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General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by tuncy(m): 2:42pm On Mar 26, 2015
GMB speaks to Nigerians

Dear Compatriots,

Time For Nigeria To Be Great Once Again

I want to take this last opportunity, before we go to the polls on Saturday March 28 and April 11 respectively, to thank everyone who has supported our campaigns. I am humbled and grateful to have had the opportunity to meet so many of my fellow Nigerians who have helped to carry the message of change across our great country.

This is the fourth time that I would be standing for election as the President of Nigeria. All these years, I have been driven by a keen awareness of the potential greatness of our country and the desire to provide the true leadership that will unleash this huge potential. I believe that a stable and prosperous Nigeria is not only important to Nigerians. It is also important to Africa and the rest of the world. The evidence of this is the unprecedented attention that our country will receive this weekend. On Saturday, the whole world would wait with baited breath for the greatest black nation on earth to take charge of its destiny. We must therefore not miss the significance of this moment. We must not let ourselves and our country down.

At no other time in our history is Nigeria in such an urgent need of strong and competent leadership. Sadly, at no other time is this leadership so sorely absent in our country. We live in a time of great opportunities and great peril. It is only a leader that understands these in equal measure that can find the rightful place for Nigeria among the great Nations of the world.

I have travelled extensively around Nigeria in the last three months. In the course of my travels, I encountered directly, what I have always believed: that a Hausa man’s desire for security is not different from the Ijaw woman’s desire to feel secured in any part of our country. An Igbo woman’s desire for her children to get quality education and find employment is not different from the Yoruba man’s dream for his children to become a useful member of our society. A wife’s desperate need for affordable and quality healthcare for her husband diagnosed with prostate cancer in Enugu is not different from a husband’s desire to save the life of his wife diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Lagos. Invariably, our fears are the same; our dreams are the same; and our problems are the same. Regardless of the language we speak, or the way we understand and worship God, what affects anyone of us, affects everyone of us.

Our economy is celebrated as the largest in Africa, yet our country is home to the continent’s highest number of people living in extreme poverty. Our youth population is larger than the combined population of many of our neighbours, yet our failure to plan and create opportunities for them is turning them to a social time bomb rather than economic catalysts. A band of ragtag terrorist group has threatened our territorial integrity, killed thousands of Nigerians, displaced our people and abducted our children. The almost 60, 000 Nigerians who have become refugees in neighbouring countries represent a budding threat to sub-regional stability.

However, even in the face of these daunting challenges, I see a great opportunity for change. We have to start by rebuilding the trust and confidence of Nigerians in their government. No citizen will respect a government under whose watch more than 200 girls were abducted. This singular act can only portray the government as insensitive, incompetent or both. When I become president, reuniting these children with their families will, without doubts, be a top priority. Rebuilding the army and other security agencies will also be a top priority of my government. I will ensure that never again will terrorists find a safe haven in Nigeria.

Recent fall in international price of crude leaves us badly exposed and vulnerable. Dwindling oil revenue also means that we are going to face serious financial challenges in the months ahead. However, even as daunting as this appears, it also provides us with great opportunity to diversify our economy and finally give meaning to the widely held belief that our prosperity as a nation would not continue to depend on the resources buried under our feet, but on the productive capacity of our people.

No matter how much resources we have, if not properly utilized, it would only create a few billionaires and leave majority of our people in poverty. Under the current administration, corruption has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity and this has been at the heart of most of our government failings, including insecurity, broken infrastructure and growing inequality in our country.

My government will have a zero tolerance for corruption. I will set a personal example and run a government that truly serves the people rather than serve themselves and a privileged few. Like I have repeatedly maintained that if Nigeria does not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria. We must not allow Nigeria to die. Therefore, we must do all that is necessary to root out this evil that has reduced our great country to a laughing stock of the world. We must begin to rebuild the social fabrics of our society and teach a different experience to our youth in the values of hard work, discipline, integrity and service.

The change that I seek therefore; is a change from the current regime of mindless of corruption and profligacy; a change from fear and insecurity to peace and stability; a change from religious and ethnic divisiveness to unity, equity and justice. This is the change that my party stands for. This is the change that I am committed to bringing about as President. Give me the chance to lead you in rebuilding a Nigeria that all of us can be proud of once again.

As we come out to vote on Saturday, I appeal to all Nigerians to shun violence in whatever form. It is the right of every adult Nigerian to vote and expect that their votes would count in a free, fair and credible election. However, we also have a responsibility to respect the choice of others and grant them the same treatment that we expect.

I also want to call on all our men and women in uniform, the Judiciary, and all others who have constitutional responsibility to safeguard our democracy, to remember that their responsibility is primarily to Nigerians and the survival of Nigeria. They must therefore not allow anyone to use them to subvert the will of the Nigerian people. I believe that their dreams and aspirations are not different from those of other Nigerians.

I have no doubt that with God being on our side; together we can make our country great once again.

Gen. Muhammadu BUHARI, GCFR

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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by amanda2013(f): 2:53pm On Mar 26, 2015
Thank you sir.

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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Pebcak: 2:54pm On Mar 26, 2015
grin
"A luta continua, vitória é certa" meaning, "The struggle continues, victory is certain".

SAI BABA
SAI BUHARI

Lets do that Shoki Victory Dance

OYA EVERYBODY SHOKI.................
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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by omenka(m): 2:56pm On Mar 26, 2015
Sir do not bother yourself any further. You have played your part, leave the rest to us.

We are a law abiding people and know exactly how to conduct ourselves on D-day when throwing Mr Outgoing President on the next Locomotive to Utuoke.

