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Saturday 30 May 2015

Pres. Buhari leaves guests at inaugural lunch to attend Jumat service

Pres. Buhari yesterday Friday May 29th left some African leaders and other guests who had moved with him from the Eagles Square to the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa to celebrate his inauguration, midway into the programme to attend Jumat service. When he didn't return after many hours, organizers of the event had to invite VP Osinbajo to make remarks on behalf of Buhari.
Osinbajo, in his remarks, apologised to the guests for the President’s absence. He explained that he left in order to take part in Jumat prayers. The President did not return to the venue before the programme ended. The vice-president thanked the African leaders for attending the inauguration.“On behalf of the people of Nigeria and most especially on behalf of the President, I thank you and wish you safe journey back home.”
The vice-president later saw the African leaders off on behalf of the President before being driven away in his official car." Punch reports

147 comments:

Davido's driver said...

I love my president. Lindaobsv

Davido's driver said...

Where are the people saying he is not strong?

talk2frankky said...

Put God first.

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Masha Allah.. Alhamdullilah, change has come to stay Insha Allah.

Unknown said...

Befor enko...make en no go pray.....

Alloy Chikezie said...

Really!

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Unknown said...

God first!!!!

Unknown said...

God first!

Unknown said...

He's strict lol ... I'm just saying & he doesn't joke with his religion

Unknown said...

Wateva u do,God first!!!!!

BONARIO NNAGS said...

I don't know why people are trying to make a big deal out of it.
That is why he has a vice president in Prof Osinbajo.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

Wow!

Mzz_Mary said...

Muslims don't joke with their Jumat

Unknown said...

Good! Good!! Good!!! In everytin put God first for direction, and He wil surely mak d difference.

Unknown said...

Hmmm just came here to read comment

Anonymous said...

That is so rude! The least he could have done was to return to his guests. Mtchew.

Unknown said...

His leaving would be he does not know how to tank them for honouring de great occasion.

Unknown said...

Its common amongst muslims.

Unknown said...

That's why the vice is there, in cases like this. It was a wonderful evening because I watched it live. I wish them well

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andra said...

Dem neva shi shun shing.

Unknown said...

Tufia! ALU! Na dem pray pass, na dem still commit pass. Na dis kain tin we go de see? Na osibanjo be presdo naa. If cu's he said he doesn't belong to nobody that he's misbehaving already...chineke akpopia GI oku there. Usu!

Kponskii said...

Hian! Would it have killed him to sit this one out? Outright disrespectful.

Gistyinka Blog said...

The organizer of the programme are to blame for this scenario, not him.

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AliBaba DeKingMaker said...

Salvation first. I like that but not returning to the gala night is questionable.

Anonymous said...

If na Jonathan do this one dia will be millions of open letters, now no one is faulting chosing religion over national affairs first blunder in office they are all mute like poppies...selective criticism una go see. Shomtin

Anonymous said...

I need to send an open letter to this religious phanatic buhari that national affairs comes first stop undermining nigeia over it Islamic religion

Anonymous said...

My love for dis man is just growing every day. Take all ur problems to God. I love this man

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Hmmmmm

Anonymous said...

Hia! This early morning fa... Abdicating his responsibility?
I doubt it was Jumat Prayers anythg.
He was worn out and tired. He couldnt stand d long day.
I pray this man lasts in this office ooo...
Samoyooyo!

Unknown said...

Dis man knows for sure dat no leader or protocols cums b4 D Almighty God, may all dat U do be pleasing in d sights of God my honorable President.

Anonymous said...

VERY VERY WRONG IF IT WAS GEJ THE WHOLE COUNTRY WILL BE INSULTING HIM

Techrammer.com said...

He needs to pray to God to help him in this new quest of his.


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Unknown said...

Ermmmmm...ok!!!

Anonymous said...

Linda this information is not correct. He was there check channels 10pm new of yesterday. i watched it here in the UK

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Muslims dont play with their prayers...
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Anonymous said...

U don see am

Bonita Bislam said...

A pious man as well

mel20 said...

That's no ish..he had to gwen pray to his creator and he doesn't need to rush it,he needs his day to Allah, atleast he attended the party afterall and am sure he excused himself.

Anonymous said...

lol. The lunch wasnt important. Im loving buhari more n more. All dt nonsense means nothing to him.

