The Presidency, The Guardian & Reuben Abati ungovernable Apology to Mr Mohammadu Buhari! 1. Major General Muhammadu Buhari never said he will make Nigeria ungovernable in 2011 in any public format 2. It was a PDP politician, Alhaji Lawal Kaita who actually said Nigeria would be ungovernable if Jonathan became president in 2011. 3. It was Jonathan’s media spokesman, Reuben Abati who sat down and largely concocted the slanderous libel against Buhari’s name in April 2011. 4. General Muhammadu Buhari took Reuben Abati to court for damaging his name. 5. The Jonathan Presidency begged Major General Buhari to settle the case with Reuben Abati and the Guardian out of court. 6. General Buhari obliged and settled out of court. Reuben Abati with The Guardian published an unreserved apology to Buhari in the Guardian of 11 July, 2013. 7. Late General Azazi referred to the PDP “ungovernable” crises and anger that did actually lead to Boko Haram terror franchise hired by the PDP. GUARDIAN Re: For the attention of General Buhari Thursday, 11 July 2013 00:00 Editor SIR: “On April 22, 2011, The Guardian Newspaper published an article on page 51 titled “For the attention of General Buhari” wherein certain allegations were made against General Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged role in the violence emanating from the elections. The publication was based on information which we believed to be reliable at that time. Since the publication, however, we now have reason to believe that certain parts of the story were not verified to be correct before the publication. We assure General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) GCFR of our highest esteem and regret any distress or embarrassment which the said publication may have caused him.” Now, I wish this apology will be as popular as the bad name it has brought the person of Mr Buhari. Personally, I think Mr Buhari being a nice man allowed things to slide easily for peace to reign, because the apology didnt make headlines, like its contemporary defamation. His religious believe may not allow him cause more trouble than was on ground at the time. But Mr Buharis position should have been to request the Presidency and the Guardian, to make the apology article make headlines in five major national newspapers, so as to easily clear his name.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:52:55 +0000