Former President Olusegun
Obasanjo says he will do “everything humanly possible” to save Nigeria’s
democracy.
Speaking during the launch of
“Politics as Dashed Hopes in Nigeria”, written by Auwala Anwar, his former
special assistant on federal capital territory administration (FCTA), in Abuja
on Thursday, the former president said the world is watching how Nigeria will
handle upcoming elections.
He also called on Nigerians to
guard the nation’s democracy ahead of the general election.
“If we cherish democracy, we will
all guard and protect our democracy. And that I believe is the main purpose of
the book,” he said.
“I am in despair; our hope lies
in democracy and good governance as one of the hallmarks of free fair and
credible election.
“As for me, I will do everything
humanly possible to safeguard democracy, with good governance for Nigeria and
for all Nigerians.”
He added that he is happy most
Nigerians are “rising up to their duties and responsibilities in guidance of
our democracy.”
“Remember that if you stand aloof
when evil is being perpetrated, you become an accomplice in the perpetuation of
the evil,” he said.
‘QUALITY OF NIGERIAN POLITICIANS
DETERIORATING’
Obasanjo said he agrees “the
quality of politicians (in Nigeria) is deteriorating.”
“I also agree that money has
become an unnecessary important aspect of our politics. And that the elites are
not putting their act together,” he said.
“(But) I believe we have one
thing that joins us together which is Nigeria’s nationality. I believe strongly
that Nigeria should not be divided.”
Anwar, the author, said the book
gives an insight into the activities of the Congress for Progressive Change
(CPC) (which President Muhammadu Buhari
co-founded) started as “an article in a newspaper.”
“When the CPC went into crisis.
There were committees set up … we created a code of conduct because we believed
the principal problem of the CPC was indiscipline,” he said.
“It was not a normal political
party. There were various segments including the owners, labourers and workers,
and the slaves.”
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