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Here are 10 pretty wives of Igbo billionaire business men. Left is Nkiru Anumudu, the wife of billionaire businessman and Chairman of Globe motors, Willie Anumudu. Right is Fifi Umenyiora, the wife of billionaire owner of Dilly Motors, Dilly Umenyiora. See the rest after the cut...<br />
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Ebele Obiano is the current first Lady of Anambra state, married to governor Willie Obiano<br />
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Uchenna Ubah is the wife Ifeanyi Ubah, the owner of Capital oil and Gas ltd.<br />
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Left is Ifeyinwa Ibeto, she's married to business mogul, Cletus Ibeto, owner of the Ibeto group. And right is Ada Vivian Offor, the wife of billionaire business man, Sir Emeka Offor<br />
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Mrs Chris Ubah is the wife of Politician and business mogul, Chris Ubah<br />
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Charity Maduka is the wife of billionaire automobile dealer and owner of Coscharis motors, Cosmas Maduka.<br />
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Left: Ex-beauty queen Dabota Lawson Aku is the pretty wife of Prince Sunny Aku, owner of Novena Majesty Furniture and other businesses and right is Maureen Ahize, the wife of Lagos big boy, Charles Ahize.</div>

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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">APC 
Presidential candidate, Gen. Buhari and his running 
mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo met with some Catholic Bishops in Abuja 
yesterday February 10th. Speaking during the meeting, Buhari said he had
 no personal religious agenda and as a practicing Muslim, he doesn't 
share the views of any extremist group. More pics and what he said after
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As
 our nation approaches perhaps the most crucial election in our history,
 all true patriots are called to deeper reflection of the basic 
ingredients that bind the nation together- our common freedom, peace and
 unity. This reflection is even more relevant in the face of the illegal
 postponement of the general elections- a feat achieved through various 
sinister ploys and with the sole aim of avoiding the will and verdict of
 the people. In all of these, I feel the urgeto communicate some of my 
personal vision and thoughts to the people of our great country, 
especially on the question of religion, a sensitive matter for many 
citizens that has become the most frequently used tool by the ruling 
party. This affordsme an opportunity to give my response to the ruling 
party’s false propaganda and lies against my person.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Needless
 to say, we must at all times hold the unity, peace and progress of our 
dear nation paramount and above all other considerations, especially 
politics. Those who deliberately disseminate divisive disinformation and
 attempt to stoke primordial sentiments using religion or ethnicity and 
create fear in the minds of our people fail the standard of patriotism 
this nation demands of them and deserves from them. The ruling 
government and PDP have adopted this sad divisive and false narrative as
 their strategy to prevent the inevitable change that our country and 
people desire and require. And they have succeeded in making some of us 
victims of the tales which they invent, propagate and sell as gospel 
truth to gullible listeners, while it is all nothing but a tissue of 
lies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I
 would like to solemnly declare that in spite of what our detractors 
say, I am not a religious fanatic of any sort and I have never been. In 
all my life, I have never supported extremism of any kind, and nowhere 
in my record of service to this nation can this false toga, political 
opponents have tried so hard to put on me, be substantiated. Indeed, it 
is very unfortunate and I feel extremely sad that I have to give this 
type of assurance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My
 background is in the army, and there is no doubt that the military is 
the most integrated pan-Nigerian institution. And even today, the 
military is one of the institutions that represents the pride of our 
nation’s possibilities in unity. Compatriots from every corner of this 
country come together, work and live together, entrust their lives to 
each other and integrate their families. It is a military where many of 
my dearest friends, from all faiths and parts of the country, lost their
 lives defending the unity of our nation. That was the military I served
 in, and in that military it was impossible to be a bigot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For
 me, the issue of religion was, and should always, be a matter of 
personal conviction. This personal conviction approach to religion has 
defined my work and interactions all my life, including my tenure in 
office as military Head of State. The religion of all those I worked 
with was never a factor in their progress or in what happened to them. 
