Mcowubaba:
lets be logical, whic 1 is more deceptive (I had no shoe) or (i will stablise oil prize or mak 1 naira=1 dollar) if GMB really said dat ooo(i am nt sure).....
Let watch nd see
wishing Gmb the best...sucess Sir..

He didn't say it. The paper for some reason best known to them spinned it.

Here is what he said as quoted by the same paper: “It is sad that the value of the naira has dropped to more than N230 to one dollar; this does not speak well for the nation’s economy,’’ he said.

dunkem21:


Guy, you sabi lie eh

No be passing shot wey I know again?

I will post the full article here.

No need. Let me help you post it here:

Owerri – The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday said he would ensure that the Naira was equal to the dollar in value, if voted into office. Buhari stated this during the South-East presidential rally of the party at Dan Anyima Stadium, Owerri.

“It is sad that the value of the naira has dropped to more than N230 to one dollar; this does not speak well for the nation’s economy,’’ he said. He urged the people to vote for APC, noting that he would ensure that corruption was tackled headlong if elected. Earlier, Gov Rochas Okorocha had urged APC supporters to vote for the party’s candidates at all levels, noting that a vote for Buhari without support to others at the state would amount to nothing.

Okorocha said Buhari would address the problem of electricity, bring back the kidnapped Chibok girls and promote industrial growth. He said that Buhari was loved by the people in the region and urged them to elect him and other APC candidates during the March 28 and April 11 general elections.

Former governor of Anambra, Mr Chinwoke Mbadinuju and former Minister of Education, Chinwe Obaji, were formally welcomed to the APC at the rally. The rally was attended by APC supporters from Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu and Imo. (NAN)

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/ill-make-naira-equal-in-value-to-dollar-says-buhari/#sthash.1dji4sy5.dpuf

I voted Buhari because I expect him to end corruption and provide jobs but his promises are ridiculous. Haba! World oil price, 1 dollar equal to 1 naira even Nelson Mandela cannot do that here in Nigeria. I just hope he does what I voted him to do

PassingShot:


No where in the news it was ascribed to him. All his words are in quote and you can clearly see what he said.

He said and I quote:

“It is sad that the value of the naira has dropped to more than N230 to one dollar; this does not speak well for the nation’s economy,’’

So, is this the only thing he said there because all other information there were mere ascriptions.

dunkem21:


So, is this the only thing he said there because all other information there were mere ascriptions.

Well, this is the much the paper reported and it will be wrong to ascribe anything outside what is quoted to him.

It is poor professionalism or even lack of it to write a title "I’ll make Naira equal in value to dollar, says Buhari" only to get inside the main news and same cannot be found anywhere.

PassingShot:


Well, this is the much the paper reported and it will be wrong to ascribe anything outside what is quoted to him.

It is poor professionalism or even lack of it to write a title "I’ll make Naira equal in value to dollar, says Buhari" only to get inside the main news and same cannot be found anywhere.

Just laughing.

I'm sure he'll ask for 100 years!

This what happen when you vote someone without plan into power! Excuses!!

abduljabbar4:
I voted Buhari because I expect him to end corruption and provide jobs but his promises are ridiculous. Haba! World oil price, 1 dollar equal to 1 naira even Nelson Mandela cannot do that here in Nigeria. I just hope he does what I voted him to do

Please educate yourself mister. If no one has been able to show you any evidence (his words in quote or video recording) that he said those things, then do not believe them.

I have posted the Vanguard article purportedly claiming Buhari said that rubbish but it's actually not what he said.

eagleeye2:
please just solve one problem, namely, One Naira to a Dollar.

Buhari never said that. Stop your lies.

PointB:
I'm sure he'll ask for 100 years!

This what happen when you vote someone without plan into power! Excuses!!

You must be really ignorant. Has there been any excuses already? Is saying that he cannot solve all the problems of Nigeria in four years an excuse? Or did you ever think there is anyone who could solve all our problems in fours?

What Nigeria will judge Buhari on are: ability to stamp out corruption or reduce it very drastically, provision of security, tremendous improvement in electricity supply, provision of needed infrastructure and generally improving the economy beyond what it is presently.

abduljabbar4:
Why didn't he say that during his campaign? Look I voted him this year. If he doesn't perform, I will try another candidate. Simple. If he can't fulfil 2/3 of his promises then he should be ready to leave. Buharis behaviour is beginning to change(my opinion)

hahahahahhahahahaha. Masses dont know that good politcians don't always make good administrators. It has started. Better llearn to take responsibility ofr your life and stop looking for human messiahs.

