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  • Buhari: An answer to a prayer

    Buhari: An answer to a prayer

    THE government of President Goodluck Jonathan is the most vivid example we have of the virus of lost standard. Under his watch, the country has gone to the dogs. Government officials are massively squandering our patrimony and looting the treasury with impunity.  It is so hard to work up any optimism because the president is simply not interested in fighting corruption. In this precious country of ours, Corruption is not only internalized but externalized. People steal and keep outside thereby destroying our country and enriching those of other nations. This is a dispiriting take on the Nigerian situation because if this satanic corruption continues, Nigeria is doomed to speedy disappearance. We have had a long run of ill-luck in leadership that we cannot take this anymore.

     Hence, the choice of General Muhammadu Buhari by the All Progressive Congress (APC) is historic, courageous and potentially transformative.  This man is about the most honest Nigerian of all time. He is a man who hates greed and corruption with a passion. Our prayer that God should help us to fight this evil called corruption has been answered.  We are set to see the restoration of honour and integrity to the Aso Rock. No fair minded person will ever accuse Buhari of being involved in corruption or dubiously enriching himself.  This choice by APC is not just a nice decision but a turning point. He is just what we need because he has a reputation for thoughtfulness and rectitude.  Those who are undermining the reputation of this slow-talking, yet irrepressibly exuberant man are those who find moral piety and integrity offensive.

    In one of his articles, Adeyemi Omotunde painted a pretty accurate fix on how General Buhari values moral rectitude and frugality. Quoting him will do justice to the point I have been laboring to bring to the fore. “Some months ago, a former member of the Federal House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, decided to investigate why Muhammadu Buhari could not afford APC nomination form because he read online the question a lady asked. He went to the Ministry of Finance where he discovered that all former presidents and Heads of State actually get N23 million monthly. Melaye said ‘I read online the question a lady asked. The question is how can Buhari, who earns over N300 million annually claim that he cannot afford to pay N27 million for APC presidential nomination form? I became interested and decided to investigate. I went to the Ministry of Finance where I discovered that it’s true that all former presidents and heads of state actually get N23 million monthly. But I found out that General Buhari actually wrote the Minister of Finance to reject the N23 million monthly pay. He said in his letter that he will only accept 10 percent of that amount which is N2.3 million and that is what he has been taking. This is just as clear as the air.’ This is a man that says in his speech at the APC convention in Lagos that he has no foreign account and he owns no company profiting from government contracts.”

      This man of moral masculinity is what this country needs at the moment. Buhari is a mixture of great calm and boundless energy; he is all about compassion, tolerance and inclusiveness. His religious values will shape the way he will function as a president. Buhari’s faith has been so central to his life that even his political foes know to respect it. His constant attack on corruption grows out of his religious scruples. On the issue of religion, some people have been judging him harshly. As a military Head of State, he refused to register Nigeria as a member of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC). If he couldn’t do it as a military leader, how in the world will he do it as a democratic president? To Buhari, religion is a private matter and he respects the fact that the constitution of Nigeria recognises freedom of worship.    To tell it like it is, those who are throwing up religious sentiments are simply mischievous.

       But his faith in his God is something commendable. It tells people that there is something in life more important to him than politicsa message Nigerian politicians need to get. Again his choice of Yemi Osinbajo as a running mate is one that speaks of religious tolerance than tactics. This is the most spiritually minded pair that Nigerian political history has ever thrown up.  Osinbajo is so friendly; intellectually and spiritually inclined that he will make a perfect Vice President. He has the ability to be aggressive without being nasty. Buhari and Osinbajo are unabashed about flaunting their faith. They have a purpose: to provide insulation against corrosive everydayness, to build fences against invasions by the profane and to create a space for the sacred.  Their service to Nigeria will be sacramental in quality.