Abisola

Anonymous said...

Well 1. If he Mr President is truly serving a true God, was he supposed to honor the quest more than God?
2. He can't stand or wait in a long meeting, he is an old man, his VP will be seen doing most of the official work quote me, you can't cheat nature, he is an old man.
I pray he sha give us the new part to the change we want, he is not the change but a part way... God bless our president and the federal repuplic of Nigeria.

Anonymous said...

DRAMA DON START , BUHARI NO LIKE ALL THAT ENJOYMENT .

Ray14 said...

No be d same Jumaat prayer dem come kill Muritala. watin concerns Allah; long hiss

Ray14 said...

No be d same jumaat prayer dem come kill Muritala wetin concerns Allah; long hiss

Anonymous said...

Hian this is shameful o

Unknown said...

Ohk ooooo.

Unknown said...

Humm this is just the beginning of strictly president... We go hear a WIN..

Anonymous said...

Lol lol lol what do you expect from a boko man. He sure needs Goods forgiveness for the blood he shaded iin this country

Unknown said...

Prayer is vry important, our guest shd understand. He need more prayer to succeed in his administration

Unknown said...

Prayer is vry important, our guest shd understand. He need more prayer to succeed in his administration

Unknown said...

I so love Buhari's ways. He is so very meticulous. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

I so love Buhari's ways. He is so very meticulous. Linda take note!

Business Barbie said...

Ok now. This is the beginning. If nah GEJ do this one the whole Nigeria will be in uproar.

Unknown said...

Next please

Anonymous said...

Linda we are not dumb...we see what u r trying to point out...keep ur bias to urself...u r a blogger...if u like dont post!

Unknown said...

God always come first

Sharon Sharon said...

God is the single most important being. He should be worshipped.

Anonymous said...

God 1st in everything we do. He did d right thing. Please God rather than men!

Anonymous said...

Mumu..... the source of the article is Punch Newspapers and not Linda. stop taking your frustrations out on her. Buhari should know better than this. How do you leave Foreign dignitaries hanging because you are going to the mosque? So what happened after prayers? Big diplomatic gaffe...

Anonymous said...

You think he is like your clueless Gej that has time for frivolities.He is a disciplined Man,time for prayer is time for prayer.Moreover the Inauguration don finish,what are those people still doing there?They won't go back to their country?Abeg make Una free the man.He reminds me of my father.Very Strict and Meticulous

Anonymous said...

There is nothing wrong with d president leaving for prayers, it is not a big deal! As he is a muslim, prayers are compulsory in islam and must be observed at the right time.

Anonymous said...

He needs to pray,Cuase he knows the task ahead is not easy.Only one day in office,people like you Linda have already started.Na wa.I am an Igbo girl but I am not tribalistic,I have always liked Buhari,and I know he will do well.GOD help him.

Anonymous said...

Ode!

Anonymous said...

Pple like u ar so ignorant and uncivilized dat u do not mind what u say in d public domain,may God forgive ur stupidity!

Unknown said...

Did he shed ur mother's blood? Fucking idiot! U just pained he's president! ASO Rock isn't GEJ's birthright. Even Buhari will leave wen he's done. So shut the hell up n install a brain in ur cracked skull next time u wanna say rubbish! By the way, it's 'God's' not 'Good's', u fool!

andre kelvin said...

Hausa nor dey joke with der prayers

Unknown said...

Akiko! He went to take his drugs, sleep come carry am from there...president ndi na aru

Anonymous said...

The comments aren't what you hoped for eh linda? You expected people to bash him for going to pray? You be joker.

Anonymous said...

Ur a fool,i bet u dnt av a religion.

Anonymous said...

He needed to rest, he isn't that young you know.

Unknown said...

Any God who needs d reverence and worship of mortals is NO GOD.

Anonymous said...

Sharrap you r not an Igbo girl, would it have also been ok if gej left foreign dignitaries to attend church? Double standards!

Unknown said...

Dis is wht I call putting God first, and allowing God lead him to manage d country.

Anonymous said...

Go and sack him mumu's. God first na him give PMB the power to be president. PRAY FIRST B4 ATTENDING TO ANY ONE

Toronto Finest said...

Can you pls be classy for once???

Unknown said...