PassingShot:


You must be really ignorant. Has there been any excuses already? Is saying that he cannot solve all the problems of Nigeria in four years an excuse? Or did you ever think there is anyone who could solve all our problems in fours?

What Nigeria will judge Buhari on are: ability to stamp out corruption or reduce it very drastically, provision of security, tremendous improvement in electricity supply, provision of needed infrastructure and generally improving the economy beyond what it is presently.

I think you are the ignorant one. Or perhaps it something to do with youe inability to comprehend!

Buhari is saying 4 years is not enough to do the things he promised! Isn't that creating excuses already even before taking the mantle. If 4 years is inadequate, how long will it take?

Buhari doesn't have this information because he hasn't got plans and timeline of deliverables.

PointB:


I think you are the ignorant one. Or perhaps it something to do with youe inability to comprehend!

Buhari is saying 4 years is not enough to do the things he promised! Isn't that creating excuses already even before taking the mantle. If 4 years is inadequate, how long will it take?

Buhari doesn't have this information because he hasn't got plans and timeline of deliverables.

@ the bold, where did you deduce that from? He said four years is not enough to solve Nigeria problems of 16 years and you're already twisting it!

I give up on you man.

Nigerians will truly enjoy this ride. We shall all see who among us are the clueless ones. Waiting for the Naira to hit N300 by December 31 2015.

PassingShot:


@ the bold, where did you deduce that from? He said four years is not enough to solve Nigeria problems of 16 years and you're already twisting it!

I give up on you man.

Since you understand him, how long does he need to solve Nigeria 16 year problem? A hundred years?

