I played for Buhari as Head of State —Uwaifo

                                                           Highlife veteran, Prof. Victor Uwaifo

Highlife veteran, Prof. Victor Uwaifo, in this interview with COMFORT OSEGHALE, shares his thoughts on the election of Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd)

What are your thoughts on the results of the Presidential election?

It all went well. It was an eye opener. There is a Latin saying that “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” The people have spoken, and the decision has been taken. People from other countries, especially Africa, will learn from us.

The biometric method adopted by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the voting process has made rigging difficult. It has solved a lot of problems and the electorate too were very precise.

Education also played a great role in the process; more people are enlightened.

Patience Jonathan seeks support for Buhari’s wife

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Wednesday congratulated Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of the President-elect on her husband’s victory during the Saturday’s presidential election.

In a three-paragraph statement by her media aide, Ayo Adewuyi, Mrs. Jonathan appealed to Nigerian women to support Hajia Buhari in order to succeed in her new assignment.

The statement read, “The First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan (Mama Peace) has congratulated the wife of the President-elect, Hajia Aisha Buhari on the election of her husband, General Muhammadu Buhari.

15 things you didn’t know about Buhari

He is the 23rd child of his father. Buhari was raised by his mother, after his father died when he was about three or four years old.
He had 10 children (two are deceased).
Buhari undertook military training in three countries (the United States, India and the United Kingdom).
He reared cattle as a young boy.
He has eight military medals.
He knew his successor, Ibrahim Babangida, was going to overthrow his government.

We may return to militancy, says Asari-Dokubo

                                                               Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo

A former Niger-Delta militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, says with the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan, he and other militants may be forced to return to the creeks.

Asari-Dokubo, who hails from the same state as Jonathan, said the voting pattern showed that the South-West and the North ganged up against the South-South and South-East geo-political zones.

The ex-militant said in a statement by his spokesperson, Rex Anighoro, that it was unfair that the minorities were being emasculated by the majority ethnic groups.

He said he feared that the government of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, would be vicious.

…naira gains 7%, now 211 to dollar

The naira appreciated by seven per cent to 211 against the United States dollar at the parallel market following the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in Saturday’s presidential election.

The local currency, which sold for 228 against the dollar before the election, rose to 211 on Wednesday, Bureau de Change operators said.

The Acting President, Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said he expected the naira to rise further.

He said, “I think the trend will continue. The naira may appreciate from 211 to something below 197 currently at the interbank market.”