Am surprised at the age and time some people will be religiously based because he stood up to pray.......heads down.....Crowd mentality

Anonymous said...

Jumat prayer last at most 15 minutes. He has no excuse not to go back, i guess he forgot. Na wetin old age dey cause. #itsDay2Already

Anonymous said...

As in buhari is out of this world wtf I love him o jade since we Christians don't take our religion serious he is showing us DAT what ever u do put God first gboza ur excellency

Unknown said...

I dnt understand this our presido .. was he the only muslim in that hall .. some other muslims left thier countries, homes etc to honour his invitation and he felt it was best to leave them behind.. i call it selfishness

Anonymous said...

While it may seem harmless and even right to leave your guests to attend to your prayers, he has set a precedence that will reverberate all over Nigeria with Muslims and Christains doing same. But lets not forget, Nigeria is a secular state.

Anonymous said...

Foreign dignitaries ain't God...Mr follow follow

Jetty Lawrence said...

Prayer is the key.

Anonymous said...

Shame shame shame that's all I can say. All the mumus that voted this man will continue to make excuses for him until they run out of it.

Anonymous said...

Nigeria, A country with two moralities. If it was GEJ that did this, we would abuse him to high heavens. Now it is GMB, we are making excuses for him. Anyway, he is in his honeymoon stage. Very soon, he will know the true nature of Nigerians.

Anonymous said...

Well I can see u like to run your mouth

MYS fabric bags lagos 08134794565, D60E8C4D said...

So foreign dignitaries are more important Dan your God ehn? Dis isn't just a prayer it's a jumat prayer once it's Gone it can never be recovered

MYS fabric bags lagos 08134794565, D60E8C4D said...

God first before any other thing...tell me after dis whole ish where re u going after death huh GOD FIRST

Anonymous said...

There's no doubt that most people who would criticize PMB for this act are christians. Christians often take their allegiance to God for granted, and choose when to put God first. Sorry, it is not so in Islam. In Islam, allegiance to God is no.1, anywhere anytime. So deal with that.

Anonymous said...

All haters of Buhari who are desperately wishing he fails and are desperately searching for an occassion to say "Aha! he's not different from others.." should be prepared to wound themselves with hypertension for the following reasons:
1. Buhari is not here to please his haters. They can hate themselves to hypertension for all he cares.
2. The grace and prayers upon Buhari's life and administration is just too much that the hand of God is on his side to succeed. Whoever God has blessed, no man can curse.
3. Haters will continue to live in self-inflicted misery even when everybody lives in splendour. Hate blinds from seeing any good.

Lady Queen said...

He has said it that "he belongs to everybody and he belongs to nobody.the guest are included. He went to seek the face of God. its very important.

Anonymous said...

All these novest commenting here did you people go to school at all. Ah ah how can you break protocol because you want to pray. Remember Nigeria is a secular state . Protocol must be followed please. We all pray to GOd but things should be done tightly pls.

Unknown said...

U need to restart ur brain

Anonymous said...

If its GEJ, all you punk fake fools will say he is clueless and that he doesnt know when to work and when to pray.. Make we dey look. Now, this muslims are justifying his foolish actions

Anonymous said...

Just like Christians dont joke with Sunday service

Unknown said...

I don't see anything wrong in wat de presidents Muslims don't joke with their prayer and perhaps he had to thank God for a successful inauguration

Anonymous said...

Yes

Anonymous said...

My fellow Igbo sister..: well said

Unknown said...

Av never seen a muslim dat ignores is prayer time just to be with friends.....The president had to pray...simple....And he has a vice........So no big deal

Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB......

Anonymous said...

Do people try to read main article first and all the comments before placing their own comments for a balanced view? Most people comment the moment they read the headlines.

Unknown said...

How I wish Nigerians will be more enlightened and focused!! You have started condemning less than one day President instead of praying for him. Dont u know that his success is the success of the country, which will reflect on your life? We complained about everything and we do nothing about it, only to come on blogs and be making unnecessary comments!! Why do u have the attitude of let's wait and see? Why dont u use that attitude to go on your knees and call on God to direct him when he is taking decisions about your life!!! You have this attitude becos GEJ didnt win, GEJ has wealth for his next generation to come........hmmm..... let us think and move this country forward on our knees......

Unknown said...

