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DO NOT VOTE BUHARI, HE ASSOCIATE WITH CHRISTIANS - VP NAMADI SAMBO STATED AT PDP PRESIDENTIAL RALLY IN JIGAWA. At the Presidential campaign rally of GEJ/Sambo in Jigawa state on January 21st, 2015, in the presence of President Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo stated in Hausa: “Buhari ya dauko pastor a matsayin mataimakinsa kunsan coci nawa yake dashi? Yanada coci 5000, don haka karku zabesu.” The translation is – “Buhari has selected a pastor as his running mate, do you know how many churches he has? He has 5000 churches, so based on that, don’t vote for them“. Sambo used religious sentiments in his attempt to divide the country and incite Muslims against Christians. Sambo also said at the rally that the PDP is the most Islamic Party in Nigeria because nobody can be more Muslim than him. He said that his name is Namadi which is a derivative of Namadina, meaning someone from the Medina in Saudi Arabia. At the Rally in Jigawa State Sambo also stated that he goes for the Hajj every year. In his determination to whip up religious sentiments and divisions, the vp stated at the Jigawa state rally that all the security chiefs in the Jonathan administration are Muslims and based on that, those alleging that Jonathan is supportive of Boko Haram are not being fair. He mentioned the names of some key ministers in the Jonathan administration including Defence Minister, Aliyu Gusau, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, Inspector General of Police, Abba whom he emphasized are all Muslims. He also mentioned all the Muslim ministers from Kano, including Aminu Wali, Foreign Affairs Minister and Shekarau, Minister of Education. Sambo then asked if anyone could claim to be more Muslim than him Namadi Sambo. Then he shouted Allahu Akbar (Allah is great several times). To close his speech he recited the AlFatiha, (The Opening, the first seven verses of the Holy Quran, which for Muslims is the Mother of the Book, highly revered by all). Sambo’s outburst against Christians and Pastor Osinbajo would not surprise close watchers of political events in Nigeria but it does reconfirm the outcome of late General Azazi thorough and extensive investigation of Boko Haram and in which he concluded that the PDP founded Boko Haram and finances its terrorist activities. Commentary; How could such words come from a sitting Vice President of a country make such bigotry comment just to influence voters? This is a man that was a Governor of Kaduna State and couldn't do anything meaningful as dividend of Democracy, but instead left the state in pandemonium that resulted in various religious crisis and siphoned the security votes meant to cover security of life and properties of Kaduna State indigenes. If this is the type of leaders struggling by hook or crook to clinch onto the seat of power; then, there is so much doubt in actualizing the peace Nigeria is yearning for. The PDP is same platform that Tagged General Buhari as a religious fanatics, to an extent that he wanted to Islamize Nigeria. But now, it is very obvious that the current Vice President Namadi Sambo is capable of causing severe electoral crisis in Nigeria and deserved to be arrested for his derigatory comments.