Buhari prays for Jonathan’s impeachment •Explains how he’ll repay loan obtained for nomination form
Adamu Amadu and Jude Ossai , Nigerian Tribune
Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, has prayed for President Goodluck Jonathan’s impeachment by the National Assembly.
According to Buhari, the impeachment process against Jonathan was long overdue, going by recent developments in the country.
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Buhari made the disclosure in Dutse, Jigawa State capital, on Sunday, while fielding questions from newsmen, shortly after meeting with APC delegates and commissioning of his presidential campaign office in the state.
According to him, “if Nigerian cannot send Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) packing, it will consume the entire country.”
He also lamented that almost everything was functioning in the country before PDP formed government in 1999, lamenting that “today, nothing is functioning, including the power sector, despite the investment of over $20 billion.”
The former head of state also lamented the decay in the Nigerian Armed Forces, leading to the collapse in national security, warning that “the country is on the verge of collapse.”
He also exonerated the Nigerian military from the Boko Haram insurgency.
While addressing Enugu State delegates of APC to the forthcoming presidential primaries of the party, he noted that “soldiers have been complaining that they are ill equipped, in spite of the trillions spent on defence budget in the last three years.”
Buhari, who was accompanied by former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir el-Rufai and Chief Audu Ogbe, observed that 2015 would be another landmark in the history of Nigeria.
“If you consider the foreign revenue Nigeria has generated since 1999, you will be shocked at how inefficient and corrupt PDP has been,” he said.
Meanwhile, the presidential aspirant has declared how he would repay the N27.5 million loan he got from a bank to obtain his nomination and expression of interest forms.
Buhari said the loan would be paid back by the Buhari Crowd Funding Platform.
During a chat with some journalists in Abuja, on Sunday, the former head of state similarly debunked a report in the media that he bribed the Imo State APC delegates with N1 million during his visit to the the state recently.
Speaking through the head of media, publicity and ICT of Buhari Support Organiszation, Dr Chidi Maduekwe, Buhari described the bribery claim in an online medium as ridiculous and deceptive.
According to him, “as of today, we have a platform called Buhari Crowd Funding Platform. That in itself is an innovation.
“Every second, every hour, N200, N1,000 is being paid into that account by concerned Nigerians. That could serve as a pool to even pay for the loan that was raised to start with.
“So, having borrowed money to buy the ticket, we have set up a platform that would fund the repayment of that money and fund his campaign and, indeed, be a litmus test to know if he is really the peoples’ president in waiting.”
The Daura-born former head of state had, while collecting his presidential nomination forms, revealed that he spoke to his bank, which made the collection of his presidential nomination forms possible.
Speaking on the issue of his visit to Imo State delegates and the subsequent bribery allegation, Buhari described it as ridiculous, calling the report a deceptive one.
He stressed that at the meeting with the delegates, there was nowhere any money was given.
Monday, 1 December 2014
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Buhari prays for Jonathan’s impeachment •Explains how he’ll repay loan obtained for nomination form
Adamu Amadu and Jude Ossai , Nigerian Tribune
Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, has prayed for President Goodluck Jonathan’s impeachment by the National Assembly.
According to Buhari, the impeachment process against Jonathan was long overdue, going by recent developments in the country.
ADVERTISEMENT
Buhari made the disclosure in Dutse, Jigawa State capital, on Sunday, while fielding questions from newsmen, shortly after meeting with APC delegates and commissioning of his presidential campaign office in the state.
According to him, “if Nigerian cannot send Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) packing, it will consume the entire country.”
He also lamented that almost everything was functioning in the country before PDP formed government in 1999, lamenting that “today, nothing is functioning, including the power sector, despite the investment of over $20 billion.”
The former head of state also lamented the decay in the Nigerian Armed Forces, leading to the collapse in national security, warning that “the country is on the verge of collapse.”
He also exonerated the Nigerian military from the Boko Haram insurgency.
While addressing Enugu State delegates of APC to the forthcoming presidential primaries of the party, he noted that “soldiers have been complaining that they are ill equipped, in spite of the trillions spent on defence budget in the last three years.”
Buhari, who was accompanied by former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir el-Rufai and Chief Audu Ogbe, observed that 2015 would be another landmark in the history of Nigeria.
“If you consider the foreign revenue Nigeria has generated since 1999, you will be shocked at how inefficient and corrupt PDP has been,” he said.
Meanwhile, the presidential aspirant has declared how he would repay the N27.5 million loan he got from a bank to obtain his nomination and expression of interest forms.
Buhari said the loan would be paid back by the Buhari Crowd Funding Platform.
During a chat with some journalists in Abuja, on Sunday, the former head of state similarly debunked a report in the media that he bribed the Imo State APC delegates with N1 million during his visit to the the state recently.
Speaking through the head of media, publicity and ICT of Buhari Support Organiszation, Dr Chidi Maduekwe, Buhari described the bribery claim in an online medium as ridiculous and deceptive.
According to him, “as of today, we have a platform called Buhari Crowd Funding Platform. That in itself is an innovation.
“Every second, every hour, N200, N1,000 is being paid into that account by concerned Nigerians. That could serve as a pool to even pay for the loan that was raised to start with.
“So, having borrowed money to buy the ticket, we have set up a platform that would fund the repayment of that money and fund his campaign and, indeed, be a litmus test to know if he is really the peoples’ president in waiting.”
The Daura-born former head of state had, while collecting his presidential nomination forms, revealed that he spoke to his bank, which made the collection of his presidential nomination forms possible.
Speaking on the issue of his visit to Imo State delegates and the subsequent bribery allegation, Buhari described it as ridiculous, calling the report a deceptive one.
He stressed that at the meeting with the delegates, there was nowhere any money was given.
