Richard Grenell, a former envoy of the United
States of America, has warned Nigerians not to
elect former military dictator,
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), of The All Progressives Congress in the March 28
Presidential election.
The former spokesman for four United States
Ambassadors to the United Nations, noted that Buhari if elected will be a
diaster for Nigeria and Africa, stressing that he will signal trouble for
the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism throughout the Middle East.
He
urges Nigerians to re-elect President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP.
He
made this known in an article titled, Nigeria on the brink and published on
Washington Times, of Thursday, March 19, 2015.
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Full article below:
With
the polls closed in Israel, international election observers now turn their
attention to the Nigerian elections on March 28. The choice for the leader of
Africa’s most populous country pits Goodluck Jonathan from the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) against Mohammadu Buhari of the All Progressives
Congress (APC). The decision by the roughly 73 million registered Nigerian
voters could have a profound impact on the future of Africa.
But
Western foreign policy observers pre-occupied with the rise of ISIS in the
Middle East should wake up to the reality unfolding in Nigeria. Opposition
candidate General Buhari wants Sharia law throughout Nigeria. In fact, he wants
it everywhere.
“I
will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia
movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria,” Mr. Buhari said. “God willing, we
will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the
country.”
Agitation?
Is this an indication that Mr. Buhari supports violence because the end goal of
the terrorist attacks throughout Nigeria and Africa is an Islamic state? It is
a legitimate question that should be asked by leaders of the Obama
administration.
Boko
Haram has pledged its allegiance and support to ISIS. The northern Nigerian
based Islamic terrorist group wants Sharia law throughout Nigeria and beyond.
They are also actively terrorizing Chad, Niger and Cameroon with their goal of
an Islamic state.
Mr.
Buhari has also spoken sympathetically about members of the terrorist group
Boko Haram, has cautioned against a rush to judgement on its members and has
personally been selected by the terrorist group to lead its negotiations with
the Government of Nigeria.
Mr.
Buhari’s election as Nigeria’s head of state would be a disaster for Africa. It
would also signal trouble for the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism
throughout the Middle East.
Islamic
radicals have Africa on their target list and young Nigerians are reported to
be interested in ISIS’ messages. Nigeria is at a tipping point. Tunisia, where
the Arab Spring uprisings began, saw a deadly Islamic terrorist attack at a
popular museum killing 23 people this week.
ISIS
attacked a hospital in Libya within the last few days and Boko Haram killed 54
people with 4 suicide bombers in Nigeria last week. The West, and specifically
the Obama Administration, needs to wake up to the growing problem.
The
French government has been fighting ISIS in Africa for the past two years,
starting in Mali but with little help from the Obama Administration. As terrorism
grows in yet another region of the globe, American and Western officials should
realize they are not stopping the advancements of Islamic radicals. Al-Qaida is
not dead and ISIS is not a JV team.
The
recent moves by the White House against Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu
signal a willingness by President Obama and his team to intervene in foreign
elections. The sitting President Goodluck Jonathan has committed to defeating
Boko Haram and overseeing a free and fair election.
The
Nigerian economy has been growing faster than South Africa’s. Imagine what
Nigeria could do for Africa if it was also free of Boko Haram’s violence. The
Obama Administration should be doing more to ensure Africa’s most populous
country doesn’t slip away.
If elected, Buhari will be a disaster— Ex-US envoy
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