Full Transcript of President Buhari's Latest CNN Interview


On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari was interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. Read full transcript of the interview below:


AMANPOUR: President Buhari, welcome back to the program.
BUHARI: Thank you.

AMANPOUR: Mr. President, you have asked the United States to help you in the fight against Boko Haram. What exactly did you ask in this regard? What do you need? And what answer did the president, Obama, give you?
BUHARI: United States, leader of the G7, promised to do what they can to help Nigeria. So we have brought our requirements in terms of training, equipping and intelligence gathering for Nigeria to be able to fight Boko Haram.

AMANPOUR: And you mentioned the economy and the falling in oil prices over the last many months. How are you going to deal with that? Because that is really what your people want.
BUHARI: My people firstly, I believe, they want the security (ph) in the country to be stabilized so that normal life, both in the southern part of the country, where the militants are still sabotaging oil installations and kidnapping people and demanding ransom, and in the northeast of the country, where Boko Haram is still active. This is the military occupation of Nigeria now and is the reality of (INAUDIBLE). Nothing will work until the country is secure.

AMANPOUR: But despite your vows to tackle Boko Haram, there are reports in your own country that there have been at least 400 deaths by that group since you became president. Added to that, Amnesty International reports that your military has totally lost the credibility and trust of the people because of the systematic human rights abuses, the killing of some 8,000 people. How do you expect your military to be able to go against Boko Haram, to get the trust of the people instead of being a platform for Boko Haram’s grievances?
BUHARI: Well, I have just mentioned that, under Lake Chad Basin Commission, we have agreed to form a multinational joint task force. So whatever happened before that decision was taken, we have to allow further investigation to verify the question of human rights abuse. And with that, I’m sure you must have known the decision taken by this government, the federal government of Nigeria, in changing the military command.

AMANPOUR: What about the girls, the famous Chibok girls, the 200 or so who were abducted so long ago? Yet again there’s been a suggestion that the Boko Haram captors may trade them, may seek to trade them for incarcerated inmates, who they want to get out. Is your government willing to trade those girls in that regard?
BUHARI: We have to be very careful about the credibility of various Boko Haram leaderships coming up and declaring that they can deliver. We have to be very careful indeed. And we are taking our time because we want to bring them safe back to their parents and to their school.

AMANPOUR: So are you in principle against or would you consider negotiating with Boko Haram if you can verify the credibility of those who approach you?
BUHARI: I cannot be (INAUDIBLE). I told you our main objective as a government is to secure those girls safe and sound back to their schools and rehabilitated them to go back to normal life. So if we are convinced that the leadership has presented itself can deliver those girls, (INAUDIBLE) who will be (INAUDIBLE) negotiate what they want.

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AMANPOUR: Let me ask you because, look, you came to power on a platform that you would do better than the previous president, in all regards: security, corruption, economy, et cetera. But there have been hundreds of people killed since you’ve become president. How can you do any better?
BUHARI: I think I have — I can be held to my promises for the next three and three-quarter years ahead of me. And I think (INAUDIBLE) also is too early for anybody to pass judgment on my campaign promises.

AMANPOUR: What about your campaign promise to root out corruption? If they turned out that some of the guilty ones were members of your own party or your own associates, would you crack down on them, too?
BUHARI: I just have to. There isn’t going to be any party member or any personality that can escape justice.

AMANPOUR: Mr. President, are you disappointed that President Obama is yet again not going to Nigeria, the biggest and most economically powerful country in Africa?
BUHARI: Well, I wouldn’t say I was disappointed. But how I wished he will change his mind and go to Nigeria.

AMANPOUR: Did you ask him? Did he say he would?
BUHARI: Well, I will ask him. I will send a formal invitation.