    — Orji is a Media Consultant and Journalist

    Ikechukwuorji@yahoo.com

  • ‘Why South-East will vote for Buhari’

    ‘Why South-East will vote for Buhari’

    Chief Livinus Okwara, founder of the first indigenous computer institute in Nigeria, Rimax Institute, is the South-East coordinator of the Buhari Campaign Organisation.  In this interview, he told Muyiwa Omobulejo why Ndigbo will vote for Buhari and expressed confidence that APC will win the presidency in Feb. 14 election 

    YOU are a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), what are the chances of the APC winning the February 14 general election?

    PDP is a conservative party. The slight benefit that the masses have enjoyed was during the Buhari administration because at that time, there was price control and discipline. If you are able to discipline the conservatives in Nigeria, Nigeria will be good. The problems in Nigeria are from the conservatives and people are reacting to it. Fela had sung about how Nigerians are suffering.

     Whenever the conservatives mess up governance, it is the progressives that always bear the brunt. A good percentage of acquired wealth in Nigeria is through corruption. The rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer. The masses have been crying in silence.  People are not getting the benefit of oil. There is no light yet electricity tariff is being increased. People are suffering.

    Everything about Buhari is about discipline. Buhari would win the election because Nigerians are now asking for change. People are now coming out to say there should be a change. Buhari has become a symbol. He is a symbol of revolution in the minds of the people. He understands how to move the country forward. The conservatives have been destroying parties that could destroy them but APC took them unawares. More people are joining the party.  It is becoming more apparent to the people that Buhari will win the election

    What about the power of the incumbency?

    Which incumbency? The problem PDP have now is that if they try to stop it, it will be disruptive. Take Governor Rochas Okorocha for example who won the election on the power of the youths; INEC tried to manipulate the result but the people rejected it. The momentum has picked up now. Anywhere Buhari goes, he is treated like a pop star. Nigeria was a land of no hope but there is hope now.  Even the youths who did not know Buhari now know him, so he has become the Mahtma Ghandi of Nigeria.

    There are allegations that INEC is trying to frustrate the electorate by deliberately withholding some Permanent Voters Cards (PVC)…

    That is what they did in Anambra State and Ekiti State and they got the wrath of the people. Some people couldn’t find their names but it got out of hand. They wanted PDP to have higher votes but they miscalculated. This thing can snowball into riots. INEC could be torn into pieces.

    The South-South people have been saying that Jonathan should be allowed to complete eight years in the interest of equality. Does that excuse hold water?

    That is the trick of PDP. Zoning was a PDP policy not Nigeria policy. They ran into trouble because the policy later did not work for them. They looked for ways to get around it when Yar’Adua died. They didn’t allow the northerners to complete eight years after Yar’Adua died, so they just trying to preach what did not practice.

    Does APC have the wherewithal or credibility to rule Nigeria?

    Is APC not doing well in Lagos? Their governance style is symbolic and has finesse. Since they have done it successfully at the state levels, they should go and do it at the larger scale. If we had voted Awolowo as president, he would have taught us how to manage our resources. Buhari is that type of person. He managed the country well when he was military Head of State. He has been rejecting unnecessary largesse from the government.

    You are the coordinator for the South-East Buhari Campaign Organisation, what made you think Buhari will win in the South-East?

    Buhari will win in Imo State and Anambra State. It will be 50-50 in other states in South-East. He will win in South-West, North-East and North-West. Anybody who votes against Buhari will regret it.

    But one would have expected that the Igbos should be campaigning for an Igbo presidency rather than supporting a northerner?

    Yes, but the time is not now. The thing went bad before but now they have to be in a position that will make it easy for them to produce president. PDP is made up of selfish people but APC offers a good platform for Igbos to produce president.

    What if APC does not win, do you see any violence happening?

    No but Nigeria will not be the same again because many things would have been changed.  The gap between APC and PDP would no longer be much. PDP is jittery now; they have conducted survey and know that APC will win. Nigerian voters are aware now than before. Now, we have more educated voting population.

    Do you see APC maintaining its stronghold in Lagos with the emergence of Jimi Agbaje in PDP, who many say is also popular?

