Buhari, who has come under heavy criticism for his alleged misdeeds as the head of state in 1984, stated in an interview with CNN on February 11, why he should not be criticised.
According to Buhari, it would be harsh to judge him against his record as a military dictator in a democratic setting just as he last night welcomed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of his candidature.
Speaking with Christiane Amanpour of CNN, he affirmed that the Boko Haram insurgency would be routed by his administration through blocking corruption and other leakages.
Tasked that Nigerians were faced with the difficult option of choosing between a failed president and a former military dictator with a bad human rights record, he said:
“All those things you mentioned were done under military administration; if we did not suspend the constitution then, it would have been difficult for us to operate under those circumstances. So I do not think I should be judged as an individual for those things that happened then.”
Describing the shift of the election dates as unfortunate, Buhari said:
“That is a disappointment because the presentation made by the INEC was that they were ready to conduct the elections on the date chosen a year ago. And for them to be forced virtually by the military that they cannot guarantee the safety of their workers and shift it by six weeks.”CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO
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