Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again torn at President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Nigerian democracy remained at risk due to the action of the present administration. Speaking at a book Launch in honour of the pioneer chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Mustapha Akanbi, in Abuja, Mr. Obasanjo, who is the Chairman of the occasion, said the president should stop encouraging ‘verbal violence which may not physically hurt but has ways of degenerating into physical violence’. Mr. Obasanjo said the greatest indictment against any administration is to be seen trying to destroy opposition of all sorts which invariably mean destroying democracy. “Management of democracy without resorting to brute force and dictatorial tendencies must be cultivated,” the former President said. “As a leader, you must not deliberately do evil or condone evil. You should know that you will one day give account to God, you may cover up here, but before God, there is no cover up.” The former president also spoke at length on the President’s handling of the Boko Haram insurgency, corruption, the economy and youth unemployment. On insecurity, Mr. Obasanjo said Boko Haram is not out to “frustrate anyone’s political efforts” and lamented that it took Mr. Jonathan the years to fully understand the menace. On corruption, Mr. Obasanjo said, “when the head is rotten, the whole body is useless” On the economy, he said Nigeria would continue to sink deeper and that what Nigerians are told about the state of the economy “is not truly what the economy is”. “The economy is in doldrums, if not in reverse,” he said. Mr. Obasanjo’s latest attack on the President is coming seven days after he rated Mr. Jonathan’s performance as below average.
Posted: at 26-11-2014 01:41 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
Baba pls tell him, because none of the sycophants he surrounds himself with agrees to tell him the truth, anyone who dares is labelled evil. Meanwhile those haters are pushing and jeering him towards the path of destruction. GEJ should not allow Naija to crumble during his time; he should know that there is a limit to human endurance. A word is enough for the wise.
Posted: at 26-11-2014 03:30 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
During the time of OBJ, what did he do concerning corruption, youth unemployment and Boko Haram. All these menaces we are experiencing today started when the time he was the president of this nation and he did nothing to stop them, now he is pointing fingers on Jonathan. Let Obasanjo go and sleep I beg.
Posted: at 26-11-2014 04:32 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Quote from: ChineduBlessing on 26-11-2014 04:32 PM
During the time of OBJ, what did he do concerning corruption, youth unemployment and Boko Haram. All these menaces we are experiencing today started when the time he was the president of this nation and he did nothing to stop them, now he is pointing fingers on Jonathan. Let Obasanjo go and sleep I beg.
maybe youth unemployment, u may give it to Jonathan..., but BH and corruption, even you yourself know d truth... more than quadrupled.
Posted: at 26-11-2014 07:09 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Quote from: ChineduBlessing on 26-11-2014 04:32 PM
During the time of OBJ, what did he do concerning corruption, youth unemployment and Boko Haram. All these menaces we are experiencing today started when the time he was the president of this nation and he did nothing to stop them, now he is pointing fingers on Jonathan. Let Obasanjo go and sleep I beg.
maybe youth unemployment, u may give it to Jonathan..., but BH and corruption, even you yourself know d truth... more than quadrupled.
Posted: at 26-11-2014 07:11 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
sechirecords at 26-11-2014 07:38 PM (9 years ago) (m)
See who is talking. The same man who crushed and bombarded Zakibiam when he was president. Why do they all like to take on GEJ. whenever they want to be heard. This man is yet to tell Nigerians what happened to a serving justice minister under his nose. Abeg, he is not better than GEJ o jare!
Posted: at 26-11-2014 07:38 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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