All that mattered then, and should still matter today, are competence, 
integrity and readiness to be fair to all. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I was recently informed 
that we had a balanced cabinet with key positions such as Finance, 
Energy and Defence occupied by Christians. In addition, 11 of the 19 
governors I appointed were Christians. My most memorable recollections 
of subordinate service was under Christian bosses, the finest our 
country had then, and among the most respected today. Indeed one of the 
best appraisals I received in the course of my military career was from 
General T.Y Danjuma.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Government
 has no business preferring one religion to the other. The role of 
government is to protect lives and properties of citizens and to respect
 and protect their constitutional rights. One critical freedom that 
every government must strive to protect is the liberty for citizens to 
exercise their respective faiths, Christians and Muslims or others, in a
 lawful manner without fear or hindrance and to prosecute those who use 
religion as an excuse to destroy homes, schools and places of worship. 
When governments fail in that duty, they must then assist in the 
rebuilding of structures including destroyed places of worship and 
giving full restitution for lost property. We, Nigerians, are a 
religious people, and the burning of places of worship constitutes one 
of the vilest forms of abomination to all those who believe in God. It 
is the duty of governments to protect this important sensitivity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let
 me state this categorically, that I, MuhammaduBuhari, as an individual,
 and as president of this great country by the grace of God, given the 
opportunity to serve, have no personal religious agenda. And I will not 
entertain, consider or promote the religious agenda of anyone. I will 
not condone any initiative that seeks to promote one religion over the 
other. Neither I, nor my party, or any member of my team has any desire 
or plan to Islamize or Christianize Nigeria or support anyone with such 
intention.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although
 I am a practising Muslim, and I have been so all my life, I have never 
belonged to, nor shared the views of, any extremist group. I am not even
 a cleric. I believe that religion is personal and private. Many of the 
people close to me are not of my religion. My cook and driver for 20 
years are Christians, Most of my bodyguards are Christians. Some were 
killed while protecting me in the terrorist attack on my convoy in 
Kaduna. If I have not Islamized these people who serve under me, how 
will I Islamize the likes of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Ogbonnaya Onu, 
Governors RochasOkorocha, Kayode Fayemi, Rotimi Amaechi or Professor 
Yemi Osinbajo who is a senior advocate of Nigeria and a pastor? Or how 
will I Islamize Nigeria?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our
 constitution, which in many respects, is similar to the American 
constitution does not permit a state religion. The Sharia identified in 
the constitution is almost synonymous with customary law. It is only 
applicable in matters of personal status such as marriage, divorce and 
inheritance. This has been the case since the 1979 constitution. Just as
 no one can make any customary or any other religious law the law of 
Nigeria, so Sharia cannot therefore be the law of Nigeria.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My
 record is evidence of this strongly held belief. Before my tenure, the 
deadly and violent extremist radical sect, Maitasine carried out 
terrorist activities in the north, especially Kano; When it erupted 
again in Yola, during my tenure, I took direct command, and personally 
led the successful effort to eradicate the threat to our country. 
Similarly, when some Chadian insurgents attempted to occupy Nigerian 
territory, I led the military confrontation that eliminated the threat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For
 all purposes, we must all learn to live together as brothers and 
sisters, because the problems that bedevil our nation do not 
discriminate based on religion or ethnicity. Poverty and hunger do not 
know or respect religion or creed. When a bomb explodes in a market, it 
kills and maims without regard for religion or ethnicity. The millions 
of the unemployed youth of our country cut across all tribes and 
religions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wicked
 propagandists continue to spread vicious lies about me for political 
gain, including claiming that I once asked Muslims not to vote for 
Christians. This must be the height of absurdity. How could I ever say 
that, when whoever voted for me would be voting for the Christian 
running with me on the same ticket? And how could I ever say that of 
Christians when my own holy book, the Qur’an, tells me that in the 
entire world those that are nearest in love to me are those who believe 
in Jesus Christ [AS]? I ask, who, intending to win any election, ever 
does that? How can I choose southern Christian running mates [Chuba 
Okadigbo of blessed memory, Pastor Tunde Bakare and Pastor YemiOsinbajo]
 and with them by my side make such silly utterances? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Because they 
have no record, they must seek to destroy our own; and because they have
 no integrity, they feel they must impugn our own.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We
 must reject those who propagate hatred, ethnicity, divisiveness, 
sectionalism or seek to manipulate our religious differences in such 
cynical fashion. On our part, we will remain undeterred: our commitment 
is to bring about change in the way we live and think and work in this 
nation; and our goal is to ensure a decent existence for all. And, by 
the Grace of God, that is what we will do—we will remain true to our 
commitment and we will achieve our goal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">May God bless Nigeria and its people for all time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR</span></span></div>

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