How I wish Nigerians will be more enlightened and focused!! You have started condemning less than one day President instead of praying for him. Dont u know that his success is the success of the country, which will reflect on your life? We complained about everything and we do nothing about it, only to come on blogs and be making unnecessary comments!! Why do u have the attitude of let's wait and see? Why dont u use that attitude to go on your knees and call on God to direct him when he is taking decisions about your life!!! You have this attitude becos GEJ didnt win, GEJ has wealth for his next generation to come........hmmm..... let us think and move this country forward on our knees......

Anonymous said...

Hope when he is a meeting with the likes of president Obama and is time for jumat services he will walk away not communicating to them to execuse him. Lol. Church or mosque doesn't make u a true Christian your intentions and action are what counts, please people when you see the truth u say it not becos of who is involve but because it is the truth

Juleslouis said...

Ahh! They don't joke with their jumat service and prayers o.

Anonymous said...

The medication he was given in UK to keep him on his feet for this occassion don dey ware off. Old man needs his rest. #youngboinono#

Bad_girl_riri 4 life said...

@wilheminna 12:25, u jst spat out nonsense..wen u put God first, evry oda tin goes smoothly in ur life besides y does he have d vp dere (delegation don start o).besides u want him 2 kip God waiting becos of mere mortal man abi..mtchwweeww ekwensu..

Anonymous said...

The stupid excuses that people are putting forward to this rude action of Buhari's shows me how blinded people have become in the process of supporting him. My dears, the whole of you Buhari's supporters should get your mouths ready to constantly come to his defence because there will be a lot of blunders like it in the next several years. if it was GEJ that did this, the insults and would have put some faint hearted to coma. What i always say is that GEJ will be vindicated in the next 6months(watch out for how PMB will handle Boko Haram)

Anonymous said...

just tell me who organises events on sunday dduring church servic time ???

Unknown said...

Yet people will defend him. With International dignitaries and you left without excuse and did not return for the rest of the event. Does it show respect or regards? How does he expect to invite them next time and they will honour? We know God first but Jumat prayer last for maximum 30 min. Well, Nigerians are yet to see anything. Cheers. Don Casey.

Anonymous said...

And what's been classy or no classy in what she said? You guy hate the truth or should I say you big headed mofo is beefing her . glad wilimina shuns you like kikode nowadays. 9ja u guys haven't seen anything yet.

yawanow said...

Funny one wilheminna

Anonymous said...

dont see anytin wrong with it, just dat people are watching and looking nfor lopholes

Anonymous said...

I'm still tryna measure the level of your stupidity @wilheminna! It's the likes of you that could cause chaos and conflict. Dirty fool. Glorified idiot!

Jasmine Joseph said...

Wat a rude host, no be crime to pray but he shld have returned, kai na memory loss sha make dem no blame am it comes with the age

Anonymous said...

People should try and be
a little bit polite in what ever comments
they pass...

Anonymous said...

AMAZING GRACE!. WHAT ERKS ME HERE IS THE FACT THAT IF IT WERE GEJ THAT DID THIS,WE WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HEAR THE LAST OF FOR YEARS. NOW IT IS OK BECAUSE OF THE PERSON INVOLVED. GOD WILL JUDGE ALL AT THE END OF THE DAY. THANKS

Anonymous said...

Who doesn't?
~D great anonymous!

Anonymous said...

Old age don start oh!!! Senility in place. You mean he ignored all the African leaders? Which kind prayer wet pass hosting people that took all the pains to be with you on this great day to celebrate democracy???

Unknown said...

Classy? She wan steal am? She no get sense. #A prayerful Leader is a Powerful Leader# God bless my president.

Anonymous said...

Habiba he's shaded your your mumas blood. And still shading your people's with your papas blood. Looooool thing is buhari is sick and he's not that strong... he's need prayer for forgiveness of his numerous blood shed...#goand hug transformer#

Unknown said...

RETARD ALERT!!! Wilhemina =Alayebaje+Oloshi.

Anonymous said...

To keep God waiting??? Can you hear yourself. Is there any where it's writing that God human keepss God waiting in your bible or koran??? God is every where ok. Their jumat is max 30min prayer and not hours! Like Nigeria prays even when committing crime. Not surprise but God is still God.

Nky said...

Sai baba

lola said...

