Two months after he came down
hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has
disclosed that he is considering writing another letter.
The elder statesman said this
while speaking at the 14th annual lecture of Women in Management, Business and
Public Service in Lagos on Thursday.
In the letter he wrote in
January, Obasanjo asked Buhari to retire from active public service. He told
the president to forget about contesting in 2019, saying doing so would amount
to overstretching the tolerance of Nigerians.
But on Thursday, the ex-president
said the new letter might not be as tough as that of January.
He also said the Coalition for
Nigeria Movement which he introduced in the strongly-worded letter now has
three million registered voters.
He said if Nigerians register for
the elections in good time, they would benefit from the ideals of CNM and
similar movements.
Obasanjo said at the “right time”,
he would withdraw from CNM as long as the movement plans to groom capable hands
for political positions.
The former president charged
women on the need to be more visible in the political landscape and they have
to “do enough for themselves”.
“If only womanhood was enough,
Mrs Clinton would have made it to the White House but she had a man (Donald
Trump) who did what he could do to get to power,” he said.
“I don’t want or expect women to
climb palm trees to harvest bunch of palm fruits. If anybody says he wants to
see my mother climb palm trees, I will take a second look at that person.
“But women must do what it takes
to succeed in Nigerian political space.
“To you women, do not allow any
body to build your world for you. Build your world for yourself. Yes, women
need encouragement but they must do enough for themselves.”
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Ur letter has become meaningless.U were in govt for 8years, not much achievement. D CNM is as good as dead.
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