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Accept outcome of elections, Sultan charges Jonathan, Buhari

By From Saxone Akhaine (Northern Bureau Chief) and Seye Olumide, Yetunde Ayobami Ojo (Lagos)
26 March 2015   |   3:14 am

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A TOP Islamic organisation in the North, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged both President Goodluck Jonathan and the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), to accept the outcome of the election in good faith in order to deepen democracy in Nigeria.

In the same vein, the Sultan called on other political office seekers to avoid any political wrangling that may plunge the nation into crisis during the polls.

In a statement by the JNI Secretary General, Sheikh Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, the Sultan remarked: “JNI implores the political gladiators to take the outcome in good faith and be sportsmanly,” saying: “This is so because, if Allah spares our lives, we shall witness many more elections in Nigeria.

“The polity should not be overheated and the fragile peace in Nigeria should not be jeopardised. All forms of irregularities should be appropriately directed to the competent courts of law, which is in tandem with best-known practices across the globe.

“In the same vein, all Jumu’ah mosques Imams are implored to centre their respective Khutbah-sermons for this coming Friday, March 27 on violence free election and offer special prayers to that effect.”

JNI also called on parents, guardians and other stakeholders to monitor their children and wards before, during and after the elections.

Meanwhile, the chairman of Arewa community in Lagos, Alhaji Kabiru Ahmed, has alleged that thugs suspected to be Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters were behind recent attack on Hausas in Lagos State.

However, reacting to the allegation, Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, said it was a sponsored blackmail by the APC and challenged the party to provide proof.

Ahmed, who disclosed this yesterday while addressing newsmen at the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Lagos, said that the attacks weres a result of the support given by Arewa to the APC in the coming general elections.

According to him, “Since we had the mega rally at the Agege Township Stadium, there have been incessant attacks on Arewa people in Lagos.”

Gani said: “APC is jittery because of the elections, they are the ones killing themselves. They should leave us out of it, we are more concerned about the coming polls”

still on the election, an Igbo group under the aegis of Association for the Defence of Igbo Interest in Lagos (ADIIL) has called on Igbo indigenes not to be deceived by the PDP that their interest will be protected if Jonathan is re-elected.

While addressing journalists in Lagos, Chairman of the group, Prof. Chris Nwaokobia said the PDP-led Federal Government is frantically inciting Ndigbo to fight their hosts, the Yoruba for selfish interest of winning the election.


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11 Comments
  • marvel

    “Aisha Buhari was born on September 29, 1979. As
    of today, Mrs. Buhari is only 35 years of age. She was married to Buhari in
    August 13, 1989, at the age of 9. This means that Buhari at age 47, in 1989 was
    having sex with Aisha Buhari at the tender age of 9, an underage according to
    the constitution of Nigeria. So Mrs. Buhari is a victim of sustained childhood
    rape and her outbursts are understandable”, she said. Speaking further, Mrs.
    Obozuwa said: “How Buhari got Aisha Buhari pregnant at age 13 is a chilling
    story of a Buhari who defiled Aisha as a little child while she was visiting
    Zulai, Buhari’s eldest daughter who was her playmate. It is ironic how such a
    traumatized woman now stands at the vanguard of stigmatizing fellow women…Calling Edo women prostitute.

    • Sunshine

      He is a pedophile then. Child molester, dictator and autocratic leader. He forgot something that he was coming back for after 32 years cow. What does Aisha knows as to insult the whole women of Edo state.

    • EduMainMan1/Stuttsgat

      Like Yeriman of Zamfara a Cave Dwelling Mohammed ordered him to be a Paedophile
      Tomorrow they cry out of VVF Scourge

  • OBASOLA OSIDELE

    There should be no cause for alarm, It should not be individual targets but all corrupt officials should be ready to face the music. My concern is the ability to do and keep the covenants made with the whole Nigerians, for I believe in the ability of General Buhari as God had previously helped him along with Idiagbon to do the unthinkable good job by eradicating corruption and indiscipline. Now that there is no more Idiagbon, I
    am hoping that Osinbajo will propel the action that will surpass Idiagbon’s
    achievements. It is possible to eradicate corruption by recovering the stolen funds in cash and assets of those culprits and utilize it in fixing power, to tackle insurgency, revive agriculture, for good education-by making sure that children of everybody in power keep their children in Nigeria schools, infrastructure, revamp health system by
    ensuring that nobody including you go abroad for treatment. To also ensure that
    we refine our petroleum in Nigeria and stop importation thereby reducing fuel pump per liter to N50 for petrol N40 for diesel and N30 for kerosene.

