LEADERS of the yet to be registered opposition alliance party, All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed anger at the statements credited to former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, which indicated that the declaration of a state of emergency in three states of the North was anti-North.

Buhari had been quoted as saying in a programme on a Kaduna-based FM station that the declaration of a state of emergency in the three states of the North was anti-North and that he does not support President Goodluck Jonathan’s tactics on dealing with insurgency.

He also claimed that the government was being high-handed on the insurgents operating in parts of Northern Nigeria, adding that when militancy happened in the South South, the Federal Government invited the perpetrators and granted them amnesty.

But leaders of the mega party, who have dissected Buhari’s statements were said to have expressed surprise at the claims by the former Head of state.

One of the leaders said that such a statement would only further alienate members of the emerging mega party, the APC from Buhari.

“Already, many people are saying that Buhari should not be used as the candidate of the party in the 2015 election, such a statement is capable of portraying him (Buhari) as someone who does not believe in the unity of Nigeria and it could negatively impact on the party.

“What we expect from Buhari are statements that would portray him as a statesman, not as a sectional leader. He as a former Head of State should be talking for Nigeria and not for a part thereof. Anything to the contrary will open him to undue scrutiny,” the source said.

Leaders of the APC were said to have criticized Buhari’s comments as off the mark.

A source said that the development has reinforced the resolve of the APC to field a younger presidential candidate in 2015 adding that when the time comes, Buhari would be told to hands off the presidential race.

speeder: Now tell me, between GEJ and APC, who's the retardeen and the clueless?
Bunch of extrimist.

speeder: Now tell me, between GEJ and APC, who's the retardeen and the clueless?
Bunch of extrimist.

koruji: Look at you dancing in the street. We are all here as GEJ is practicing full blast tribal governance. The other day he said to Igbos visiting him in Aso Rock that even in the north they were the ones who put him in Aso Rock. All it means is that Nigeria need to search high and low for real leaders come 2015 - definitely not GEJ and perhaps not Buhari.

GenBuhari: where is the video evidence?

Redoil: In a radio programme in kaduna and you are asking for video. What a pity for Buhari fundamentalist.

Gamji007: ^^^
He's still a million times better than your clueless master who is always high on ogogoro.

Redoil: where is ur source.
I want to believe that buhari is not secreatly campaning for gej.

Redoil: where is ur source.
I want to believe that buhari is not secreatly campaning for gej.

GenBuhari: where is the video evidence?

clip: He would have been a good presidential candidate and also a good president.
But he is too tribalistic.

Agbalanze: Buhari just lost my vote.. More from a tribalistic and a religious bigot than a national leader! Shame!!

clip: He would have been a good presidential candidate and also a good president.
But he is too tribalistic.

Why won't the news source mention the names of those who opposed Buhari's comments?

Maybe they are cowards.

Maybe the news about the discontentment was sponsored by the opposition.

Whatever the case is, I don't fxcking care about them cos they don't care about me either. They can massacre themselves.

omaigala: Why won't the news source mention the names of those who opposed Buhari's comments?

Maybe they are cowards.

Maybe the news about the discontentment was sponsored by the opposition.

Whatever the case is, I don't fxcking care about them cos they don't care about me either, they can massacre themselves.

Agbalanze: Buhari just lost my vote.. More from a tribalistic and a religious bigot than a national leader! Shame!!

jjcbuthot:

You are not going to vote for him before.

Can you paste the full text of the interview where he said the emergency is anti-north?

I know Buhari is opposed to the emergency ruling just like other key members of APC. They have all made their position known and their position has been use more of intelligence than force. Force will only result in too much civilian casualty.

The question is, can we say we won the war against Boko Haram without capturing their key leaders like Shekau and not apprehending their sponsors? To do this requires more of intelligence than force and this is when we can say the war has been won.

solomon111: pls tell me how a tribalist would have made a good president.