    What is special about Agbaje? What will he do that will surpass what APC has been doing? There are now infrastructures in Lagos State. Many states have poor Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) but Lagos State is okay because of good management and increased IGR. So, APC will still win Lagos State.

  • Desperation in PDP camp frightening – Buhari

    Desperation in PDP camp frightening – Buhari

    An unusual large crowd on Saturday welcomed the Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)’s All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential train to Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.
    The train which touched ground at the Ilorin International Airport at about 10:40 am could not get to the Emir of Ilorin’s palace until around 12: 41 pm; a distance of less than five kilometers.
    This was due to the mammoth crowd of supporters that thronged the airport and also lined the road that leads to the palace.
    The presidential team which comprised of Gen Buhari, his running Prof Yemi Osinbajo, National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governors of Kwara, Osun and Rivers state, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Chibuike Amaechi eventually arrived the Metropolitan Square venue of the event at about 1.35 pm.
    Their arrival threw the whole arena into ecstasy as shout of Buhari and Ahmed rented the air.
    Addressing the crowd Gen Buhari said that the desperation in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is frightening.
    He added that “there is so much resources in their hands and with their coercive resources at their command, we have a problem and God’s willing we will overcome that problem.”
    He said a vote for PDP is tantamount to ruining the future of the country and in coming generations.
    The general said: “The most important thing is that you should vote. Make sure you get your permanent voter cards and on the election day you come out and make sure you vote and that your vote counts. If you allow the PDP by any chance to continue to run this country, you are ruining yourselves and you are ruining your country.

  •  Buhari petitions NBC over hate broadcast

     Buhari petitions NBC over hate broadcast

    The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has protested to the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over hate broadcast against him.

    He asked the NBC to probe the fabricated broadcast and take necessary punitive actions.

    Buhari lodged the protest through the Director, Legal APC Presidential Campaign Council, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN).

    The letter reads in part: “I bring to your attention the fabricated and hate broadcast by African Independent Television (AIT) against All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, His Excellency, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

    “This hate broadcast has been on from Saturday 24th January 2015 to Sunday 25th January 2015 at 11 pm.

    “All-well-meaning Nigerians and persons all over the world are worried that DAAR Communication Plc could do this evil to Nigerians’ sensibilities by broadcasting fixed and fabricated lies for hate purposes. The twisting of facts in the broadcast is unprecedented.

    “By continuously despairing our youths with: ‘General Buhari has severally failed elections, and so belong to the dark past,’ is that to say perseverance is no longer part of life?

    “USA is great today through perseverance. Abraham Lincoln failed elections for over seven times, yet he became one of the best presidents USA has had. Nigeria would soon have its turn. The possibility is with us now. Hate broadcast must be condemned.

    “APC and her presidential candidate, Gen. Buhari, are aware that every life has its past but that past must not be a fabricated one. No nation can build its future and elect its true leaders on falsehood and hate broadcast. The broadcast is utter disservice to Nigeria.

    “I therefore demand your good office to immediately investigate the said hate broadcast with a view to taking appropriate punitive steps against the AIT and its comrades in this unholy act.

    At this solemn period of general elections, Nigeria electorate cannot be treated to this disturbing level of fabricated and hate broadcast.”

  • Edo traditional rulers support Buhari, APC

    Edo traditional rulers support Buhari, APC

    The Otaru of Igarra Kingdom, His Royal Highness (HRH), Oba Emmanuel Saiki II and his council of chiefs have expressed their support for the candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Edo State House of Assembly and the National Assembly in the general elections.

    The monarch also promised to support the APC presidential candidate, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (Rtd).

    He made the promise while receiving the state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in his palace at Igarra, the administrative headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area.

    Addressing the monarch, Oshiomhole said, “I want to thank you for the support you have extended to my administration, the wise counseling, and to appreciate you for the leadership you have provided, which has ensured peace in this kingdom.

    “My mission today is to present our candidates in the forth-coming elections to you; to solicit your royal blessing and to mobilize your subjects to support our party, the APC.

