Former president Olusegun Obasanjo says he will not stop criticising President Muhammadu Buhari because he is his boss.
He was reacting to Adedotun
Gbadebo, alake of Egbaland, who asked him to “leave Buhari alone”.
The monarch had pleaded with the
former president to relax his criticism of Buhari’s government.
“You all know that I was an
officer under General Buhari so each time Obasanjo criticises my boss, I always
stand to say my senior (OBJ), please leave the President alone. At 82, baba is
still fighting on, please fight less and be a consultant to everybody,” Gbadebo
had said
But responding, Obasanjo said
there was nothing personal in his criticism of Buhari, adding that democracy
involves criticism and not a family affair.
He reminded the monarch that he
is also Buhari’s “boss”, while noting that he has held the mantle of leadership
of the country longer than any leader.
He urged the monarch to tell the
president to do “what is right that his boss wants him to do” if he wants to be
left alone.
“Governance is not a family
affair and democracy involves criticism and considering all sides to an issue.
There is nothing personal between President Buhari and I,” Obasanjo said.
“In a democracy, you can
criticise a policy, a government or a leader because democracy is not a family
affair.
“If it is my brother that is
occupying the leadership role and he is not doing what I believe he should do,
he must be criticised and that is what democracy is all about.
“I believe that Africa has no alternative to
democracy, good governance, development and growth of our economy. And If that
is not happening in any country, those who keep quiet about it are accessories
after the fact.
“That is what democracy is all
about, criticism and seeing the other side. So, if I say anybody in government
in Nigeria or any government for that matter is not doing well, let that
government prove that it is well.
“So, Kabiyesi, your boss, Buhari,
there is nothing personal between me and him. Just as he is your boss, I am his
boss, with all due respect.
“Now, the point is that I have
been in that position longer than any Nigerian will ever be there. That’s true.
If any Nigerian comes in and has two terms, he will not have almost four years
of military rule.
“I have been there longer than
any Nigerian would ever be. So, when I say something, I know what I am talking
about. Kabiyesi, any time you say, ‘Leave my boss alone,’ I agree, he is your
boss. But I am also his boss’. So, you might also ask your boss (Buhari) to
leave his boss alone or do what is right that his boss wants him to do.”
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So as yur buhari boss means na only you sabi the rigth thing in governance,that you go about writing letter to every government that come to power..only your government sabi...yuroba man!
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