OBASANJO IN BIG PROBLEM AND UNDER FIRE FOR CAMPAIGNING AGAINST PRESIDENT BUHARI – (FULL DETAILS)
OBASANJO
IN BIG PROBLEM AND UNDER FIRE FOR CAMPAIGNING AGAINST PRESIDENT BUHARI – (FULL
DETAILS)
POLITICS
– Latest
report as former President Olusegun Obasanjo has come under attack from a
section of his kinsmen, under the aegis of Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, for
campaigning against President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2019 general
election.
In a
strongly worded statement signed by its General Secretary, Akin Malaolu, on
Friday, the group said Obasanjo was trying to deceive Nigerians again with
“rhetorical and platitudinous speeches”.
The
statement came barely 24 hours after Obasanjo endorsed the African Democratic
Congress (ADC) as the political platform to be deployed to unseat Buhari in
2019.
But
Yoruba Ronu said it was not surprised by Obasanjo’s several statements to
hoodwink Nigerians.
They
noted that the ex-president and his “fellow travellers took Nigerians for
fools”.
The
statement said, “However, Nigerians do sincerely and mournfully remembered what
the conditions of things were in relation to unemployment, corruption and
general decadence of our many institutions of governance in the 16 years of PDP
in power.
“It was
not without doubt that the Yoruba Ronu leadership forum warned Nigerians
against trusting the candidate Jonathan in 2010 due to his several weaknesses
and obtuseness in power.
“More
so, when Jonathan himself confirmed to our foreign friend, former United States
Ambassador to Nigeria, Robin Sanders, that he lacked administrative experience
to be president, but was there by chance because of where he came from which
was South South.
“Today,
we can measure with clarity of mind, the sad and obtuse footprints he left
behind.
“Leaders
across the two divides, and including Obasanjo, Ohaneze and Afenifere, all saw
Jonathan’s incapacitation in administration but they chose self-regarding
objectives rather than other regarding objectives in their very many
decisions.”
“Democracies
which distinguished a man from his office was snubbed for religion and
tribalism to hold sway.
“They
planted the seed of division long before now and they are still repeating same
perplexing errors in their ignorance.
“The
people of Nigeria today wear better spectacles and with good perceptions to
know what is good for them and for their children’s future.
“They
are not going to allow some false leaders and leaders that could commit
abomination with ease take away their hopes in the present government of
President Muhammadu Buhari.
“We
must warn against war, because wars have never solved the needs for war
anywhere in the world and in wars, procreation is delayed, women and their
children would suffer.
“Nigerians
must pray fervently against these ignoble men and their desire to enslave us
all, we must pray for the extermination of what they all stands for.
“The
progressives and APC must prepare themselves in this war of attrition between
thesis and antithesis, a political war that will be won by them due to
fairness, justice and happiness, which they have promoted in this present
administration of President Buhari.
“Those
who may want to go can go in peace, but the generality of Nigerians and the
Yoruba race are with Buhari and the APC.
“We
awesomely believe in the intervention and righteousness of the present
Government in administration.”