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| President Buhari. |
1. "I will continue to show openly and
inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over
Nigeria. God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total
implementation of the Sharia in the country.” - Buhari (News24, August 27,
2001)
2. "If what happened in 2011
should again happen in 2015, by the grace of God, the dog and the baboon will
all be soaked in blood." - Buhari (Vanguard May 15, 2012)
3. “The last general election was
anything but free and fair. The only political parties that could complain of
election rigging are those parties that lacked the resources to rig.” - Buhar
(First Speech after Military Coup, 31 December, 1983)
4. "No no no, Abacha did not
steal Nigeria's money." - Buhari (10th Anniversary of Abacha's death)
5. "The declaration of state of
emergency in three Northern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe is a grave
injustice against the North." - Buhari (Liberty Radio, June 2, 2013)
6. "I live on borrowing. I
borrowed from the banks to build the house in Daura and the one in Abuja and
Kano. The bank then was Barclays, now Union Bank." - Buhari (The SUN
Exclusive Interview, December 24, 2012)
7. “When the Niger Delta militants
started their activities in the South-South, they were invited by the late
President Umaru Yar’adua. An aircraft was sent to them and their leaders met
with the late President in Aso Rock and discussed issues. They were given money
and a training scheme was introduced for their members. But when the Boko Haram
emerged in the north, members of the sect were killed”. - Buhari (Liberty
Radio, Kaduna May 14 2012)
8. "Muslims should only vote
those who will promote Islam. We are more than the Christians if you add our
Muslim brothers in the West."- Buhari (Liberty Radio Kaduna, 2003)
9. “This campaign is the third and
last one for me; since, after it, I will not present myself again for election
into office of the president.” – Buhari (April, 2011 at the Int'l Conference
Centre, Abuja)
10. "I'll stabilize oil market
if elected." - Buhari (Channels TV Interview, 2014)
11. “Why should Christians be
concerned when Muslim cut off their limbs? After all, the limbs that are being
cut off are Muslim ones and not Christian. So why should Christians bother
about it?? – Buhari (Liberty Radio, Kaduna 2003)
12. "I will not have office of
the first lady if I'm elected president.” – Buhari (2014)
13. "If There Is a repeat of
the Civil War again, I will kill more Igbos to save the country." - Buhari
(BBC Hausa Service, 2015)
14. “I can die for the cause of Islam
if necessary. We are prepared to fight another civil war. We cannot be
blackmailed into killing Sharia.” – Muhammadu Buhari (Freedom House, 2000)
15. I’ll make Naira equal in value
to dollar." - Muhammadu Buhari (Vanguard, March 23, 2015)
Compiled by Slik
Austin NewsDay Reporters
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