WAR! Goodluck Jonathan Blasts Buhari For Controversial Comments On BBC Hausa

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has hit back at President Muhammadu Buhari over comments made by the latter on BBC Hausa.

Jonathan said Buhari, during the interview, lambasted his administration, stating that his (Jonathan’s) efforts were criminal in nature and treasonable.
But, in his response through the former minister of national planning, Dr Abubakar Suleiman, who sent a text message to PUNCH.

In the interview, Buhari accused the Jonathan administration of deliberately provoking Nigerian soldiers into mutiny by its actions and turning round to arrest and prosecute the soldiers.

He said the past administration, while fighting terrorists, sent soldiers to the battlefield without arms and ammunition.

Jonathan, however, said he tried to protect the constitution, which had had sworn to defend when he assumed office.

“No responsible government would strategise to lose a war. President Jonathan sworn to defend Nigeria sovereignty and territorial integrity and he did everything possible to achieve that height in the fight against the insurgents,” a text message by Suleiman said.

“It is unfair therefore for Mr. President to perceive such efforts by his predecessor as criminal and treasonable.

“The President should, in an attempt to build this country, make such pronouncements that will further unite us as a people than that those that would divide us. Posterity will judge everybody.”

Buhari had explained that his administration’s investigation into the activities of the immediate past government revealed that instead of procuring arms and ammunition for the soldiers, funds meant for the equipment were shared by government officials.

He said, “We investigated and discovered how funds that were pencilled down for arms procurement were diverted and shared by government officials who served the last administration.

“The government at that time sent the soldiers to the battlefield without arms and ammunition to prosecute the war. That was what led some of them to mutiny. They were arrested and detained because of this.”

 

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Posted: at 28-12-2015 08:32 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Is that nt true mr ex- president. you and ur guys share the money una suppose use to buy arms materials in this country. and una they suffer those poor solider becz of that. mr buhari we surely deal wit u if u dnt be careful with ur mouth that was jumping like puma.

Posted: at 28-12-2015 08:47 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 28-12-2015 08:52 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

CLOSE YOUR MOUTH EWU COWARD

Posted: at 28-12-2015 09:13 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Mr President was right, they just shared the money among themselves and left the soldiers helpless.

Posted: at 28-12-2015 09:38 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Buhari has made good his militry might as he was able to mobilise his boko haram brothers to destablise Jonathan´s government. But we are still waiting on his promises.

Posted: at 28-12-2015 10:20 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Did Jonathan said buhari is trying to divide us? I count that as joke of the year, during presidential campaign jonadaft tried everything to divide us religiously and ethically.

Posted: at 28-12-2015 10:46 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Guys why una de insult   Jonathan  to me he was not our president na  d wife de rule  us. Mumu  man.  You where the worst  we ever have.  Non close your mouth.  That arms  money  swear if u no get shear inside  goat

Posted: at 28-12-2015 11:00 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Jona,is a perfect gentleman,no response yet,till the rite time.we are watching&observing this dictator administration of mamammadubugari.

Posted: at 28-12-2015 11:53 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

I don't understand this Jona at all. Is he denying the fact? The whole world already know this, what is he saying again? the only thing he knows is the goat that eat the yam. nothing else

Posted: at 29-12-2015 01:30 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac