Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has predicted that Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari will be elected on 28 March as Nigeria’s new president, to succeed incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan.
At the same time, he dismissed fears of any election annulment as it happened in 1993, under the Babangida administration, when the election of Moshood Kashimawo Abiola was annulled by the military junta.
Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun state yesterday, when he met a group that styles itself, Concerned Citizens of Nigeria.
According to the former Nigerian leader, there will never be a repeat of what happened in the country in 1993 after the Presidential election.'
Obasanjo declared that he has confidence in the All Progressives Congress,APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammed Buhari because he was a trained military officer.
The group called on the former President to intervene in the country’s looming political crisis before matters degenerate.
“We have come to express our deep concern over series of dangerous political miscalculations currently going on under Jonathan administration.
“We are afraid that crisis is seriously looming and it is like another June 12 crisis is on the way and it may be very tragic for the country. We want you to as a matter of urgency intervene into the matter before it is too late sir,” the group opined.
In his response,the former President allayed their anxieties, saying that the 2015 election will never be like the June 1993 election.
“You need not to worry about anything. There can never be any June 12 annulment again. Buhari is not Abiola, he is a trained and highly intelligent soldier.
“Oyegun is not Anenih, Osinbajo is not Kingibe. Jega is not Nwosu, Jonathan is not IBB and this time around, Obasanjo will not support any interim government.
“Obasanjo will rather support a free, fair and credible election.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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You are a foolish statesman, enough of you semi-illiterate military men polluting our democracy. A foolish Jonathan is better for us than a wise Buhari. But mind you Jonathan is the most civilized President Nigeria has had so far,and we know you're jealous of him because he has outdone your government. Just go and wait for your death to come. Your time has come and gone,so don't mess ours up.
ReplyDeleteMy frend shut up....y not go n kill him if u can...rubbish....
Deletedid you hear yourself; clap for yourself!!!... thank God you said a foolish Jonathan is better than a wise Buhari, that is your choice... lets go to the polls please!!! #bringbackourgirls
DeleteObasanjo is not a fool but you. Military is not in a way difference from Medicine, Accounting, Teaching and the rest; they are all professions. Obj is a statesman and he spoke the minds of well meaning Nigerians. If GEJ truely believes in "FORWARD NIGERIA", he should put all his energies on giving us free, fair and credible elections not muting the ideas of interim government and removal of election umpire.
DeleteEmotional fool, dats wat u are mr anonymous 7:26
DeleteWhy do you people rain abuses and curses on those that express a different political view from you? Can you not be civil for once?
DeleteU have spoken very well..all these illiterate military men esp Obasanjo whose dream was to bcom a mechanic telling us rubbish.
DeleteU're as brainless and stupid as Jonothing. Ur death too has come and before u die, may God punish u d way Jonothing has punished Nigerians
DeleteObasanjo is smart. He never liked Buhari and Buhari never liked him. He however knows that if he does not mend fences with Buhari and Buhari wins the election, Buhari will go after him to account for the 20billion US dollars he claimed to have spent on electricity without due process and without results. He declared a national power emergency to justify the spending without due process and without approval of the National Assembly and where is the electricity? If Buhari wins, he would have been in trouble without making up with him now. If Jona wins, Obasanjo can handle that. He's very clever.
DeleteMUMU, Jonathan is better for you not us. Let's make this clear to you dull brain Baba is elder statesman he will always remain that till he dies.
DeleteIdiot! OBJ is your elder statesman not mine and I don't care about is stupid opinions. Since GEJ refused to be his stooge, he hated GEJ and I sincerely don't care if he endorses Buhari or the devil himself, whether he dies or not, OBJ can go to hell for all I care! Jonathan is better for we the GEJ's supporters!
DeleteSomeone u don‘t know where he is, he is the one u are claming will be the nent president of ur country
ReplyDeleteBad father; bad leader; bad elder-statesman
ReplyDeleteBaba has spoken.
ReplyDeleteYes he has spoken balderdash as usual! He's spoken like a chimp! His words got no meaning!
DeleteGod has spoken???? Fools!
DeleteU must b a fool
DeleteThere are thousand and one reasons why Jonathan will loose woefully in this this election.: 1. He is a misfit in department of his life; 2. he is an ethnic bigot and has polarized the country along ethnic and religious lines; 3. he is damn too selfish and wants every thing to his advantage, he has messed up the military as it stands today, we don't have a united strong military as we used to have in the last ten years; 4.Under Jonathan's watch, Nigeria has drifted- mediocrity,hypocrisy, propaganda, impunity which is the civilian version of dictatorship, lies,insecurity,unemployment,underdevelopment,terr-or and corruption are choking the country to death. As it stands, the country sincerely needs someone who is more experienced with depth of military background and who should also be a disciplinarian with high level of integrity and who abhors corruption in its entirety to handle the affairs of this once glorious country otherwise, Nigeria will collapse on all of us.Without mincing words, we concur with former President Obasanjo on his frank talk that Buhari is the next President. #BUHARI/OSINBAJO/APC = MOVING FORWARD
DeleteIt seems you are very myopic, all the things you listed above for GEJ is what the whole world press is saying about Buhari. I will advise you to go and read your history very well. When Buhari took power he jailed Igbo Vice President but kept Shagari under house arrest. Again Nigeria has never been one country. We are all tribalist not Nigerians. Obasanjo is making himself very irrelevant by talking on issues that do not demand elder statesman he claims to be to talk about which is very pity.
DeleteNonsense
ReplyDeletePatience said it is only when someone fails a class that he repeats. But, people are allowed to come back and try again after a while to retry. Assuming the General failed 30 years ago, that long enough to have understood why he failed.
ReplyDeleteGEJ has failed, and is still failing. He can come back in 30 years after cooling off in Otuoke.
If after 30 years the general still commands this level of followership, then he definitely has got something to offer.
Listen to the voice of wisdom.
ReplyDeletethis man always wants to be relevant. I think he said he is no longer a politician. this old man should keep quite
ReplyDeleteHe should keep quite and allow dull brain like you to talk?
DeleteNo. the idiot OBJ should shut his shit mouth and stop acting god to fools like you.
Deletebaba's a voice n not an echo n must b respected as such... baba represents the voice of the ppl n the voice of the ppl's the voice of God. take it or leave....
DeleteOnly Fools Can Vote Jonathan
ReplyDeleteYou are a genius!
DeleteAnd only killers and idiots will vote Buhari!
DeleteCarry go Baba, we know your wisdom, we are with you.
ReplyDeleteMy people, please be wise enough to tap from the experience and knowledge of someone like Obasanjo. He stands out to be a very great leader. Let us respect the old so that we may live longer cos What Obasanjo sees sitting down, we can't see it even if we climb the tallest Iroko tree. Words of Wisdom. If you have ear hear.
ReplyDeleteWords of wisdom to idiots and dead brains like you, respect they say is reciprocal. You can only commend respect when you first of all respect yourself. OBJ is an old fool and does not deserve any respect. Who does OBJ respect in the first place? Fools only campaign for their fellow fools!
DeleteThis is a wrong prediction by a fallen old man who has failed to realized that his time is up in the political landscape of Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteI know Gejites will be the first to render insults! Cowards, stupid dumb fools. You just can't write intelligently without insulting. Paid idiots. In other news, yes of course in reality, Buhari will win but the power of incumbency has given President Jonathan the knife and the yam.... But I will still vote Buhari, regardless., His victory will be known as 'The Hand of God'.
ReplyDeleteOru nne gi there! Anuofia
DeleteIntelligent pple like you is what it required in this country, not those fools that follow Jona to continue milking us.
DeleteAn idiot you mean? She talks from two sides of her mouth therefore Emilia is the most stupid dumb fool I have ever come across. She is a disgrace to her generation unborn! Please feel free to vote for your Buhari but don't try to convince me to vote any idiot!
DeleteHe supported ING in 1993 for fear and fame of his kingsman MKO Abiola whom he hated. Today, he has no troubles cos Abiola is dead. You are a bad and insincere father and elder stateman.You are not god.
ReplyDeleteMay God continue to bless baba. I can't wait for GMB to be swirn in. Say no to clueless, foolish, brainless, corruptionful Badluck Ebele Jonathan and his illiterate wife. Sai Buhari. March4Buhari
ReplyDeleteBaba has realised his mistake, march4Buhari
ReplyDeleteMy incoming president( Sai Buhari). GEJback to Otuoke
ReplyDelete"...and this time around, Obasanjo will not support any interim government." So he supported interim government of Shonekan. Tell us more.
ReplyDeleteSimple as APC . In Buhari we trust. #march jona to otuoke .
ReplyDeleteBaba has spoken the mind of the downtrodden in Nigeria. and God has approved. and it shall come to pass IJN
ReplyDeleteWisdom? Plsssss make person hear, wisdom from a man that can't put his house on order. Let's see how it goes since you are now a god
ReplyDeleteGo and learn how to construct simple grammatical sentence before abusing someone as old as your grandparent! Shame on you anonymous 8:55.
DeleteOBJ is an old fool and deserves every insults that comes his way!
DeleteBaba try but at this age baba should be in advisory department not seperationist group.Baba you picked GEJ
ReplyDeleteBaba, you have been our leader by chance not by merit, in 1978 you lead through the gun 1999 you did not even win in your ward talkless of your state so how are you going to make Buhari the next Nigerian president. how vote do you have. sorry sir your time is over.
ReplyDeleteGo to hell obj. You cannever decide for us. GEJ we know till 2019.
ReplyDeleteYou and who
DeleteHim and us! GEJ all the way!
DeleteGod is your strenght Baba
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. My joy shall be furfilled when my Man is sworn in as next Nigerian president . One thieves will no longer be holding public post. 2. Oil theft will stop 3. Confirmed Criminal will no longer rule in our country .4 civil and public servant will sit tight 5 polution of judiciary will stop 6 .insurgency will be a thing of the past E T C Nigeria for BUHARI
ReplyDeleteWhen the spirit of God departed from King Saul and moved into the anointed King David, Saul and his cohort refused to give up. Even when Saul got filled with evil spirit, his benefactors seemed to prefer him to anyone else until his cup got filled and he was shamefully wasted. Let those clamouring for Buhari or GEJ simply get their PVC and make sure that they come and vote for the candidate of their choice. Let the election be free and fair and let the winner take it. Let quarrels cease among us forthwith please.
