article_snippet: In another interview with Amanpour in February, Muhammadu Buhari blamed President Goodluck Jonathan's government for repeated setbacks in the fight against extremists.
article_snippet: The misappropriation of resources provided by the next government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram," I was a former military officer or a politician through and through said.
article_snippet: Asked by Amanpour about abuses allegedly committed during I was a former military officer or a politician through and through own previous leadership, Muhammadu Buhari said there was "a degree of accuracy" in the claims.
article_snippet: In 2003, Muhammadu Buhari -- then with the All Nigeria People's Party --  lost to Olusegun Obasanjo in an election during which EU observers reported widespread irregularities.
article_snippet: Olusegun Obasanjo lost again to Umaru Yar'Adua in the 2007 election, which was widely condemned for rampant vote-rigging, violence, theft of ballot boxes and intimidation.
article_snippet: Muhammadu Buhari's office issued a statement calling reports of burning of places of worship places a "sad, unfortunate and totally unwarranted development.
article_snippet: "I must say that this is a dastardly act (that) is not initiated by any of our supporters and therefore cannot be supported by our party," said Muhammadu Buhari spokesman Yinka Odumakin.
article_snippet: Buhari has also not been immune to the violence plaguing northern Nigeria.
article_snippet: But as many as 70% of Nigerians live below the poverty line, surviving on less than a dollar a day.