Revolution will consume PDP in 2015, says Buhari

Former military ruler and
presidential candidate of the
Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC) in the last
election, General Muhammadu
Buhari (rtd) has a vision of
what awaits the ruling PDP.
He says the PDP will be
consumed by a political
revolution unless it adopts
‘real democracy.’
"If there is no social justice,
there will be revolution in one
way or the other. The PDP
does not believe in real
democracy and I hope they
are strong enough to go
through the consequencies of
their injustice,"Buhari said
yesterday in Kaduna at the
launch of a poverty alleviation
programme of the member of
the House of Representatives
representing Kaduna North on
the platform of the CPC, Alhaji
Usman Bawa.
According to Gen. Buhari, the
PDP would be thrown into
political turmoil by 2015 which
would then trigger a
revolution that would put an
end to what he called the
injustice and stealing
entrenched by the party.
The PDP,he stressed, was not
interested in social justice and
transparency and asked
Nigerians and his supporters in
particular to protect their
votes during the elections and
avoid being manipulated by
opponents.
He said: "The question of the
PDP and its leadership, they
don’t accept social justice. If
there is no social justice, in a
question of time there will be
revolution in one form or the
other. After the last general
election, we went as far as to
the Supreme Court.
"But after that, what
happened in Kogi State,
Adamawa and Sokoto states
and the bye-elections made us
believe that PDP leadership is
not prepared for real
democracy and social justice.
And I hope they will be strong
enough to go through the
consequences of their
injustice.
"I want to speak of what
happened in Igabi local
government area of Kaduna
State. Members of CPC in
Kaduna State, the elected
members of PDP from the
Senate, House of
Representatives and the
state Assembly, went to
educate people in Igabi and
made sure that there was
free and fair election and the
CPC won.
"What I am advocating is for
the local government election
and 2015 general elections to
be free and fair. Every local
government and constituency
must behave like Igabi. If you
don’t want to win, but to
remain as slaves in your own
country, then you can go
home and sleep. Otherwise, if
you must fight for your right,
you must wake and ensure
that justice is done.
"You must make sure that
your votes count. To prove to
you that there is not going to
be justice under PDP and its
leaders, look at what
happened in the hearing on
fuel subsidy in the National
Assembly; pension funds.
"People are dying in twos
while others are syndicates of
thieves, with people stealing
and keeping money in their
houses up to the tune of two
billion naira. By 2015, whoever
steals public funds has
automatically sentenced
himself to death.
"We know that we were
rigged out in last election.
Nothing can happen unless
there is justice. What I said
before, I still stand by it.
Akaa’sa, a tsare, a raka, a
hana, a taba, (display the
election materials, protect,
escort, prevent rigging).
"From now, if you want justice
politically, you must all emulate
Igabi. Otherwise, the situation
we are in will continue to
deteriorate. May God give you
the patience to endure the
hardship that you have been
subjected to, the money to
educate your children, build
roads, hospitals and provide
the required security is been
stolen abroad. Nigerians must
rise against this attitude; it is
your right."
He lamented the looting of
pension funds, saying such
financial fraud could not take
place under a government
that believes in justice and
transparency.
On its part, Peoples
Democratic Party yesterday
condemned a former
presidential candidate of the
Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC), Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari, for
predicting a likely revolution in
2015.
The party described Buhari as
a serial election loser who
does not believe in democratic
tenets.
The PDP made its position
known in a statement in Abuja
by its National Publicity
Secretary, Barrister Olisah
Metu.
The party said: "The Peoples
Democratic Party has
described the former military
Head of State and the
Presidential flag bearer of the
Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC) General
Mohammadu Buhari as a
despot who despite pretences
has never hidden his disdain
for elected government.
"Buhari' statement where he
said a revolution was imminent
against the PDP led federal
government, is a frustration
of a serial election loser.
"Buhari's statement did not
come to us as surprise. It is a
sure sign of frustrations over
his inability and that of his
Party to win elections.
Besides, it is a signature tune
of all despots who despite
pretences to new ideology
often betray the old habit
that hardly dies."
"However, what revolution is
Buhari looking for? If after
truncating democratic process
in 1984, General Buhari today
enjoys the fundamental
tenets of democracy as in
freedom of speech which he
denied Nigerians, what
revolution is greater?"
"The PDP further said it was
unfortunate that the former
head of state have not
accepted the fact that his
ideology has clearly been
rejected by the people at the
polls and affirmed by the
courts.
"What is revolutionary, the
statement continued, is the
transformation agenda of
President Goodluck Jonathan;
his bold steps in returning our
great country to the visions
of our founding fathers. What
is revolutionary is the passage
of the Electoral Act which
facilitated general elections
adjudged by local and
international observers as
most credible in our recent
history."
"Would Buhari have signed into
law, the Freedom of
Information Act if he were
President? So hat revolution
is he referring to?
"What is revolutionary if he
must know further is the
transparency of
on-going probes by the
National Assembly, which is a
firm step in the fight against
corruption".
"We know that Gen. Buhari is
artful in truncating elected
governments. His three -time
failure on the platform of
different political Parties to
win election is driving him to
the old habit. Unfortunately
for him, Nigerians are not
interested in his type of
revolution."


Source: The Nations News