Buhari Lacks The Capacity To Build The Nigeria Of Our Dreams – Obanikoro

Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has
urged his supporters to do their best to ensure President Goodluck
Jonathan is re-elected in 2015 as the presidential candidate of the
opposition party, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) lacks the capacity to
take Nigeria to the promise land.
"When Buhari was in his 40's, he couldn't govern Nigeria. Buhari was
Number 1, a Muslim, Idiagbon Number 2, a Muslim, Chief of Air Staff,
Chief of Army Staff, a Muslim. They were all Muslims. We don't want
that kind of Nigeria anymore. We want a Nigeria where everyone will
have a sense of belonging. We have seen it all and we know that Buhari
does not have the capacity to build Nigeria of our dream," Obanikoro
said.
He therefore enjoined his supporters to work hard and ensure victory
in the forthcoming elections for Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
He also asked his supporters to ensure the candidate of the PDP in
Lagos, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, who he lost the PDP primaries to, wins the
governorship seat in the state.
He urged them to forget the pains of the past and move on with
determined zeal ensure victory for the party at all levels.
"Let me tell you one of the reasons why we initially agreed to go on.
The presidential election is a must win for PDP and not just for PDP
but for Nigeria. You all know I am a player at the national level, at
the state level and at the local level. The presidential is a national
issue and for the good of our country, President Jonathan must
continue and PDP must win Lagos because it is extremely crucial to Mr.
President," he said.
Speaking further, the former minister added, "Let me also assure you
today that Lagos is winnable but we have to be strategic about it.
Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. At your level and at our level,
all of us must sit down and put on a thinking cap. Just don't wait for
instructions anymore. Get down to work now because election is won at
the polling booths and not at the state or at the federal. So I cannot
defend your polling booth for you. You must devise a means by which
the party must win all the elections. So we want to be hearing from
you henceforth about your polling units, your wards and every other
issue that are crucial for us to win."
To ensure that they are not disenfranchised in 2015, Obanikoro urged
them to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead of next
year's general elections.
"Before the end of next week, we shall create a call centre that will
be manned by people from different ethnic groups to take your calls
and complaints. Go and get your Permanent Voters Card and be prepared.
No one lives in the past and succeed. The past is gone. Let us
confront the future and to have a successful one, we must work for
it," he said.