    “Your highness, I must state that while we do this, we need to understand that in the elections, we need visible people, not only in the state House of Assembly, the presidency as well, people who can’t be swayed when you put a little money in front of them.”

    Governor Oshiomhole did not fail to seize to use the opportunity of the interruption in power supply during the visit to castigate the PDP, saying, “In the cause of my speech, light went-off. That is the story of Nigeria, that we can’t live our lives uninterrupted because the Federal Government under the PDP for 16 years has always promised that they will fix power.

    “Today, power supply is under 3,500 megawatts, about the same level or less than they met it 16 years ago when we were generating over 4,000 mega watts. Because of the amount of corruption in Abuja and the gross incompetence of the PDP and the greed of individual officials and their unwillingness to handover businesses to those that can run them, rather, they contract them out under the disguise of privatization to their political friends, and associates.”

    Responding, (HRH) Oba Emmanuel Saiki II eulogized the leadership quality and huge developmental strides of the governor in Akoko-Edo and the state.

  • Curriculum vitae: Goodluck Jonathan vs Muhammadu Buhari

    Curriculum vitae: Goodluck Jonathan vs Muhammadu Buhari

    “I do not make empty promises in my campaign because whatever I promise to do, I had already carried out adequate study to make sure I can accomplish it in the next four years”. That was President Goodluck Jonathan speaking at Onitsha while on the campaign trail on February 27, 2011.  It was a campaign in which Dr Jonathan made over 90 documented promises across the country. He promised not less than two or three projects in virtually all states of the federation.

    Incredible as his promises sounded, many Nigerians sincerely believed in Jonathan’s capacity to deliver. After all, he is not only a trained scientist, he holds a PhD in Zoology. There was, thus, no cause to disbelieve his confident claim above that all his promises were predicated on careful and meticulous planning. The doctorate degree in any discipline is expected to confer on the holder the capacity for sustained and exhaustive research, rigorous and methodical thinking as well as meticulous planning.

    It was on this rock solid foundation of intellectualism that Dr Jonathan’s promises were supposedly predicated. Things have turned out most unexpectedly. His palace of promises seems to have been built on sinking sand. As he desperately seeks a second term in office, it is no easy route back to Aso Rock for the former shoeless school boy from Otuoke. Practically 80 percent of his 2011 promises remain unfulfilled. Nigerians are worse off today than they were when Jonathan won an emphatic pan-Nigerian victory four years ago. His PhD has hardly reflected in the quality of his governance. Some of his unfair critics claim that Dr Jonathan’s PhD may be just a Port Harcourt Diploma after all. Of course, I do not believe them.

    Despite his dismal performance in office, Jonathan’s fervent supporters continue to proudly flaunt his doctoral degree as a major factor in his favour. This, they claim makes him clearly superior to his major opponent and emergent nemesis, General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Jonathan campaign has sought to make a major issue of Buhari’s educational qualification. They claim that  a man who rose to become a General in the Nigerian military, a former military Head of State and who has contested for the country’s presidency on three previous occasions under the present constitutional dispensation does not possess the minimum constitutional, academic qualification to run for the office.

    Of course, Buhari has since convincingly dispelled all misleading and mischievous insinuations about his educational credentials. My teacher, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and civil military relations at the University of Ibadan, Professor Bayo Adekanye, demonstrated compellingly in this space last week that the case against Buhari’s educational qualification to run for the presidency rests on feeble, logical, empirical and constitutional foundations.

    But then, does President Jonathan’s doctoral degree necessarily make him a superior leadership material to Buhari? Let us take a closer comparative look at their curriculum vitae starting with Jonathan. Born in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, on 20th November, 1957, Jonathan obtained his First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) in 1969, the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1975, and the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) in 1976. He also obtained a B.Sc in Zoology (Second Class Upper Division) in 1976, an M.Sc in Hydrobiology/Fisheries Biology in 1985 and a PhD. in Zoology in 1995. All his higher academic degrees were from the University of Port Harcourt.

