Obasanjo has no moral justification dictating to President Buhari - APC chieftain

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- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's letter to President Muhammadu Buhari is till generating reactions

- A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, Chief Charles Idahosa, has added his voice to the debates surrounding the letter

- Idahosa is of the opinion that Obasanjo has no moral justification dictating to President Buhari on his political future

Chief Charles Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state on Friday, February 9, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo has no moral justification dictating to President Muhammadu Buhari on whether to seek re-election or not.

Speaking in an interview with the Independent newspaper, Idahosa said it is unfortunate that Nigerians are still allowing Obasanjo to hold them to ransom and dictate to them who governs them years after leaving office.

Obasanjo not qualified to advice President Buhari - Idahosa

Chief Idahosa advised Nigerians to be wary of the antics of former President Obasanjo. Photo credit: Daily Post

According to Idahosa, corruption in Nigeria blossomed under Obasanjo’s regime as he allowed the younger officers who made him Head of State against his wish unfettered access to the nation’s treasury.

His words: “I think it is most unfortunate that in a country where the percentage of illiteracy is very high that is where people like Obasanjo thrive. To me, it is very depressing, irritating and annoying.

“Obasanjo is the least qualified to advise President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo is so irrelevant in this country and I find it irritating when I see him parading himself as a kingmaker, who years after leaving office still wants to decide for Nigerians who governs them.

“If Nigerians continue to submit themselves to the dictates of Obasanjo, then we still have a long way to go. Obasanjo was a military of Head of state for four years. He was a coward. He was afraid of becoming Head of State after Murtala Mohammed’s assassination.

“I remember his speech ‘Against My Personal Wish and Desire’. He had no programme for this country because he was afraid he was going to be killed.”

Meanwhile, the increasing criticism of the Buhari administration will not force the president out of the contest in the event he decides to go for a second term, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign team in 2015 has said.

Malam Mohammed Lawal who served as deputy director, coordination/implementation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in 2015, said many people and groups were uncomfortable with President Buhari’s ‘pro-masses’ approach to governance, hence were deploying various tricks and sense of insecurity to undermine his popularity.

“We are in politics; we would tackle any opposition, any group or gang up, be it a coalition or third force or whatever,” Lawal said.

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