Olusegun Obasanjo, former
President, on Tuesday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is “weak.”
The former President said this in
his 13-page statement titled, “The Way Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for
Nigeria Movement.”
Obasanjo said Buhari is making
the same mistake that made Nigerians “vote massively” against the immediate
past president, Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
The former President recalled how
he wrote to Buhari on how to address some lapses but the president ignored his
letter.
According to Obasanjo, “The
situation that made Nigerians to vote massively to get my brother Jonathan off the
horse is playing itself out again.
“First, I thought I knew the
point where President Buhari is weak and I spoke and wrote about it even before
Nigerians voted for him and I also did vote for him because at that time it was
a matter of “any option but Jonathan” (aobj).
“But my letter to President
Jonathan titled: “Before It Is Too Late” was meant for him to act before it was
too late. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him
into ignoring the voice of caution.
“I know that praise-singers and
hired attackers may be raised up against me for verbal or even physical attack
but if I can withstand undeserved imprisonment and was ready to shed my blood
by standing for Nigeria, I will consider no sacrifice too great to make for the
good of Nigeria at any time. No human leader is expected to be personally
strong or self-sufficient in all aspects of governance.
“I knew President Buhari before
he became President and said that he is weak in the knowledge and understanding
of the economy but I thought that he could make use of good Nigerians in that
area that could help. Although, I know that you cannot give what you don’t have
and that economy does not obey military order.
“You have to give it what it
takes in the short-, medium- and long-term. Then, it would move. I know his
weakness in understanding and playing in the foreign affairs sector and again,
there are many Nigerians that could be used in that area as well.
“They have knowledge and
experience that could be deployed for the good of Nigeria. There were serious
allegations of round-tripping against some inner caucus of the Presidency which
would seem to have been condoned.
“I wonder if such actions do not
amount to corruption and financial crime, then what is it? Culture of condonation
and turning blind eye will cover up rather than clean up. And going to justice
must be with clean hands.
“I thought President Buhari would
fight corruption and insurgency and he must be given some credit for his
achievement so far in these two areas although it is not yet uhuru!”
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