutely on point.

@noblezone:
As a blind man it is totally senseless and despicable to attempt to drive a car, especially in a crowded environment; my friend, please take a time out to clearly understand 1 or 2 things about military and coup before you shoot yourself in the head.

Our lovely country will be in a better position as soon as we (Nigerians) stop embracing sentiment, and ignoring obvious solutions to all our issues.

Politicians preffer sleeping Nigerians more than anything else; Wake up Nigerians, let's get back the control of our country!

hercules07:

@noble

The two groups are taking up arms against constituted authority, no matter their motivation, they are the same, they are both killing innocent people and are undermining the country, most of the VAT in Nigeria is generated from Lagos, should Lagosian too take up arms?
Buhari remains a man of integrity and if GEJ had just 10% of this man's integrity, Nigeria will be a better place.

God i can't stand hypocrites, buhari took up arms against constituted elected authority, he and the rest of you should shut up, he and the elites he is accusing are one and the same, i dont know about boko haram,but leave the niger delta militant out of it.

hercules07:

@noble

The two groups are taking up arms against constituted authority, no matter their motivation, they are the same, they are both killing innocent people and are undermining the country, most of the VAT in Nigeria is generated from Lagos, should Lagosian too take up arms?
Buhari remains a man of integrity and if GEJ had just 10% of this man's integrity, Nigeria will be a better place.

God i can't stand hypocrites, buhari took up arms against constituted elected authority, he and the rest of you should shut up, he and the elites he is accusing are one and the same, i dont know about boko haram,but leave the niger delta militant out of it.

Big B1:



@noblezone:
As a blind man it is totally senseless and despicable to attempt to drive a car, especially in a crowded environment; my friend, please take a time out to clearly understand 1 or 2 things about military and coup before you shoot yourself in the head.

my friend go take ur medicine.

df2006:

my friend go take your medicine.

Now I know you don't understand what been saying, You are just a m.oron!!!!

Go report yourself at Yaba left,

I will take more medicine (Viagra) as soon as I'm done with your mo**** (u know who).

abacus:

Now I know you don't understand what been saying, You are just a m.oron!!!!

Go report yourself at Yaba left,

what is been said? oga, arms where taking against the state, so what are u talking about, buhari committed treason pure and simple. he took up arms against an elected govt, if them born am well make im try am again.

Big B1:

I will take more medicine (Viagra) as soon as I'm done with your mo**** (u know who).

of cos i know you are impotent.

But you also know that with medication, I will make her holla.

in your dreams, stick to ur medications(viagra) and keep confusing ur ma, no wonder her baby looks like you.

This lie continues to amaze me especially when it is the bedrock of ALL accusations against Buhari.

For your information, Buhari was NOT a part of the coup that brought him to power. The person who planned and executed it died during the coup - his name was Brigadier Bako. The void created by his death compelled the coupists to fight amongst themselves at which point they decided to invite their "honest" senior, Gen Buhari, to take over. Those old enough will recollect Abacha announced the coup at 6am, Jan 1. At noon, a voice (Idiagbon) again announced the new head of state would address the Nation later that same day. However, Gen Buhari did not speak until the next day - they were trying to convince him.

All this can be checked on the web - MKO's official autobiography is a good start. It was OBJ who first decided to give Buhari a bad name by calling him Jihadist etc. After that (2003), pdp has thrown every name at him and many who consider themselves educated have been lapping it up like puppies.

Thank you nuclear boy.

Let me help out here - educate yourselves and stop passing along "beer parlour" gist - We're talking of things that will impact unborn generations

http://www.pointblanknews.com/authbioofabiola8.html

Other links exist - do you think the "rulers" of Nigeria do not know the truth? Why do they hate only him so much? Do you think Ibb or Atiku truly supported him against GEJ? Where would they be today if Buhari became president?

Better wake up and smell the cookie - you voted in corruption and another 4 years of waste. Enjoy your "fresh fart" but do NOT malign a honest man because like Pavlov's Dog, you have been conditioned to salivate at the mention of his name

I now wonder why everybody, (including your favorite sister) says you look just like me.
Hey, may God bless you; keep supplying me with the medication (viagra) and I assure you that you will have a little brother you've been asking for.

Have a nice night, son.

Absolute balderwash.

