Buhari Is Weak, Knows Nothing About Economy – Obasanjo Fires President

Olusegun Obasanjo, former President, on Tuesday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is “weak.”

The former President said this in his 13-page statement titled, “The Way Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement.”

Obasanjo said Buhari is making the same mistake that made Nigerians “vote massively” against the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

The former President recalled how he wrote to Buhari on how to address some lapses but the president ignored his letter.

According to Obasanjo, “The situation that made Nigerians to vote massively to get my brother Jonathan off the horse is playing itself out again.

“First, I thought I knew the point where President Buhari is weak and I spoke and wrote about it even before Nigerians voted for him and I also did vote for him because at that time it was a matter of “any option but Jonathan” (aobj).

“But my letter to President Jonathan titled: “Before It Is Too Late” was meant for him to act before it was too late.

He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into ignoring the voice of caution.

“I know that praise-singers and hired attackers may be raised up against me for verbal or even physical attack but if I can withstand undeserved imprisonment and was ready to shed my blood by standing for Nigeria,

I will consider no sacrifice too great to make for the good of Nigeria at any time. No human leader is expected to be personally strong or self-sufficient in all aspects of governance.

“I knew President Buhari before he became President and said that he is weak in the knowledge and understanding of the economy but I thought that he could make use of good Nigerians in that area that could help.

Although, I know that you cannot give what you don’t have and that economy does not obey military order.

“You have to give it what it takes in the short-, medium- and long-term. Then, it would move. I know his weakness in understanding and playing in the foreign affairs sector and again, there are many Nigerians that could be used in that area as well.

“They have knowledge and experience that could be deployed for the good of Nigeria. There were serious allegations of round-tripping against some inner caucus of the Presidency which would seem to have been condoned.

“I wonder if such actions do not amount to corruption and financial crime, then what is it? Culture of condonation and turning blind eye will cover up rather than clean up. And going to justice must be with clean hands.

“I thought President Buhari would fight corruption and insurgency and he must be given some credit for his achievement so far in these two areas although it is not yet uhuru!”