See The Six Areas Obasanjo Scored Buhari Low
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for performing below the
expectations of Nigerians.
Obasanjo, who ruled Nigeria at different times as a military and democratic
president, had in a strongly worded letter titled: ‘THE WAY OUT A CLARION
CALL FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIA MOVEMENT’ , highlighted the failings of
the ruling All Progressives Congress-led government.
These are the six quotes from the former Peoples Democratic Party stalwart.
1. Poverty
“Already, Nigerians are committing suicide for the unbearable socio-economic
situation they find themselves in. And yet Nigerians love life. We must not
continue to reinforce failure and hope that all will be well. It is self-deceit and
self-defeat and another aspect of folly.”
2. Insecurity/Herdsmen menace
The herdsmen/crop farmers issue is being wittingly or unwittingly allowed to
turn sour and messy. It is no credit to the Federal Government that the
herdsmen rampage continues with careless abandon and without finding an
effective solution to it. And it is a sad symptom of insensitivity and
callousness that some Governors, a day after 73 victims were being buried in a
mass grave in Benue State without condolence, were jubilantly endorsing
President Buhari for a second term!
3. Poor security
The second is his poor understanding of the dynamics of internal politics. This
has led to wittingly or unwittingly making the nation more divided and
inequality has widened and become more pronounced. It also has the effect on
general national security.
4. Poor economic management
“The third is passing the buck. For instance, blaming the Governor of the
Central Bank for the devaluation of the naira by 70% or so and blaming past
governments for it, is to say the least, not accepting one’s own responsibility.
Let nobody deceive us, economy feeds on politics and because our politics is
depressing, our economy is even more depressing today. If things were good,
President Buhari would not need to come in.
He was voted to fix things that were bad and not engage in the blame game.
Our Constitution is very clear, one of the cardinal responsibilities of the
President is the management of the economy of which the value of the naira
forms an integral part. Kinship and friendship that place responsibility for
governance in the hands of the unelected can only be deleterious to good
government and to the nation.”
5. Nepotism
“One is nepotic deployment bordering on clannishness and inability to bring
discipline to bear on errant members of his nepotic court. This has grave
consequences on the performance of his government to the detriment of the
nation. It would appear that national interest was being sacrificed on the altar
of nepotic interest. What does one make of a case like that of Maina:
collusion, condonation, ineptitude, incompetence, dereliction of responsibility or
kinship and friendship on the part of those who should have taken visible and
deterrent disciplinary action? “
6. Condoning misdeed
“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? The
culture of condonation and turning a blind eye will cover up rather than clean
up. And going to justice must be with clean hands.”
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