Buhari is a coup plotter pure and simple. He was not part of the coup, yet as the most senior officer he did not get killed nor retired, but found himself as the main benefactor of the coup? I must say you are engaging in mental gymnastics. Coup plotters do not invite non-coup plotters to lead their government unless that was part of the original plan - and if it was part of the original plan then it is part of the coup. In any case, by accepting a position from the coup plotters he became part of the coup. Wasn't it his job to quash the coup as the most senior officer - if he was doing that job how come they invite him to be head of state? You are simply translating the lack of a firm line of succession among the coup plotters to mean Buhari was not part of it.

Let's say we agree that corrupt politicians are just as bad as Boko Haram in the final analysis - it is irresponsible for a statesman to begin using it as a talking point. Soon someone will accuse him of supporting Boko Haram and just as surely he will deny it.

Of course, he is not a supporter of Boko Haram, [size=14pt]but do you know that Boko Haram has used corruption as a talking point for the mindless violence they have being perpetrating [/size] - at this late stage after murdering hundreds of their fellow brothers under the equally mindless slogan "Western education is sin". Is Buhari encouraging Boko Haram or is he as always merely talking, talking violence.

nuclearboy:

This lie continues to amaze me especially when it is the bedrock of ALL accusations against Buhari.

For your information, Buhari was NOT a part of the coup that brought him to power. The person who planned and executed it died during the coup - his name was Brigadier Bako. The void created by his death compelled the coupists to fight amongst themselves at which point they decided to invite their "honest" senior, Gen Buhari, to take over. Those old enough will recollect Abacha announced the coup at 6am, Jan 1. At noon, a voice (Idiagbon) again announced the new head of state would address the Nation later that same day. However, Gen Buhari did not speak until the next day - they were trying to convince him.

All this can be checked on the web - MKO's official autobiography is a good start. It was OBJ who first decided to give Buhari a bad name by calling him Jihadist etc. After that (2003), pdp has thrown every name at him and many who consider themselves educated have been lapping it up like puppies.

hercules07:

Thank you nuclear boy.

hercules07:

@noble
The two groups are taking up arms against constituted authority, no matter their motivation, they are the same, they are both killing innocent people and are undermining the country, most of the VAT in Nigeria is generated from Lagos, should Lagosian too take up arms?
Buhari remains a man of integrity and if GEJ had just 10% of this man's integrity, Nigeria will be a better place.

Buhari has the right to fight for what he believes in,but he also must know he is a state man.

So Buhari is now an honest man after his romance with Abacha, and his gambit as PTF chairman!
He is now honest because he didn't win in d election, abi?
What effort has he made with his influence in the muslim North to stop this boko haram, or is he waiting till he becomes da presdo?
Bruhahari is just using the bokharms to his advantage, period!

Only God can save this country

mkpologwu:

So Buhari is now an honest man after his romance with Abacha, and his gambit as PTF chairman!
He is now honest because he didn't win in d election, abi?
What effort has he made with his influence in the muslim North to stop this boko haram, or is he waiting till he becomes da presdo?
Bruhahari is just using the bokharms to his advantage, period!

I am sorry to inform you that you are not properly informed!

success4:

I am sorry to inform you that you are not properly informed!

No vex. Na my klas ticha cos am!
But wetin d guy dey find for dem.no.crazy wey im no belong? He shlda try autocrashy na!

@mkpologwu
its disappointing that you are accusing Buhari with bias, do u have any facts against him when he was PTF chairman? i have said b4 and would ask all GEJ (ODCHUKWU) and PDP supporters to name one politician from the Presidency to the Least counselor in PDP whose financial sanity is better than Buhari!!!

Only God can save this nation

Talking about the Bank-OLEs!!

All you junk heads using the free internet session at your various offices to pillory the uniqueness of Buhari should better go and have your head reshaped by Uncle Dani the barber downside of Apongbon. Useless apes, and if you check them out most of these pillocks live on a Dollar per day and all you are ever good for is to be used by these mad rippers all in the name of politicians

^^

You and others who live on rumors and avoid the presence of light simply prove that you are no different from the northern almagiri. They resist truth by killing it and your own reaction is to scream against any form of counter information YET without saying anything sensible- just like them.

Mko Abiola represents democracy in Nigeria. For his autobiography to absolve Buhari should bne instructive. But then, what can be exoected from closed minds and literate buffons?

[size=48pt]I AGREE!!
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How many lives have there theiving baztards stolen? How many ppl go hungry because of them? How many people will continue to suffer because of them?