    Now, let us look at Dr Jonathan’s employment history. He started work as a Preventive Officer in the Department of Customs and Excise between 1975 and 1977. He must have got this job on the basis of his WASC. Between 1982 and 1983, Dr Jonathan was a Science Inspector of Education at the Rivers State Ministry of Education. It was obviously his B.Sc in Zoology that qualified him for this job. Dr Jonathan was a lecturer in the Department of Biology, Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt, from 1984 to 1993. His M.Sc degree qualified him for the job. He served as an Assistant Director in the defunct Oil Minerals Areas Development Corporation (OMPADEC) between 1993 and 1998. Again, his M.Sc degree was the basis for this job even though someone with a first degree could also rise to the position with the acquisition of the requisite experience.

    Since his obtaining his doctorate in 1995, Dr Jonathan has not taught in any higher institution or research institute. There is no evidence of his having published any academic papers or engaged in any other form of academic research. He has no record of relevant experience as an academic. His PhD has thus added little or no value to his career progression.  The University of Port Harcourt has recently confirmed that President Jonathan indeed obtained his PhD from the institution. But given Dr Jonathan’s often embarrassing quality of intellection and articulation, the university may either have to re-appraise the quality of its certificates or throw Dr Jonathan’s dissertation open to external peer review. Between 1999 and now, he has risen from Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State to Governor of the state, Vice President and ultimately President of Nigeria largely on partisan and not necessarily meritocratic grounds.

    Now let us turn to General Buhari. Born on December 17, 1942, he obtained his primary education in Daura and Maiádua (1948-1952), attended Katsina Model School in 1953 and Katsina Provincial School (now Government College Katsina) from 1956 to 1961. He obtained his military training at the then Nigerian Military Training School, Kaduna (1963), Nigerian Military College, Kaduna (1964), Mechanical Transport Course at the Army Mechanical Transport School in Borden, United Kingdom (1965), Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India (1973) and the United States War College (June 1979 to June 1980).

    Unlike Jonathan’s scanty experience as an academic, consider Buhari’s rich experience in his chosen military profession. Buhari began his career as a Platoon Commander, 2nd Infantry Battalion from 1963 to 1964. Thereafter, he served as Mechanical Transport Officer, Lagos Garrison (1964-1965), Transport Company Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade, (1965-1966), Battalion Adjutant/Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade (1965-1966), Brigade Major, 2nd Sector, 1st Infantry Division, (April to July, 1967), Brigade Major, 3rd Infantry Division (August 1967-October 1968), Acting Commander, 4th Sector, 1st Division, (November 1968-February 1970), Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, (February 1970 –June 1971),  Assistant Adjutant General, 1st Infantry Division Headquarters, (July 1971-December 1972), Colonel , General Staff, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters, (January 1974-September 1974), Acting Director, Supply and Transport, Nigeria Army Corp Headquarters (September 1974 – July 1975).

    Other strictly professional military positions Buhari has occupied include Military Secretary, Army Headquarters (July 1978-June 1979), Member, Supreme Military Council, (July 1978-June 1979), General Officer Commanding, 4th Infantry Division, (August 1980-January 1981), General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division (November 1981-December 1983). I do not include here Buhari’s political experience as Military Governor, Petroleum Minister or Military Head of State.

    Now, what awards have the two candidates garnered in the cause of their careers? President Jonathan was named Best Performing Deputy Governor Award in the Federation in 2002 by the Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria (IPAN), won Award of Exemplary Leadership Quality and Good Governance conferred by the National Association of Women in Education Development in July 2003 and the Honorary Award for Democracy and Good Governance conferred by the NUJ, Abuja Council. He is also a Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR).

    On his part, Buhari has won the following awards and professional military medals: Defence Service Medal (DSM), National Service Medal (NSM), General Service Medal (GSM), Loyal Service and Good Conduct Medal (LSGCM) Forces Service Star (FSS) and The Congo Medal (CM). He has also been awarded the GCFR.

    If, dear reader, you consider these two CVs, who has the requisite experience and qualities to tackle Nigeria’s current challenges?