We love you sir, and we trust you. Do not disappoint us. smiley

Sai Grandpa.

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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by cyril83(m): 3:02pm On Mar 26, 2015
My president My president...Nigeria obama, man of the people, Nigeria mandella, husband of the witches and witch craft, the antidote to corruption and the jailer of Gej/Pej.... Choi! I just love this man more than myself.

Victory awaits you sir.

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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Pebcak: 3:07pm On Mar 26, 2015
"I have travelled extensively around Nigeria in the last three months. In the course of my travels, I encountered directly, what I have always believed: that a Hausa man’s desire for security is not different from the Ijaw woman’s desire to feel secured in any part of our country. An Igbo woman’s desire for her children to get quality education and find employment is not different from the Yoruba man’s dream for his children to become a useful member of our society. A wife’s desperate need for affordable and quality healthcare for her husband diagnosed with prostate cancer in Enugu is not different from a husband’s desire to save the life of his wife diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Lagos. Invariably, our fears are the same; our dreams are the same; and our problems are the same. Regardless of the language we speak, or the way we understand and worship God, what affects anyone of us, affects everyone of us."

-GMB

SAI BABA
SAI BUHARI

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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Nobody: 3:17pm On Mar 26, 2015
Carry on sir. We've got your back.. Please don't let us down. We love you.

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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by steppin: 3:20pm On Mar 26, 2015
Rennee:
Carry on sir. We've got your back.. Please don't let us down. We love you.
Dreamers club...na tuesday una go wake up.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Nobody: 3:29pm On Mar 26, 2015
steppin:

Dreamers club...na tuesday una go wake up.
You could have typed that without quoting me. Ekpa!
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by steppin: 3:33pm On Mar 26, 2015
Rennee:

You could have typed that without quoting me. Ekpa!
Yeye, na public forum u dey!
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by ej77: 3:35pm On Mar 26, 2015
Mr Buhari you will retire in politics next week. U wil stil loose.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Nobody: 3:35pm On Mar 26, 2015
steppin:

Dreamers club...na tuesday una go waked up.
They might say you talk like a fool,they might say you think like a fool,they might say you comment like a fool but people should not be decieved because truly you are a fool...





Wakacome.

Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by clevvermind(m): 3:40pm On Mar 26, 2015
Nigerians will dump buhari come
March 28. we say no to backwardness.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Nobody: 3:50pm On Mar 26, 2015
steppin:

Yeye, na public forum u dey!
Yes, this is a public forum and that is why you could have easily aired your opinion without countering mine. Heck! Stuupid!!
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by steppin: 3:52pm On Mar 26, 2015
wakacome:
They might say you talk like a fool,they might say you think like a fool,they might say you comment like a fool but people should not be decieved because truly you are a fool...





Wakacome.
Quit editing my posts, the "wake" I wrote is correct.
Mumu.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by steppin: 3:54pm On Mar 26, 2015
Rennee:

Yes, this is a public forum and that is why you could have easily aired your opinion without countering mine. Heck! Stuupid!!
When you spew senseless jargon, expect people like me to counter.
Mumu.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by chamboy(m): 3:55pm On Mar 26, 2015
Sai baba
Sai buhari
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by doctokwus: 3:57pm On Mar 26, 2015
We are all praying for you and will do our own little part sir to see your triumph this Saturday.
If not for d cruel hands of faith,we wudnt be in this mess we find ourselves in today with 5+ yrs of d rule of d fisherman.
Why this opportunity to elect GMB must not b missed comes from this:Fmr president obasanjo,despite his own numerous failings as president meant well when he looked at d field and d horizon and felt Yar'Adua with his relatively good record of not being corrupt and modest achievements would be a standard of d integrity required of Nigeria's presidents.Faith however totally reversed that aim and gave us one of d most corrupt if not d most corrupt individual to ever rule us.Now if GMB comes in,an even much higher standard of integrity and zero tolerance baseline wud have been set.So despite party affiliations, whoever would vie for president after GMB must have finished his tenure would naturally be held on those standards by Nigerians. So a national,natural sieving mechanism would always b there to weed out a lot of d corrupt and utterly repugnant individuals that seek to rule us.This is d way it is in advanced modern societies and this is d way it wud b henceforth after buhari by God's grace.Amen.
Victory is not just yours but ours sir.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Nobody: 3:57pm On Mar 26, 2015
steppin:

Quit editing my posts, the "wake" I wrote is correct.
Mumu.
Stop lying.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by steppin: 4:00pm On Mar 26, 2015
wakacome:
Stop lying.
Lying? Abeg use google or your dictionary bro.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Nobody: 4:05pm On Mar 26, 2015
steppin:

When you spew senseless jargon, expect people like me to counter.
Mumu.
I guess I'm wasting my time trying to educate you. Bye Felicia.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by steppin: 4:14pm On Mar 26, 2015
Rennee:

I guess I'm wasting my time trying to educate you. Bye Felicia.
Try and use your own advice.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by FOLYKAZE(m): 4:22pm On Mar 26, 2015
The President has spoken
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Olofintoto(m): 4:26pm On Mar 26, 2015
Thanks pple's general.


but

all I knw is GEJ beyond 2015.

Transformation.
Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by medamillion(m): 4:28pm On Mar 26, 2015
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Re: General Buhari Speaks To Nigerians Ahead Of Saturday's Election by Lawalsuleiman(m): 4:30pm On Mar 26, 2015
Insightfull and full of Hope.

Let's give GMB a Chance.

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