ReplyDeleteFact!!! Most people see and never think of what they see, they read but don't understand. Everything is in the bible which people kno but never realise it's happening again. Saul was chosen by God so as David chosen to succeed him.
DeleteIt will only get worse for Saul if he so choose to stay by for force. Then u will kno that God's plan is far different from the way man plan. We shall soon see.
Baba! So candid and straight to the point. I appreciate people that say the truth, you may not like someone 100%, but respect his wisdom and intellect when identified. Nigeria! APC!!! Nigeria! Sai Buhari!!! Buhari/Osinbanjo! Change!!!
ReplyDeleteIkpu nne gi there!
DeleteYou called this nonsense wisdom? no wonder you are clamoring for an illiterate Buhari.
DeleteOBJ u ar a fada and a leada!! we can't vote corupt presiden
ReplyDeleteOnly Fools Can Vote Jonathan.Baba Iyabo,sir,we the intelligent Nigerians appreciate your wisdom.Baba (Chief Olusegun Obasanjo ),you will live long for us in Sha Allau Amen.You are standing by we common Nigerians and God will continue to stand by you too.Buhari will be our next President.Oga Jona should be packing his load in readiness to return to Otuoke.No amount of persuation and visitation can change our mind.The wasted years can no longer be tolerated.Nigerian,pls wake up ,collect ur pvc and vote out these extravagant and corrupt government.
ReplyDeleteYou are out of date with issues hanging around a drowning General called OBJ. I do not blame you.
DeleteHe has said his mind, but most importantly collect ur PVC and vote on March 28, 2015.
ReplyDeleteMind you, wisdom is not define by age or by how long you have lived. Jonathan's Govt. has been the best Govt. so far. Let talk about facts and figure, rather than exchanges blames. Jonathan will become the next Nigerian president. Lets wait and see.
ReplyDeleteTWO MOCKEYS IN THE PICTURE
ReplyDeletehahahahahah@ two monkeys in the picture! you get bad mouth sha. OBJ really look like a monkey though, and the illiterate general look very sickly always.
Deleteobasanjo is an animal from ogun that the devil want to use to destroy nigeria
ReplyDeleteOBJ when have you become Nigerians.....last I checked, I never gave you authority to represent me. Just go cast your vote and wait for result
ReplyDeleteEnough of all these insults. As a good Nigerian what you need do is to vote wisely for the candidate of your. Choice you feel will deliver good democracy dividends. Best bet is to have your PVC handy to vote in your choice.
ReplyDeleteThank God ur only talking from ur house OBJ. Ur no match for Jonathan in all ramifications except mischief.
ReplyDeleteOBJ is a sorry loser who is scared of an illiterate well watch out ...continuity all d way,GMB,Osinbanjo,Oyegun,Tinubu(dirty mouth) etc should retire o
ReplyDeleteSuddenly OBJ is now a fool. Was he not the one that installed Jonathan? Now he is a fool. I never see anyone that loves this country like OBJ, he has his shortcomings.
ReplyDeleteHe just voiced his opinion and only has one PVC. Is either CHANGE or TRANSFORMATION come March 28, 2015.
Buhari may be good but gej is better than obj & buhari times 100
ReplyDeleteMost people see and never think of what they see, they read but don't understand. Everything is in the bible which people kno but never realise it's happening again. Saul was chosen by God so as David chosen to succeed him.
ReplyDeleteIt will only get worse for Saul if he so choose to stay by for force. Then u will kno that God's plan is far different from the way man plan. We shall soon see.
We need C H A N G E.
ReplyDeletethis country need peace, our leaders are just being too greedy and self-centered, GEJ only wants to rule again to embezzle maybe they should leave the seats to buhari and lets see what he will do because when GEJ was the president the economic never changes, so buhari should go for the seats and lets see what it turns out to be...
ReplyDeleteGen Buhari is more experienced and smarter than Jonathan in every aspect.....
ReplyDelete- Intellectually.....Am sure buhari will never say stealing is NOT corruption or issue brain dead statements like OUR CHIBOK GIRLS are still ALIVE because BOKO HARAM have not displayed any female dead bodieS YET like they always DO.
- Class and Taste-wise....you can tell from the class of their WIVES....Hajia AISHA buhari will be the best first lady we've ever had in this country....everytime i hear patience open that her mouth talking crap on tv....i get disappointed.....
- Healthwise....Obasanjo ruled this country when he was 72...and is still playing football at 78 and intellectually sound to be writing and publishing books...Buhari can do desame...cos military men have undergone enough training to keep them more fit than a bloody civillian.....and buhari is the main MAN that fits the fight against corruption NOW and his military experience will be a plus in the fight against insurgency and will fully tackle the issue of insecurity....simple as A-P-C....we march for BUHAR