AMANPOUR: So finally, let me ask you about a previous African leader, a former African leader, the former dictator of Chad, Hissene Habre, who is being tried — or at least they’re trying to try him — in Senegal. And he’s refusing to cooperate. Do you support that process of trying an accused African leader in Africa rather than at the International Criminal Court?
BUHARI: Justice is justice, whether it’s done in Africa or elsewhere in the world. The important thing is let justice be done, whatever evidence the prosecution has in Senegal. I think they should — you should proceed to make it available to the world and prosecute him according to international law on human rights.

AMANPOUR: So you — so you support that process?
BUHARI: I support any process that is based on justice.

AMANPOUR: President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, thank you for joining me from Washington today.
BUHARI: Thank you very much.


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Full Transcript of President Buhari's Latest CNN Interview


AMANPOUR: So are you in principle against or would you consider negotiating with Boko Haram if you can verify the credibility of those who approach you?
BUHARI: I cannot be (INAUDIBLE). I told you our main objective as a government is to secure those girls safe and sound back to their schools and rehabilitated them to go back to normal life. So if we are convinced that the leadership has presented itself can deliver those girls, (INAUDIBLE) who will be (INAUDIBLE) negotiate what they want.

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"I will not grant amnesty to Boko Haram"
~Buhari at Chatham House
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"We will crush Bokoharam in two months"
~APC during campaign
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"Buhari rules out Boko Haram talks."
~BBC
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"I will lead the fight against Bokoharam from the front"
~Buhari during campaign
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"I will negotiate with genuine Boko Haram and give them what they want"
~Buhari to Christiana Amapour on CNN



Hello Mr President Which one do I believe

my able president always making nigeria proud

Like if you think he nailed the interview. Share if he failed woefully

The president really spoke well. So many 'inaudibles' by the way.

I'm convinced beyond all doubt that a better Nigeria is on the way, under PMB- the Nigeria we all fantasise.

Long live The General, long live Nigeria.

Ok

Za Pederal Refublic op Najaayriya

okay I don see am.

Beware! whats seen cannot be unseen!

Buhari changing words every now and again different statement for same question

k

ok thanks

Well done Sir

Amanpour sef....I raised my cap saluting her Journalism Prowess


Her endless interviews from inception go don pass 5k. **Thinking**


Think Amanpour, think CNN!

I strongly believe in this government- something in me does.

About how changing his comments have been about BH, it's but normal.

Before playing Barcelona, Mourinho promised the world to employ the 4-3-3 formation. When the match started, he switched to 5-4-1.

Book Haram is a force to be reckoned with so no one better lay a finger on him.

Have you noticed Buhari's presence? I have.

Let him do whatever he needs to do to wipe corruption; whether formal or informal. ALL WE NEED IS CHANGE!

Would have loved hearing GEJ answer that last question and watch him spew gibberish

God bless PMB
God bless VPYO
God bless Nigeria

Regiblinkz:
we are doomed

Yea surely you and your fellow wailers are doomed

I think this interview is (INAUDIBLE)...a better source please. if one fakes accent you guys would say it is forming, now the man is keeping it real you guys are still complaining. haba, how do u expect a core Hausa/fulani man to sound? like jetli?

PMB answered all challenging questions with courage, confident and wisdom. Am so proud of my President. Haters can join GEJ and his administration in hell for all I care!

The person below me " not we, you and ur family alone please ". So many Nigerians are suffering from Political diarrhea these days. WHO Alert!

we are doomed

Quite an interesting piece

Baba go slow

Food don done for WAILING WAILERS

the man try sha

He fared much better than GEJ.

And some dingbats are comparing PMB with the clueless drunkard " that is not correct ", its glaring Baba is miles ahead.

"I will negotiate with genuine Boko Haram and give them what they want"
~Buhari to Christiana Amapour on CNN

Wrong. "Negotiate to know what they want" not give them what they want.

It's about the Girls we're talking about. He wants to negotiate ONLY for the girls, GEJ was rather negotiating for them to cease fire or get armnesty which was unacceptable

Baba tried sha but (INAUDIBLE) waiting for more actions