Will 8 years be enough?. It seems you are thinking of double term in office

Let me start by saying congratulations to Muhammadu
Buhari for winning the presidential election and emerging as
Nigeria’s president-elect. I have come to realise that
Buhari’s victory is the will of God for Nigeria and so, I have
come to accept him as my president.
I also want to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan
for being mature enough to accept defeat and concede the
election. This man remains one of the greatest Nigerian
presidents because he could have decided to set Nigeria on
fire but chose the honourable path.
I want to also recognise all my fellow PDP e-warriors that
stood beside the President. Thank you for your resilience
and unflinching support all through the struggle. Also to
recognise all the APC e-warriors who fought bravely in
support of their party despite all odds and won the battle.
MY MESSAGE FOR BUHARI
Now that you have become the President, I want to let you
know that the change Nigerians really need is not the
change of personalities or political party, Nigerians are just
tired of the way things have been going in this country.
Nigerians are suffering; we struggle to provide basic needs
that ordinarily the Government should provide. Thieves
continue to steal and get richer while the majority of
Nigerians are languishing in poverty. This is the reason why
Nigerians have decided to give you a chance; the people
believe that God can use you to turn things around in this
country that is why you were voted for last Saturday.
(1) Fight corruption to a complete halt in this country
especially in the petroleum sector. Sanitize the NNPC,
ensure transparency and accountability. Nigerians all over
should be able to benefit from our God-given resources. A
few cannot continue to hold this country to ransom and
steal at will.
(2) Provide stable and reliable power supply for Nigerians.
This will enable SME’s to thrive and encourage investors to
flock massively into the country. The cost of doing business
in this country is crazy because of high energy costs. We
must do away with generators in this country for good Mr
President.
(3) Please diversify our economy. We cannot continue to
depend heavily on oil in Nigeria. Sit down and take a good
look at the six geopolitical zones in this country and find a
way of harnessing all economic potentials for the good of
all Nigerians. Our economy must be less dependent on
crude oil.
(4) Deal ruthlessly with corrupt persons who believe that
they can continue to steal and do business as usual. This is
a democracy but Mr President, you are the C-in-C and you
have enormous powers at your disposal, please use them!
Don’t be like Jonathan who allowed his Government to be
hijacked by criminals who looted the nation dry while
Nigerians cried.
(5) Finally, Buhari could be the man that God could use to
finally cement Nigeria’s bond of unity by handing over to an
Igbo-Nigerian president after his tenure in office whether 4
or 8yrs. Like the Elder statesman Yakubu Gowon said,
electing an Igbo president would heal the old wounds of the
civil war. Buhari’s name will be written in gold both in the
hearts of the Igbos if he can be the instrument to achieving
Igbo presidency in this country. If Buhari, being a Fulani
from the North can transfer presidential power to the Igbos
after him then he will be like the hinge holding Nigeria
together.
A WORD FOR THE SE
I want to thank my geopolitical zone the SE for standing
with Jonathan till the end. Yes, he lost the election but we
have made a bold statement that we can stand with you till
death when we give you our word. There was immense
pressure to abandon the minority Ijaw man and join the
majority but we refused and stood with the minority till the
very end. We must however join hands with the new
president to move this great nation forward. Personally, I
have concluded that Nigeria has come to stay since we
have survived this 2015 presidential election. Let us also
build good bridges with other geopolitical zones so that we
can produce Nigeria’s president after Buhari. No zone can
produce the president alone in this country; you need the
support of at least four zones to produce the president!
Let us also eschew bitterness and drop all these talk about
Biafra; we are Nigerians and we have everything to gain in
this country if we can play our game well.
A WORD FOR THE NIGER DELTA
Thank God we can now say that Nigeria has produced a
president for the first time from the minority in the person of
Goodluck Jonathan who is about to leave office. I can
understand the pain/anger because of the outcome of this
election but the truth is that what has happened is the will
of God for Nigeria; I see the finger of God in all these. This
is Buhari’s time to rule this country; he is a man of destiny.
He has come just at the right time to save this country from
gliding into abyss.
Stop calling the Yorubas traitors and all that. Remember
that the Yorubas overwhelmingly voted for your son in 2011
and rejected this same buhari. Check the figures and see
that buhari was soundly rejected by the Yorubas in 2011. All
Nigerians believed that Jonathyan would be a Messiah that
would come and turn things around in this country; this was
a man who had no shoes to go to school, who was from a
poor background. Nigerians voted massively for him only to
be so disappointed that he has not been able to make their
lives better. Things are much more difficult for Nigerians
now than when Jonathan took over. This is the reason why
the Yourubas have rejected Jonathan this time. It is not out
of hatred or gang-up but because he has not performed
well! Same story about most of the MB and that is why
Jonathan lost the MB. Nigerians never had it this bad, state
Governors are owing salaries for months, people are
hungry, unable to pay school fees and unable to meet their
basic human needs.
How foolish can a Government be? Imagine someone that
wants to come for a second term and civil servants were
not paid their December salaries to celebrate Christmas!
This is just unbelievable! It was in December last year that I
began to question this Government in my mind but I still
continued my relentless support on Nairaland for Jonathan.
I saw my relatives who were Civil Servants going hungry
during the Christmas celebrations, some could not even
purchase new clothes for their kid, how painful!
As for me, I will do my very best in my own little capacity to
support Buhari in changing this country for good. If things
should continue the way they were going under Jonathan I
wonder what the future of our children would be to be
honest. It is God that has pushed out Jonathan not
Nigerians because of all the prayers and crying that has
gone up to him.
Let me also use this medium to appeal to all reasonable
Yorubas on Nairaland to prevail on their people to stop
opening funny threads about Igbo this Igbo that just
because Jonathan lost. The APC people should stop
opening threads to tell other Nigerians ‘Ntorrr’, we should
move away from such pettiness and mediocrity.
A WORD TO THE CORE NORTH
And to the core North, let this election be a lesson and a
reference point. A southerner sitting as president presided
over his own defeat, accepted the results and went ahead to
congratulate the winner from the north. In 2011 when
Jonathan defeated Buhari, he refused to concede defeat but
shouted that the election was rigged when we all know that
he was defeated by Jonathan then. Nobody is burning tyres
on the road in the South, nobody is burning Mosques,
nobody is burning houses/cars and nobody is going about
killing Northerners. Should the Northerners lose elections in
future we expect them to accept the results and not disturb
the peace. Jonathan has set a very good precedent not only
for Nigeria but Africa.

Buhari has said the truth. We are not expecting him to perform magic but we are expecting significant improvement oo. It would be unfair to expect him to correct 16yrs of error in 4 yrs.

PassingShot:


Please educate yourself mister. If no one has been able to show you any evidence (his words in quote or video recording) that he said those things, then do not believe them.

I have posted the Vanguard article purportedly claiming Buhari said that rubbish but it's actually not what he said.

Ok thanks

Baba one chance all the way.

