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Abacha Almost Killed Me, Says Obasanjo by Adimine(m): 9:08am On Aug 23, 2015 |
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, stated that there
was no alternative to democracy, as he almost lost his life to a
dictator under a military rule.
He said this on Friday at his Presidential Hilltop residence in
Abeokuta, when officials of the National Association of Nigerian
Students and some students union leaders from various institutions
paid him a visit.
Obasanjo and some other retired military officers and civilians were
jailed in 1995 by the military government of the late Gen. Sani
Abacha, after he was found guilty by a military tribunal of
allegedly plotting to overthrow Abacha’s administration.
They were released after the dictator’s death in 1998.
Narrating his near-death experience under Abacha’s regime, the
former President said he would support the current democratic
dispensation led by President Muhammadu Buhari to succeed.
He said, “I will work for the success of this current dispensation.
There is no excuse, because there is no alternative to democracy.
“The alternative to democracy is worse than democracy. I experienced
that. Abacha put me in prison and I was about to be killed. If it
was under democracy (democratic rule), that would not happen.”
Obasanjo further said no matter what critics of President Buhari
might be saying, Nigerians had started to witness a Nigeria of their
dreams in the last two and half months.
He noted that the country had tottered toward the precipice so many
times, but God had not allowed it to tumble.
Obasanjo said, “When one takes a look at everything, the most
crucial and vital conclusion is that God loves Nigeria. The nation
has gone towards the precipice many times and Nigeria did not
tumble, this shows God is a Nigerian.
“Many had thought after the 2015 general elections Nigeria will be
no more. Some had sent their families abroad. Some know the
National Democratic Coalition route; I don’t know the NADECO
route.
“I don’t have anywhere to go. But to the surprise of many of
them, God did it in a miraculous way. The election took place,
though some did not want it to take place. But let us thank God it
took place. We must also thank those who conducted the elections.
“We thank God for peace even after the election. No single individual
is a paragon of perfection. There is no Messiah except Jesus
Christ. But there are people who still stick out their necks for the
good of Nigerians.
“Thank God we have such as a leader now. What we have witnessed
in the last two and a half months is that our dreams are coming
true. We must give unalloyed support to the government. Criticisms
that are objective and positive are welcome where necessary.”
Responding to a question on whether President Buhari took a right
decision by giving the military a November deadline to end Boko
Haram insurgency, the former president said it was a right decision.
He said setting a target was part of military war strategy to
measure the success or failure of a particular operation.
Obasanjo said, “President Muhammadu Buhari took a right decision
by telling the military to quash the Boko Haram insurgents by
November.
“It is not good to just leave everything open-ended. It is a strategy
in the military to set a target for any operation. This will enable
those concerned to work hard. Having a target is necessary. Even
if that target was not met, the people concerned would have
something to work with.”
Obasanjo cited the Nigerian Civil War as an example, saying the
military had set a six-month target to crush the Biafran renegades,
but the war extended to 30 months.
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Re: Abacha Almost Killed Me, Says Obasanjo by jaybee104(m): 9:10am On Aug 23, 2015 |
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Re: Abacha Almost Killed Me, Says Obasanjo by Nobody: 9:13am On Aug 23, 2015 |
Abacha made a mistake then for sparing Nigerians a nightmare that Odi and Zaki biam idigenes will never forget. Obj killed more Nigerians than Abacha - Fact |
Re: Abacha Almost Killed Me, Says Obasanjo by DaBullIT(m): 9:14am On Aug 23, 2015 |
Inside Obj's mind Them bin wan kill me die but [size=24pt]GODUWIN[/size] |
Re: Abacha Almost Killed Me, Says Obasanjo by jesussaves22: 9:23am On Aug 23, 2015 |
One of the mistakes of Abacha is his inability to finish obj. Maybe God would have pardon Abacha if he had killed obj |
Re: Abacha Almost Killed Me, Says Obasanjo by frodobee: 9:33am On Aug 23, 2015 |
That's why Abacha will be turning in his grave. |
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