Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Wednesday declared that he was ready to face
the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the 2015 general
election.
Buhari, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Rabiu
Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State. The former Head of State told his host
that he was in Kano to open his party office in readiness for the
battle ahead.
Speaking further on his mission to the state, Buhari said, "I am in
Kano to open our party office and put an end to the intra and inter-
party squabbles culminating in electoral loss that ended up in the
tribunal up to the Supreme Court but I want to tell you we are already
settling down to face you guys squarely, your Excellency."
Buhari criticized the manner at which those in position of authority
violated the constitution and electoral laws in Nigeria, noting that
"if there is anything that has enjoyed sanctity under PDP-led
government from 1999 to date it is the Holy Book".
The CPC National Leader argued that the constitution had been raped
and sidelined in our quest to attain nationhood, stressing that "under
normal circumstances we are supposed to work strictly within the
provisions of the constitution, but this is Nigeria and nothing is
perfect and the only thing they have not tampered with between 1999 to
date in Nigeria is the Holy Quran".
General Buhari also lamented the deteriorating security situation in
the country, especially the negative impact it has had on the commerce
and other socio-economic activities in the North, saying that a lot of
businesses had collapsed as a result of the security challenges.
Security challenges in the North
The veteran presidential candidate appealed to Governor Kwankwaso to
review the several security checkpoints within and around the city of
Kano, which he said "has slowed down economic activities in the
ancient city". He described the security challenges confronting the
northern state as "extremely sad ", adding that "no one has really
shown passion on how to handle it until the whole thing snowballed
into a big crisis".
"Kano is a centre of commerce and industries but living on its shadow
now. I could recall vividly that when I was a Governor of Bornu in the
70's no fewer than 200 vehicles depart Kano for Maiduguri on
commercial purposes but all that has disappeared and you can imagine
those innocent investors that were pushed out of their legitimate
businesses", he lamented.
In his response, Governor Kwankwaso commended the CPC National leader
for the visit, saying that "this kind of visit by political leaders
would no doubt ginger understanding among party faithful and
supporters for desired growth."
Kwankwaso who described majority of those on the entourage of General
Buhari as political soul mates having worked closely together at
several political platforms since the 4th Republic to date revealed
how he nearly defected from PDP as a result horse-trading and
intrigues prior to 2011 election.
Kwankwaso then stressed the need for Nigeria leaders to sit down and
proffer common solution to address the security challenges bedeviling
the country, assuring General Buhari the readiness of the state
Government to review security measures put in place on the advice of
the security agents in the wake of the January 20th attack.
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