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London \u2013 Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the CPC Presidential candidate in the April general elections, says he will not participate in the Council of State meeting until after a ruling on the party\u2019s petition by the Presidential Election Tribunal.<\/p>\n

Buhari, whose party is challenging the election of President Goodluck Jonathan in the election, said this on Monday in London in a lecture he delivered at Chatham House.<\/p>\n

The Council of State meeting is presided over by a sitting president, and attended by all former Heads of State.<\/p>\n

Buhari refused to attend the meeting when he challenged the results of the 2003 Presidential Election won by then President Olusegun Obasanjo.<\/p>\n

In the lecture entitled: \u201cNigeria\u2019s 2011 Elections: Reflections on the Process and Prospects for Nigeria,\u2019\u2019 Buhari said he would await the ruling of the tribunal before attending the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will wait for the outcome of the case before I decide on my membership of the Council,\u2019\u2019 Buhari said.<\/p>\n

He recalled that he was in court for 15 months in 2003.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the 2003 elections, I stopped attending the council meeting because we had challenged the outcome of the election that brought Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo to power
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\u201cI hope the CPC will not have any cause to go to the Supreme Court just like we did then,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

Buhari explained that he cried during the campaign for the April elections because, according to him, \u201cthere is no social justice in Nigeria\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

He expressed regret that \u201cthere is so much decay in the system, which makes it difficult for the average Nigerian to afford basic necessities, including good education\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

Pastor Tunde Bakare, Buhari\u2019s running mate in the election, said he shared Buhari\u2019s view.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil genuine democracy is entrenched, the polity will remain unstable. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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