The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday admitted that military rule was dictatorship but said he is now a converted democrat. “Let me say without sounding defensive that dictatorship was military rule, though some are less dictatorial than others,” he said in a speech at the Chatham House international affairs institute in London, which was streamed live via the institute’s website. “I take responsibility for whatever happened under my watch. I cannot change the past but I can change the present and the future. “So, before you is a former military ruler and a converted democrat who is ready to operate under democratic rules.” “I will, if elected, lead by personal example,” he said. “On corruption, there will be no confusion as to where I stand: corruption will have no place and the corrupt will not be appointed to my administration,” he said. Buhari promised that if he wins, his government would work to free people from the “curse of poverty”. The former head of state, while speaking on Boko Haram insurgency in the country, lamented that the government had not given the military the required support to end insurgency in the country. “Our soldiers have neither received the necessary support nor the required incentive to tackle this problem. Let me assure you that if I’m elected president, I vow to change that. “We will give them adequate modern arms and ammunition, we will improve intelligence gathering… we will be tough on terrorists and tough on its root cause…in the affected areas. “No inch of Nigerian territory will ever be in the hands of the enemy,” Buhari pledged, promising to return Nigeria to its former role as a stabilising force in west Africa,” he promised.
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Posted: at 26-02-2015 09:26 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
MYSELF AND MY FAMILY STAND FOR BUHARI, AM FROM SOUTH SOUTH, BUT I CHOSE TO FOLLOW BUHARI BECAUSE I CHOSE CHANGE, MY FOLLOW NIGERIANS, PLEASE LET SETTLE FOR CHANGE BECAUSE WE ARE TIRED OF GEJ DECISIVE RULE FOR 6yrs.
Posted: at 26-02-2015 11:09 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
MYSELF AND MY FAMILY STAND FOR BUHARI, AM FROM SOUTH SOUTH, BUT I CHOSE TO FOLLOW BUHARI BECAUSE I CHOSE CHANGE, MY FOLLOW NIGERIANS, PLEASE LET SETTLE FOR CHANGE BECAUSE WE ARE TIRED OF GEJ DECISIVE RULE FOR 6yrs.
Posted: at 26-02-2015 11:11 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
Quote from: royal james robert on 26-02-2015 09:44 PM
Tunther fayer buhari osibanjo and there soporters
PRESIDENT JONATHAN EBELE GOODLUCK, HAS ALREADY PURE THUNDER UPPON YOUR LIFE FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION THAT IS WHY YOU ARE GOING TO REMAIN IN ABJECT POORVERTY, FOOLS, VILLAGER WHO DON'T LISTEN TO NEWS, BLIND HUMAN BEING, REJECTED NIGERIA CITIZEN, WANTED CRIMINAL, WASTED CRIMINAL, BERGER AND SHAME ON YOU. BUHARI FOR PRESIDENT YOU AND JONA LIKE IT OR NOT.
Posted: at 27-02-2015 12:17 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
the war on BOKO HARAM would have been over if you had taken the role of their negotiator long ago.
GEORGE W BUSH OF AMERICA FAIL TO TAKE OSAMA BIN LADEN TO JUSTICE, ANOTHER PRESIDENT WERE VOTED IN, BARACK OBAMA OF AMERICA WHAT HAPPEN TO OSAMA BIN LADEN HE WAS TAKEN TO JUSTICE BY DEATH WITH THE SPECIAL FORCE OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA REGIME. THAT IS WHY WE ARE VOTING BUHARI AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, THAT IS THE CHANGES WE NEED.
Posted: at 27-02-2015 12:37 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
samybrowne at 27-02-2015 12:38 AM (9 years ago) (m)
GEJ 4 beter tomorrow yes we want change which will only come from the main Presido GEJ HEHEHE TILL 2019 ABI NAH 2020 SELF IF NA ME I GO SAY MAKE WE LEACE GEJ FOR ASO ROCK TILL 2020
HAHA I DON TALK MY OWN OH
Posted: at 27-02-2015 12:38 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
victornna at 27-02-2015 12:43 AM (9 years ago) (m)
At the End of D day Una go pass out (in Dr SIDS voice) ones a soldier my brother ,?u want change nd u on ur widest dream tink BUHARI will be the change?u from south south I wnt still remind u say ur vote does not count u hear ba,u ar condemning GEJ bcos u av nvr been leader of any little organistio where decision makn av to go round table not until Den (guy JAZZ OUT).
Posted: at 27-02-2015 12:43 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
owen_hillary at 27-02-2015 07:57 AM (9 years ago) (m)
EASY SAY THAN DONE, THATZ OLD NEWS WE CANT BE FOOL AGAIN BY HOLIGANS AND BLOOD SOCKERS WELL PROMISE HEAVEN AND EARTH MY ENTIRE FAMILY WONT VOTE FOR YOU
Posted: at 27-02-2015 07:57 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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