OBASANJO ENDORSES BUHARI PUBLICLY, SAYS FORMER MILITARY LEADER CAN CHECK CORRUPTION AND INSECURITY
Former Nigerian
President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, 77, for the first time has openly
endorsed the candidacy of Major General Muhammadu Buhari, 72, a former military
ruler and presidential candidate of the main opposition party, All Progressives
Congress (APC), ahead of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, 57, of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ironically, Obasanjo and Jonathan belong to the
same political party.
President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, 77, for the first time has openly
endorsed the candidacy of Major General Muhammadu Buhari, 72, a former military
ruler and presidential candidate of the main opposition party, All Progressives
Congress (APC), ahead of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, 57, of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ironically, Obasanjo and Jonathan belong to the
same political party.
According to a
report in the Financial Times of London, Obasanjo endorsed Buhari in Nairobi,
Kenya, during the presentation of his controversial autobiography ‘MY WATCH’. Obasanjo,
who helped President Jonathan get elected in 2011, has remained one of his
strongest critics and their relations have since turned cold. He has accused
the president severally of poor leadership, mismanaging the nation’s resources,
as well as lacking the capacity to manage the military and the war against the
Boko Haram.
report in the Financial Times of London, Obasanjo endorsed Buhari in Nairobi,
Kenya, during the presentation of his controversial autobiography ‘MY WATCH’. Obasanjo,
who helped President Jonathan get elected in 2011, has remained one of his
strongest critics and their relations have since turned cold. He has accused
the president severally of poor leadership, mismanaging the nation’s resources,
as well as lacking the capacity to manage the military and the war against the
Boko Haram.
Obasanjo himself, a
former military ruler in the 70s before he returned as a democratic president
in 1999, said Buhari, who was head of the military government that ruled
Nigeria between December 31, 1983 – August 25, 1987, has the capacity to check
corruption and effectively end the Boko Haram insurgency raving northern
Nigeria.
former military ruler in the 70s before he returned as a democratic president
in 1999, said Buhari, who was head of the military government that ruled
Nigeria between December 31, 1983 – August 25, 1987, has the capacity to check
corruption and effectively end the Boko Haram insurgency raving northern
Nigeria.
Obasanjo further
defended Buhari’s capacity to govern under a democratic government saying, “The
circumstances (Buhari) will be working under if he wins the election are
different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive
and the legislature — he knows that,” said Gen Obasanjo. “He’s smart enough.
He’s educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?”
defended Buhari’s capacity to govern under a democratic government saying, “The
circumstances (Buhari) will be working under if he wins the election are
different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive
and the legislature — he knows that,” said Gen Obasanjo. “He’s smart enough.
He’s educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?”
While commenting on
the postponement of the presidential election, Obasanjo expressed reservations
over the federal government’s advise to INEC which forced the six-week delay,
warning President Jonathan against manipulating the process so as to remain in
power.
the postponement of the presidential election, Obasanjo expressed reservations
over the federal government’s advise to INEC which forced the six-week delay,
warning President Jonathan against manipulating the process so as to remain in
power.
Obasanjo
unsuccessfully tried to amend the Nigerian Constitution to give himself a 3rd
term and possibly 4th term in office, but the move was resisted by the National
Assembly and majority of Nigerians.
unsuccessfully tried to amend the Nigerian Constitution to give himself a 3rd
term and possibly 4th term in office, but the move was resisted by the National
Assembly and majority of Nigerians.
“The signs are not
auspicious… I don’t know whether a script is being played… I sincerely hope
that the President is not going for broke and saying ‘look dammit, it’s either
I have it or nobody has it’. I hope that we will not have a coup. I hope we can
avoid it,” he said.
auspicious… I don’t know whether a script is being played… I sincerely hope
that the President is not going for broke and saying ‘look dammit, it’s either
I have it or nobody has it’. I hope that we will not have a coup. I hope we can
avoid it,” he said.
The President’s
handling of the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls last year by the terrorist
group Boko Haram remains his biggest undoing followed closely by his seeming
unwillingness to take on corruption.
handling of the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls last year by the terrorist
group Boko Haram remains his biggest undoing followed closely by his seeming
unwillingness to take on corruption.
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