Politics
2019 Presidency: I Am Not Neutral, I Want Buhari Out — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has clarified his stand between the choice of President Muhammadu Buhari and his former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, insisting that he is not neutral in the battle of who becomes Nigeria’s president in 2019.
The former president made this known while reaction to report in the media that he was now neutral in the choice of a suitable candidate to lead the country.
Obasanjo denied making such claim in a statement on Sunday by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, adding that he only advised Nigerians to vote candidates who will drive growth and development and make their lives better than it is now.
Obasanjo insists on his support for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Obasanjo, who had publicly resolved to work against President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, said only a fool will be neutral when their country was being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism, brazen impunity and denial of the obvious.
The statement read, “While Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is in Cairo to attend the maiden edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), of which he is Chairman of the Advisory Council, his attention has been drawn to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) with the headline “Atiku: Obasanjo Shifts Political Gear to Neutral.
“It is disingenuous, if not malicious, for anyone to suggest that Chief Obasanjo was being neutral when he chose not to use the Owu Convention as a platform for political campaign but instead adopt a communal and familial approach in talking to members of his Owu family.
“For the records, and as accurately reported by some media organisations, what the former president said at the convention in Iwo was that while he would not impress any candidates on them, Nigerians should vote for credible candidates who will drive growth and development and make their lives better than it is now.
“Only a fool will sit on the fence or be neutral when his or her country is being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism, brazen impunity and denial of the obvious.
“Chief Obasanjo is no such fool nor is he so unwise.”
He said Nigerians “must know that such change will not come if they remain inactive just complaining and complacent and they allow themselves to be deceived by sycophants and enemies of Nigeria.
“If they do not become active and get much needed change of the current administration to a government that will improve the economy, regain the confidence of investors and generally drive growth, development and economic progress with security, what is coming will be much worse than what Nigerians currently suffer.”
Anonymous
December 11, 2018 at 2:06 am
Stop playing God,foolish man.
In civilized countries, their past presidents don’t behave like you are doing. ‘Omo aije obe ri, ti ounja obe saya’.
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 10:22 pm
Buhari must go back to daura
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 6:54 pm
Are you serious?
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 2:30 pm
Jubril my Ass hole
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 12:00 pm
See his big nose
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 8:06 am
2019. We will all die of heart attack
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 8:05 am
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 7:58 am
In Biafra i trust
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 7:52 am
Baba don talk am
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 7:22 am
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 7:17 am
African Union Heads of State and Government have observed a minutes’s silence in the memory of late Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday during the 28th ordinary session of AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
During the official opening session of the AU Summit, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, the incumbent AU President, invited the African leaders to ovserve a minute’s silence in the memory of “our late brother,” the NIgeria President Muhammadu Buhari.
African leaders have gathered in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, to attend the Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union(AU).
The Summit, which is to take place from 30th to 31st January, will be preceded by a meeting of the Executive Council.
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 6:58 am
Where is our 16billion dollars meant for power?
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 7:12 am
Idiot leave my man alone usman-mumu
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 9:27 am
Usman M Kallamu
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 6:47 am
Please he is not Buhari but jubril of sudan parading itself as Buhari dead president will be disgraced very very soon
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 9:36 am
So u are one of the senseless people we are talking about, don’t worry,MMM is coming back I will call you to register. Idiot
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 6:37 am
And we are not neutral
We want Biafra Nation fully independent, you and your useless one Nigeria is just evil, Nigeria is the the British Slave camp in West Africa and must be disintegrated, disbanded and destroyed to save lives
Anonymous
December 10, 2018 at 6:33 am