Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has stated categorically that the endorsement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari by former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo is meaningless.
Obanikoro said this in a series of tweets on his Twitter page. “Obasanjo’s endorsement of Buhari is meaningless in Yorubaland and should be treated as such across Nigeria,” he wrote.
This was soon followed by another scathing attack on Obasanjo’s third term bid. “Nigerians have not forgotten how Obasanjo subverted the democratic process with his failed third term agenda,” he said.
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“The circumstances [Buhari] will be working under if he wins the election are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature – he knows that,” he said.
“It’s a question of leadership – political and military. “He’s smart enough. He’s educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?”
He spoke in an interview with the Financial Times of London, on the sidelines of his launch of his auto-biography, My Watch, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Until now, Obasanjo had restrained from giving Buhari a public endorsement, although many of his political associates have defected to the All Progressives Congress in many states.
He also condemned the postponement of the election. “The signs are not auspicious…I don’t know whether a script is being played.
“I sincerely hope that the president is not going for broke and saying ‘look dammit, it’s either I have it or nobody has it’. I hope that we will not have a coup . . . I hope we can avoid it.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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when OBJ endorsed GEJ in 2011 it was meaningful eh!!! PDP make una take am easy, na una wey get mansions I dey pity. this wahala don dey blow whistle but una no wan hear.
ReplyDelete2011 OBJ was still politically relevant, but now he is not, at his age he keep talking from the two side of his mouth. he OBJ should go and win his ward before he endorse people.
ReplyDeleteIt's meaningless because he endorsed Buhari assuming it's GEJ it will be meaningful. Truth is always bitter.
ReplyDeleteU ppl dont get it! ds Election is nt abt Obj or anybody is abt wot ppl desire! Abt change. About Buhari/Osibajo abt integrity abt incorruptible! Abt new Nigeria!
ReplyDeleteYes. You are right. It is about Nigerians saying enough is enough to corruption, impunity, alarming rate of unemployment, unstable power supply, comatose economy just to mention a few
DeleteThe fear of what Buhari will do to them has made people like Soyinka and Buhari to pee in their pants. No right thinking person will vote Buhari. Anyway the massacre starts with people like these with Buhari assuming power
ReplyDeleteWhether u like it or not,GEJ is d answer.@ pmd
ReplyDeleteObj is simply an undisciplined party man that talks like a child. We have forgotten that under his watch he could not defeat Niger Delta militants until GEJ negotiated with them. We had many unresolved high profile murder including that of his attorney general Bola Ige, Masal Harry, Dikibo and even Funsho William. How can a man be so shameless. He presided over the most corrupt administration in Nigeria with PTDF used as a corruption funnel. Ünde GEJ PTDF has trained more people compared with what all other administrations did. Obasanjo should be ashamed that he fought for third term as president.
ReplyDeleteif it is meaningless why are you jittery or worried? why are you responding to the issue? you zombie !!! cluelessly doing the biding of your pay master.
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