EZEUDENE:
Let me start by saying congratulations to Muhammadu
Buhari for winning the presidential election and emerging as
Nigeria’s president-elect. I have come to realise that
Buhari’s victory is the will of God for Nigeria and so, I have
come to accept him as my president.
I also want to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan
for being mature enough to accept defeat and concede the
election. This man remains one of the greatest Nigerian
presidents because he could have decided to set Nigeria on
fire but chose the honourable path.
I want to also recognise all my fellow PDP e-warriors that
stood beside the President. Thank you for your resilience
and unflinching support all through the struggle. Also to
recognise all the APC e-warriors who fought bravely in
support of their party despite all odds and won the battle.
MY MESSAGE FOR BUHARI
Now that you have become the President, I want to let you
know that the change Nigerians really need is not the
change of personalities or political party, Nigerians are just
tired of the way things have been going in this country.
Nigerians are suffering; we struggle to provide basic needs
that ordinarily the Government should provide. Thieves
continue to steal and get richer while the majority of
Nigerians are languishing in poverty. This is the reason why
Nigerians have decided to give you a chance; the people
believe that God can use you to turn things around in this
country that is why you were voted for last Saturday.
(1) Fight corruption to a complete halt in this country
especially in the petroleum sector. Sanitize the NNPC,
ensure transparency and accountability. Nigerians all over
should be able to benefit from our God-given resources. A
few cannot continue to hold this country to ransom and
steal at will.
(2) Provide stable and reliable power supply for Nigerians.
This will enable SME’s to thrive and encourage investors to
flock massively into the country. The cost of doing business
in this country is crazy because of high energy costs. We
must do away with generators in this country for good Mr
President.
(3) Please diversify our economy. We cannot continue to
depend heavily on oil in Nigeria. Sit down and take a good
look at the six geopolitical zones in this country and find a
way of harnessing all economic potentials for the good of
all Nigerians. Our economy must be less dependent on
crude oil.
(4) Deal ruthlessly with corrupt persons who believe that
they can continue to steal and do business as usual. This is
a democracy but Mr President, you are the C-in-C and you
have enormous powers at your disposal, please use them!
Don’t be like Jonathan who allowed his Government to be
hijacked by criminals who looted the nation dry while
Nigerians cried.
(5) Finally, Buhari could be the man that God could use to
finally cement Nigeria’s bond of unity by handing over to an
Igbo-Nigerian president after his tenure in office whether 4
or 8yrs. Like the Elder statesman Yakubu Gowon said,
electing an Igbo president would heal the old wounds of the
civil war. Buhari’s name will be written in gold both in the
hearts of the Igbos if he can be the instrument to achieving
Igbo presidency in this country. If Buhari, being a Fulani
from the North can transfer presidential power to the Igbos
after him then he will be like the hinge holding Nigeria
together.
A WORD FOR THE SE
I want to thank my geopolitical zone the SE for standing
with Jonathan till the end. Yes, he lost the election but we
have made a bold statement that we can stand with you till
death when we give you our word. There was immense
pressure to abandon the minority Ijaw man and join the
majority but we refused and stood with the minority till the
very end. We must however join hands with the new
president to move this great nation forward. Personally, I
have concluded that Nigeria has come to stay since we
have survived this 2015 presidential election. Let us also
build good bridges with other geopolitical zones so that we
can produce Nigeria’s president after Buhari. No zone can
produce the president alone in this country; you need the
support of at least four zones to produce the president!
Let us also eschew bitterness and drop all these talk about
Biafra; we are Nigerians and we have everything to gain in
this country if we can play our game well.
A WORD FOR THE NIGER DELTA
Thank God we can now say that Nigeria has produced a
president for the first time from the minority in the person of
Goodluck Jonathan who is about to leave office. I can
understand the pain/anger because of the outcome of this
election but the truth is that what has happened is the will
of God for Nigeria; I see the finger of God in all these. This
is Buhari’s time to rule this country; he is a man of destiny.
He has come just at the right time to save this country from
gliding into abyss.
Stop calling the Yorubas traitors and all that. Remember
that the Yorubas overwhelmingly voted for your son in 2011
and rejected this same buhari. Check the figures and see
that buhari was soundly rejected by the Yorubas in 2011. All
Nigerians believed that Jonathyan would be a Messiah that
would come and turn things around in this country; this was
a man who had no shoes to go to school, who was from a
poor background. Nigerians voted massively for him only to
be so disappointed that he has not been able to make their
lives better. Things are much more difficult for Nigerians
now than when Jonathan took over. This is the reason why
the Yourubas have rejected Jonathan this time. It is not out
of hatred or gang-up but because he has not performed
well! Same story about most of the MB and that is why
Jonathan lost the MB. Nigerians never had it this bad, state
Governors are owing salaries for months, people are
hungry, unable to pay school fees and unable to meet their
basic human needs.
How foolish can a Government be? Imagine someone that
wants to come for a second term and civil servants were
not paid their December salaries to celebrate Christmas!
This is just unbelievable! It was in December last year that I
began to question this Government in my mind but I still
continued my relentless support on Nairaland for Jonathan.
I saw my relatives who were Civil Servants going hungry
during the Christmas celebrations, some could not even
purchase new clothes for their kid, how painful!
As for me, I will do my very best in my own little capacity to
support Buhari in changing this country for good. If things
should continue the way they were going under Jonathan I
wonder what the future of our children would be to be
honest. It is God that has pushed out Jonathan not
Nigerians because of all the prayers and crying that has
gone up to him.
Let me also use this medium to appeal to all reasonable
Yorubas on Nairaland to prevail on their people to stop
opening funny threads about Igbo this Igbo that just
because Jonathan lost. The APC people should stop
opening threads to tell other Nigerians ‘Ntorrr’, we should
move away from such pettiness and mediocrity.
A WORD TO THE CORE NORTH
And to the core North, let this election be a lesson and a
reference point. A southerner sitting as president presided
over his own defeat, accepted the results and went ahead to
congratulate the winner from the north. In 2011 when
Jonathan defeated Buhari, he refused to concede defeat but
shouted that the election was rigged when we all know that
he was defeated by Jonathan then. Nobody is burning tyres
on the road in the South, nobody is burning Mosques,
nobody is burning houses/cars and nobody is going about
killing Northerners. Should the Northerners lose elections in
future we expect them to accept the results and not disturb
the peace. Jonathan has set a very good precedent not only
for Nigeria but Africa.