    To deal with corruption in such a way that, there will be no more kickbacks and over-invoicing in all the contracts to be awarded, to also ensure that fake or substandard products are eliminated from our markets and to
    send strong signals to countries that are known for cheap and substandard
    products to desist from allowing such products to be exported to Nigeria.

    To curb extortions from Police, FRSC, Army and any other law
    enforcement agencies (To establish special Patrolling Task Force) to arrest any
    offender.

    To foster independent/special court for EFCC & ICPC in
    order to accelerate trials of corrupt officials and to instill fear that will
    scare people away from any forms of corrupt practices.

    There is urgent need to change currency because a lot of
    Government officials must have stuffed the embezzled monies underground, in the
    tank, in the ceiling e.t.c.

    All Government landed properties and Treasures taken over or
    cheaply awarded to cronies should be recovered in all the three ties of
    Governments.

    This will just mark the beginning of a new era of freedom to
    press, religion and association in a tranquility environment that is free from
    war.

    The man had spoken and it shall be so, the source of the
    funds is so simple, it is just to recover all the funds stolen by corrupt men
    and women at the helm of affairs since 1980, by seizing their assets and funds
    tashed away in the foreign accounts, in ZURISH, UK, DUBAI,USA, SOUTH AFRICA,
    even the mansions buit with stolen money in LEKKI, VGC, IKOYI,ABUJA, PH,
    REFINERIES in African countries, apart from private jets, shares acquired in
    multinational companies e,t,c

    • EduMainMan1/Stuttsgat

      Unilateral Declaration ala Pieta Botha of Apartheid South Africa is not the same as Covenant my brother
      When GMB settles his Certificate Forgery and Perjury Test then Nigerians can enter into negotiation with him
      For Now GMB is not Qualified to Contest Elections

  • EduMainMan1/Stuttsgat

    The Satan at Sokoto has nothing Positive to Multinational JTF over the recent recapture of Nigerian lands from Boko Haram
    Is he not happy that the war Against Terror is Won by Nigeria?
    Just Wondering

  • King Ibezim

    IN IGBO LANGUAGE.

    Echi Ndi na Ochi Ndi na Akwa. Tomorrow in 9ja, some politicians will cry some will rejoice. INEC are ready, voters are ready, politicians are ready, even INTERNATIONAL CRIME COURT(ICC) are also ready. May God give politicians understanding.

