Presidential Media Chat: ‘We Might Consider Banning Wearing Hijab’ And 14 Other Notable Quotes From Buhari

Thursday, 31 December 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night held his first Presidential Media Chat since he took oath of office 7 months ago.

During the Presidential Media Chat, the president fielded questions on topical national issues including the Chibok girls, anti-corruption war, Boko Haram, ministerial appointments, Shi’ites/Army clash, and asset declaration, among others.

The President was interviewed by Kayode Akintemi (Channels TV), Munir Dan Ali (Daily Trust), Ngozi Anyaegbulam (Media World International) and Ibanga Isine (Premium Times).

If you missed the Presidential Media Chat, here are 15 notable quotes from President Buhari as compiled by NGTrends:

“I swore by the Holy Qran to protect and obey the constitution, no one will be above the law”.#PresidentialMediaChat

“There are terrible cases of corruption, we can only appeal to Nigerians to be patient”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“I have declared my assets four times, mentioned which banks I took money from and how many cars I have”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“If any member of my cabinet is found wanting for corruption they would be sacked and prosecuted in the courts”.#PresidentialMediaChat

“We will act on Chibok girls when we get credible information that the girls are alive”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“On Shiites, I expect a judicial commission of inquiry by the Kaduna State Government, I’ll rather wait for the report”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“If Boko Harram continues with suicide bombings, we might consider banning wearing Hijab”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“I need to be convinced before devaluing the naira”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“By the end of next quarter we won’t be talking about subsidy, cost of refined product so low, no need for subsidy”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“Fashola wasn’t made a super minister for no reason”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“You cannot manage the country if you don’t secure it”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“I turned down a N400million car proposal for the presidency. I said the cars I have are good enough for 10 years. Let us manage the old one because of the economy”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“We may have to send the young unemployed youth seeking N5k fee to farm to earn the money”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“We will look into the students already in school to be able to use their MasterCard Debit/Credit cards abroad”. #PresidentialMediaChat

“The standard of tertiary institutions is really poor, I don’t want students sitting on windows to take lectures”. #PresidentialMediaChat

If you watched the Presidential Media Chat, what were your notable quotes from President Buhari?
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