#Word..U nailed it

If it gets to $1 = N120 in Buhari's tenure - That is an excellent result. To be frank and realistic, it would take nothing less than 15 years for it to get to something like $1 = N1.

lordthree:
we dont expect all problems to change! all i want is N1=$1 like Buhari said

Chaii Dis abokee man don scam us o

Dominiquez:
My President the change of our time I just want you to do these few things for Nigerians


1, Stabilize the price of oil as you
promised.

2, Build a toll free 2nd Niger bridge as U promised.

3, Make our Naira and Dollar to be of same exchange rate as U promised.

4, One million Job in first one year as U promised.

5, Constant power supply as U promised.

6, Payment of allowances to unemployed graduates as U promised.

7, Reducing of Oil pump price as U promised.

8, Making our refineries active again as U promised.


Please I have never asked You what you didn't promise, just keep your words and I promise you of my vote come 2019.

Toll free second naija bridge ... lai lai na tinubu company go dey collect the toll fare

The OP is right. I heard Buhari say that, about not being able to solve Nigeria's 16 year accumulated problem in just under 4 years. It was aired on BBC as a short interview. The interviewer also asked Buhari if he was gonna prosecute some of the members of APC who have been accused of being corrupt, but he didn't give a direct reply.

Was quite disappointed and somewhat afraid when I heard him say all these. Well, he did mention that tackling corruption was his top priority. We'll give him the benefit of doubt.

youngalex:
The politics of under-performance has started,this was the exact words of Gen.Buhari,Nigerians are very much ready to throw him out and bring the desired change if he fails to make us proud in 4 years,The "CHANGE" that brought him in will throw him out.

MzJackBaueress:
Video of him saying that or you STFU

I hope this man won't disappoint Nigeria.

Am sure he has started angling for re-election if you guys read in between the lines - four years won't be enough to change things according to GMB. The thoughts of re-election is the beginning of excuses and under performance.

PassingShot:


You must be really ignorant. Has there been any excuses already? Is saying that he cannot solve all the problems of Nigeria in four years an excuse? Or did you ever think there is anyone who could solve all our problems in fours?

What Nigeria will judge Buhari on are: ability to stamp out corruption or reduce it very drastically, provision of security, tremendous improvement in electricity supply, provision of needed infrastructure and generally improving the economy beyond what it is presently.

Hmmmmm. Hmmmmm. But you guys expected Jonathan to turn Nigeria into heaven under 4yrs? nawa as una don begin change topic now. Soon you guys will realize that apc and pdp na the same people.

youngalex:
The politics of under-performance has started,this was the exact words of Gen.Buhari,Nigerians are very much ready to throw him out and bring the desired change if he fails to make us proud in 4 years,The "CHANGE" that brought him in will throw him out.

He cannot get a second chance, If Jonathan got none.He must perform in 4 years. We didn't hear this statement during campaign.

Bad Belle -'it's Allowed'