  • Sunny0099

    LESS THAN 24HRS TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS!!!
    GROWING REASONS WHY JONATHAN CANNOT WIN THIS ELECTION…..
    1. The Chibok Girls
    2. NNPC AS GOVT ATM
    3. Police pension fund
    4. Missing $20Billion
    5. $9million Arms deal Embarrassment in SA
    6. EKITIGATE Election fraud
    7. Immigration job SCAM (He is just meeting the victims and dolling out money )
    8.DEPLETING External Reserves.
    9. Devaluation of Naira to N250 to a $
    10. Oil theft Increase
    11. REWARDING THIEVES with NATIONAL honours and appointments
    12. CRIPPLING OF THE EFCC
    13. REFUSAL TO FIX NIGERIAN REFINERIES
    14. Skyrocketed ELECTRICITY Bills
    15. POLARIZATION OF NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS
    16. STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION
    17. National Assembly INVASION by Police
    19. Stella Oduah Aviation Scam (THE BULLET PROOF CARS…)
    20. Kerosene subsidy
    21. Last minute fighting of Insurgency
    22. Sentencing soldiers to death for asking for weapons to fight
    23. Directly supporting and paying 10million USD as salary to terorist Asari and Terrorist Tompolo amongst others
    24.
    Palling around with boko haram chieftains in Niger and Dafty’s
    inability to capture, extract information and bring to justice a singe
    captured boko haram fighter up till today
    25. Mrs Dafty’s personal terrorist bombing campaigns in Rivers state (Stoning the opposition)
    26.
    Dafty’s work for the benefits of enemies of Nigeria – Handpicking
    Abacha’s son as PDP candidate for Kano, stoppng FaniKayode,treasury
    looting case and appointing him in his campaign, supporter of Anenih,
    IBB, and other treasury looters who should be in jail
    27. Conversion
    of MOPOL to Meiguard of the rich while the poor wallow in abject
    insecurity; and using regular police, eg. Mbu, as political thugs!
    28.
    Postponing elections by refusing to provide security when in fact,
    elections will last for only one day, and the entire armed forces and
    police in Nigeria could have been deployed to secure just that 10hrs of
    the election day.
    29. Sending troops to look for Sambisa forest in Tinubu’s Ikoyi house
    30. Giving AIT 10billion to air false and negative videos on APC.
    31. REJECTION OF THE CARD READER.
    32. CONFIRMATION OF [ Obanikoro ]THE ELECTION RIGGER as a MINISTER
    33. FAILURE TO PUBLICLY DECLARE his ASSETS saying “I don’t give a damn”
    34. BURNING OF INEC OFFICE.
    35. SPONSORING of ethnic MILITIAS TO STOP POLLS (e.g. MASSOB, OPC)
    36. EMBARASSING PHONE CALL to the Moroccan KING…
    37. Babysitting Boko Haram until it became the global threat it now is with ISIS.
    38. USING the Boko Haram fight as an alibi to further his political ambition.
    39. pardoning of Alams.
    40. Refusing to fight BH until 6 weeks ago.
    41. Refusing to visit NE and military post until 2 months ago

    42.President Jonathan met the National Debt at $26bn, today it is $70bn..
    Jonathan met Excess Crude account at $20bn today is $2bn.
    Jonathan met unemployment rate at 11.8%, today it is 24%.

    43. Jonathan met
    debt servicing at 10%, today debt servicing today is 20%.
    Jonathan met the Naira/Dollar rate at N119. The Naira/Dollar rate today
    is N225– N230.

    44. Jonathan met the poverty level 54%, today poverty level is about 71%.
    Jonathan met recurrent expenditure at 62%, today recurrent expenditure
    is 86%.

    45. Jonathan met the GDP Growth at 11%, today GDP Growth is about
    6%.
    Jonathan met petrol price N65, today petrol price is N87 following its
    recent reduction from N97.46. Today the stock market that was thriving before Jonathan came is down by
    N3.4trillion in 12 months.
    The prognosis for four more years under the same management looks
    nothing but dire

    46. Frittered Away N1 Trillion Of Tax Payers’ Money On Hate Campaign Trying To Defeat Idea Of Change
    47. Deploying SOLDIERS for ELECTION despite COURT ORDER to the CONTRARY
    48. MONETIZING the Electoral process by buying and using money to bribe TRADITIONAL RULERS

    • Efe

      Hand writings on the wall. Who can tell whom exactly sultan is begging
      to accept defeat?. I guess sultan knows jonathan has no problem
      accepting defeat, But buhari will never agree, hence will cause monkeys
      and baboos to be soaked in blood.
      #BuhariDoomedToFail

  • Efe

    Hand writings on the wall. Who can tell whom exactly sultan is begging to accept defeat?. I guess sultan knows jonathan has no problem accepting defeat, But buhari will never agree, hence will cause monkeys and baboos to be soaked in blood.

  • Ify Onabu

    Buhari MUST be counselled to accept the outcome of the elections if he looses. No more killing of Youth Corp volunteers and the destruction of properties of the Ibos in the North. Our people are often scared of telling the truth. Buhari’s antecedents show that he is always a grumpy looser. His disposition is to always stand by and watch his thugs maim and kill whenever he looses an election. Jonathan, on the other hand, has stated over and over again that no elective office is worth the blood of innocent Nigerians. Why are our people unable to distinguish between light and darkness?