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 lenght 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.

The former president had spoken last weekend in Abeokuta while addressing book writers as part of activities marking the Ake Arts and Book Festival.

“I rate this current administration below average,” Mr. Obasanjo said in response to a question about Mr. Jonathan’s performance.

The former president also said he deserved credit for helping an individual from a minority tribe become Nigeria’s President.

“Rather than take blame for bringing Jonathan to power, I should be taking credit,” he added

The Nigerian presidency responded Sunday, slamming Mr. Obasanjo and describing his rating as untrue and misleading.

In a statement in Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, said Mr. Obasanjo’s rating was at variance “with the facts on the ground”.

Mr. Okupe said President Jonathan had performed so well that “in terms of performance and achievements, no administration since 1960 when Nigeria gained independence from Britain, has done as much as that of President Jonathan”.

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Obasanjo is an Hypocrites on this one.

Obasanjo is too Dramatic.

The punch lines -
“when the head is rotten, the whole body is useless”

"The economy is in doldrums, if not in reverse,” he 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.”

LMAyedun:
Obasanjo is an Hypocrites on this one.

this old and dirty ape should go and sit down.

The ebora owu had spoken, let him who has ears hear, let him who has eye see and let him who has brains think.

Nigeria as a state needs more than.prayers now. Nigeria needs urgent and sincere leadership that is willing and ready to take on the cabal.

ikweremilitant:
this old and dirty ape should go and sit down.

He was also guilty of most of the allegations while he was in power.

yunglykmine:
He was also guilty of most of the allegations while he was in power.

Gbam!

yunglykmine:
He was also guilty of most of the allegations while he was in power.

That does not absolve Jonathan of being the most inept president since Nigeria became independent.
The scales are gradually falling off from everyone's eyes. Large chunk of Nigerian territory is now controlled by terrorists, the so called largest economy is a ruse.
Nigerians are not better off than they were four years ago.
Nothing to show for record high oil prices. How do you diversify the economy now when there's no electricity?

Obj.

On corruption, Mr. Obasanjo said, “when the head is rotten, the whole body is useless”

As simple as that.....

ilugunboy:


As simple as that.....

LOL!!!

LMAyedun:
LOL!!!

The other truth is......whatever Nigeria is today...OBJ cannot be absolve of blames....in actual fact, he would take a huge chunk of the blame.

The former president also said he deserved credit for helping an individual from a minority tribe become Nigeria’s President.

Credit? Making it seem outlandish

this old and dirty ape should go and sit down. IKWERREMILITANT: Please how will you feel when some say this and abuse your father?

With these latest points, I can confirm that Jonathan is now GONE finally next year
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken well again and again.
Imagine if Gowon, Shonekan and IBB can also state their positions clearly, the country might be better for it.
Jonathan must just GO next year...

ilugunboy:


The other truth is......whatever Nigeria is today...OBJ cannot be absolve of blames....in actual fact, he would take a huge chunk of the blame.

More like a case of a pot calling the kettle black.

[size=14pt]OBJ is practically describing himself[/size]

Imagine devil telling papiwater that He is evil.

Wetin man No go read for nairaland

Goddex:
[size=14pt]OBJ is practically describing himself[/size]

My point exactly.

The, Greatest undoing of Jonathan's government is that it does not see, hear or feel that there is any sense in any reasoning outside of his own reasoning. The effect is that Mr President and his effusive goons are locked out from reality. They live in Jupiter. And that is exactly why a monumental shock and rude awakening is likely to tap them on their shoulders come February next year.

Given the gullibility of the people of this country, if the party didn't give the Presidency to an unbearable failure like Jonathan, the PDP could have ruled this country for another 40 to 50 years. But Jonathan will now surely bring the madness to an end by imploding the behemoth machinery and oligarchy of impunity, lawlessness, corruption and misrule known as the PDP. PDP must vacate the center come February 2015. That is the only way forward for the democracy and development of this country.


Its high time we vote in a progressive that will replenish the Nation's Lost Glory. Let me leave you with the words of Jane Addams.

[size=15pt]"Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation."[/size] - Jane Addams

Typical OBJokes, no sense of irony.

Can anyone imagine the renowned exponent of "“do or die" making a statement like this, "Management of democracy without resorting to brute force and dictatorial tendencies must be cultivated,”

Just less than a decade and he has forgotten Odi, Zakibiam, Anambra State, illegal state of emergency in Jos, kidnapping Bayelsa legislators to impeach a duly elected governor (under duress) and so on. No wonder, the sub-human clown can't even remember his own age!

"Hypocrite" is too tame a word to use on Objoke.

LMAyedun:
Obasanjo is an Hypocrites on this one.

A very big hypocrite for that, OBJ is even worst than GEJ he is vilifying.

This man endorsed GEJ, knowing fully well he is evil So I will conclude by saying that OBJ is the greater evil.

LMAyedun:
The punch lines -
“when the head is rotten, the whole body is useless”

"The economy is in doldrums, if not in reverse,” he 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.”

Simple

even yoruba's knw dt obj is evil dt is why dey call him ebora owu... wicked obj...

"If you don't allow me to sit in Otta farm and detect for you in Aso Rock ,hell will let loose " Said Obj to GEJ.




No way Obj. Nigerians are wiser.

Was there anything like Opposition during Obasanjo's tenure?
He stifled everything from Local government to Federal level.

Nigeria, I understand this country better everyday. Obj talking about destroying opposition and corruption.

Haha, and so it begins

Obj should do more I strongly believe that he can do more than this 80% of the problem that nigeria encounter today was caused by obj you successfully imposed jonathan on nigeria you that brought him you will be able to eliminate him obj own nigeria apology he should come out and denounce jonathan in the public people dweller in urban and rural area should know reason they should not vote jonathan in 2015 because if jonathan second time build was successful in 2015 nigeria will doom

Aigbofa:


That does not absolve Jonathan of being the most inept president since Nigeria became independent.
The scales are gradually falling off from everyone's eyes. Large chunk of Nigerian territory is now controlled by terrorists, the so called largest economy is a ruse.
Nigerians are not better off than they were four years ago.
Nothing to show for record high oil prices. How do you diversify the economy now when there's no electricity?

obasanjos govt was as worse as GEJ's......he is hypocritical....he should stop these things he is an elderly man.....why is he over heating the polity