Why church inaugural serice when the president is Muslim? Naija I'd not just a Christian country now? I'd leave for jumat too.

lola said...

Yes! GOD FIRST. HRS A MUSLIM, HIS RELIGIOUS VALUES SHOULD BE HONORED ASWELL! WELL SAID MY SISTER FROM ANOTHER TRIBE.

Unknown said...

Ok payers? Only God will judge

Pepboy said...

HELLO EVERY ONE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU GUYS, THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH WHAT HE HAS DONE HAS REGARDS HIS BELIEVE, BUT ONE THING HE HAS TO KNOW IS THAT HE'S NOT JUST GOVERNING A MUSLIM COUNTRY, WE HAVE CHRISTIANS AS WELL, FROM THE VERY INSTANTS HE WAS SWORN IN HE BECAME AN ORIGIN OF ALL RELIGIONS IN NIGERIA, HE HAS TO REMEMBER THAT AS WELL............LONG LIVE NIGERIANS, LONG LIVE OUR PRESIDENT, LONG LIVE NIGERIA, LONG LIVE THIS WORLD.....

Anonymous said...

I pray xo too, that man is xo ill jumat prayers doesn't take more than 15min why couldn't he returned back? Xo disrespectful n un professional.

Anonymous said...

All these idiots sha, pls if u see what's bad say so can we stop all this please like we where born yesterday. The jumat prayers doesn't take up2 30min pls why didn't he return? Blinded fools!

Anonymous said...

Please help me ask all this fools oo, if it was gej they'll run their spelling rotten mouth

Anonymous said...

respectful to human but disrespectful to God is what u think is better?
No matter what, God first!!!

Unknown said...

I don't see anything 'disrespectful' or 'rude in what he did. We nigerians can read negative meanings 2 things ehn! If he was a christian,and sworn in on a Sunday I believe same thing would have happened by going 2 church. God 1st.

Anonymous said...

seriously?????
go hug transformer!

Anonymous said...

foolish U! so national affairs comes before God abi. Una go hate tire nooni.

Anonymous said...

very wrong to neglect humans over God? Ur life ehn....I pity.

Anonymous said...

Maybe you are the one who doesn't take your religious practice serious. Always speak/write for yourself.




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I J E said...

And I call ur comment Foolishness. Step up in reasoning...mbok

MYS fabric bags lagos 08134794565, D60E8C4D said...

Leave dem behind? Better get ur facts right he didn't leave dere alone some people followed him to d mosque(others who also put GOD first)

Anonymous said...

Let's not allow sand to enter our eyes and pretend to be blind even if u don't attend service that day if ur heart is Good God understands .our new president no doubt might be good but country come first before any other thing but God is the ultimate.from what I observed our president has pride issues he needs to learn how to run a state this men and women left all they have to do to celebrate with u courtesy demands u honor them till the end no matter what . Some of u did not notice this on that day of swearing in he came in with his vice who promptly went to greet this former heads of state and foreign heads ur president went and sat down without greeting anyone until Obj went and spoke to him b4 he stood up and went to greet them if he continues. Like this we I'll hv foreign relationship problem. All the same long live Nigeria and May he reap the Good he sowed as well as the bad

Unknown said...

If ure not a coward, why not show ur identity u this big fool without any ambition. Tout! Remain stagnant all ur bitter life.

Anonymous said...

Idiot like you @ temilola who is prayerful? Your terrorist of a president? Una never see nothing.

Kaiser said...

Ode oshi...see as he be

Kaiser said...

Oloyinbo...nobody is disputing d fact

Anonymous said...

Ogunleye your comments are always daft! Guess you think u have class Abi? Gutter girl.

Anonymous said...

My question for the muslims is if you are in an exam hall writing an exam and it's time for Jumat will you leave the exam hall for jumat? There is time for everything. Besides God is everywhere and is always ready to listen to us. Stop restricting God to the church or mosque.

Anonymous said...

Buhari is nothing but a confused man. He doesn't know what he is doing and doesn't want to learn. This same man abandoned jumat service and traveled to London now he is acting Like he can't miss jumat for anything.

Unknown said...

Pls die already @anon2:42am. I know it's so natural for u to be stupid and full of hate,but please,try to obtain sense and stop thinking through Ur anus....... I know u can't survive this four years.... Stupid asshole.

Unknown said...

God first.

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