  • APC shielding Buhari from debate – PDP

    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign organisation on Friday flayed the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to shun the presidential debate being organised by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON).

    In a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, the PDP said the APC was trying to shield its presidential candidate, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari’s “intellectual laziness” and “inability to constructively engage contemporary national issues” in a live television and radio debate.

    The statement said the APC knew that Buhari would flunk it if subjected to the rigours of debate on issues of national governance and development.

    Fani-Kayode said the APC had already expressed its concerns when approached by an unnamed international news channel for a debate, about the intellectual acumen of Buhari, and had assured the said news channel that it was only comfortable with its vice presidential candidate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who has capacity to feature brilliantly on the programme.

    “We have just read a report in the media credited to the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation that the party would not allow its candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to participate in the radio and television presidential debate organised by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON).

    “The APC accused the organisers of the debate of unhidden bias and campaign of calumny by some key organisers of the programme against the corporate political interest of the party and its candidates.

    “Whilst we will not bother ourselves with the many reasons adduced by the APC, we wish to state that we see the APC decision as an attempt to shield its presidential candidate from displaying his intellectual laziness and inability to constructively engage contemporary national issues in a live television and radio debate.

    “We had envisaged that the APC would be reluctant to expose Buhari to the rigours of a live television debate because the opposition party knows that its candidate will flunk it.
    “If the APC truly believes that it is a party of progressive intellectuals, as it claims, it should allow Buhari to prove that at the debate.

    “Should the APC fail to participate in the debate, it would also show the disdain both the party and its candidate have for the Nigerian people, denying them the opportunity to make informed choices on the basis of what each candidate will articulate as propositions on issues that will be raised.

    “We are convinced that Buhari does not have what it takes to sustain a coherent argument on germane issues of governance and development.

    “We challenge Buhari to a debate on any national and international medium of mass communication and our candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan will be ready to participate.

    “On the other hand, President Jonathan’s running mate, Vice President Namadi Sambo, is also ready to participate in the debate and any other debate.

    “Our presidential candidate and his running mate will not raise flimsy and escapist excuses such as ‘unhidden bias’ and the like, since we believe that they are well-rounded intellectuals who have been prepared by their experience in office to answer any question under the sun on the governance of our nation.”

  • Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara PDM adopt Buhari, guber candidates

    The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States on Thursday unanimously adopted the candidacy of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and APC governorship candidates in the states.

    In a joint statement issued by PDM chairmen in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, Abubakar Ainu, Ibrahim Master and Umar Gummi, respectively and issued to journalists, the party alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of President Jonathan had failed Nigerians.

    “It is clear that the PDP government has totally failed in the areas of security, corruption, youth empowerment and job creation, equitable distribution of oil proceeds as well as the naira value,” the party said.

    According to the party, it was necessary for Nigerians to join hands together “to ensure that our hard-earned democracy is not totally destroyed.”

  • APC presidential rally in Lagos

    APC presidential rally in Lagos

    • Balogun arriving Teslim Balogun Stadium

     

    APC campaign in Lagos
    Gov. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Senator Bola Tinubu and Akinwunmi Ambode, APC governorship candidate for Lagos, arriving Teslim Balogun Stadium in their APC attires.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buhari greets Lagos
    Yemi Osinbajo seated beside General Mohammadu Buhari greeting the people of Lagos state as the APC train arrives campaign venue.

  • The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States on Thursday unanimously adopted the candidacy of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and the APC governorship candidates in the states.

    In a joint statement issued by PDM chairmen in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, Abubakar Ainu, Ibrahim Master and Umar Gummi, respectively and issued to journalists, the party alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party under the leadership of President Jonathan had failed Nigerians.

    “It is clear that the PDP government has totally failed in the areas of security, corruption, youth empowerment and job creation, equitable distribution of oil proceeds as well as the naira value,” the party said.

    According to the party, it was necessary for Nigerians to join hands together “to ensure that our hard-earned democracy is not totally destroyed.”