*Justifies Buhari's frequent foreign trips *Says no regret putting Jonathan forward as President By Gabriel Olawale, with agency repiorts LAGOS — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed angst against those asking him to account for recovered Abacha loot, describing them as illiterates and stupid people. He also said there was nothing wrong in President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent trips as, according to him, Nigeria needs to be in touch with important centres of the world. Obasanjo, who stated this in an interview, weekend, said the role of his office was to facilitate the recovery process and not how it was put to use. He said: “They said the money recovered from Abacha, I should account for it. What stupidity! The man who asked for it, the man who gave the judgement or who answered them are all stupid, with due respect. “I don’t keep account, all Abacha loots were sent to Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and every bit of it was reported to Minister of Finance. My job was to write where we can get help to recover the money. Olusegun Obasanjo "Every penny that comes out of it went to CBN, so if they want to know what happened to the money, they should call CBN governor or call the Minister of Finance. “But again, it shows ignorance, total ignorance, which is lacking and you wonder, are these people educated? They can also approach the man who helped us in recovering process to give the list of money recovered and where he took it.” On fluctuating oil price On fluctuating oil price, Obasanjo said President Buhari was lucky than he was, saying: “When I assumed office in 1999, I inherited $3.7 billion in reserve, while Buhari met $30 billion, almost 10 times of what I met then, and the price of oil then was $9. When it got to $20, I was dancing. “I know the price is down now and with time, it will jump up again. What Buhari is doing currently is preparing ground for Nigeria to take advantage when it goes up again.” Justifies Buhari's frequent foreign trips Obasanjo, who justified Buhari's frequent foreign trips, said President Buhari needed to get involved in the world. He said: “He needs to be known and to know people. How do you make friends and influence people except you know them and this cannot happen if he sits in Aso Villa, especially in a situation that we found ourselves, a situation where we have bad image in the world, a situation where we need to play leadership role, especially in Africa, because during Jonathan’s administration, Nigeria was not on the table.” On Biafra agitation Obasanjo, who described the Biafra agitation as a platform for people of the South East to make their voices heard, insisted that Biafra was dead. He said: “I sympathise with people agitating in the country, but what Nigeria needs to do now is to get our economy back on track. When you have a bad economic situation, such is expected. So I did not see their cause as a threat but I see it as a platform to get their voices heard. “Like I said on January 15, the important, authentic leaders of the South- East are concerned about economic situation of Nigeria and I believe when the situation changes tomorrow, these young people will sing a new song.” No regret putting Jonathan forward as President While expressing no regrets in facilitating the emergence of former President Goodluck Jonathan as President, Obasanjo said his objective had been achieved by making a minority group to produce the president of Nigeria. He said: “I believe that Nigeria politics will be strengthened even more if we have the opportunity to allow the minority in its own right to emerge as President, and I do not have any apology for anybody because the purpose I wanted Nigeria to achieve had been achieved. “That any Nigerian can become president, it is not a regret for Nigeria and for me because Nigeria gave him that opportunity, he used, abused, misused as he wished and at the appropriate time, Nigerians said thank you for what you have done and what you have not done and Nigeria said bye bye, which is the beauty
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Conversely, it is the man who lacked the capacity to account for the money he requested that is the illiterate.

Mr. Obasanjo, the bucks stopped at your table as the president, therefore, you are the illiterate in this context.

To the contrary, Nigeria was much more on the world table when GEJ was there than now. You met 3 billion dollars in reserves and oil price at 9 dollar per barrel. And yet you did your best.

But, the crying baby Buhari met 30 billion dollars in reserves and price per barrel at 4x more than you did and yet is still confused on what to do one year after.

Rather than come out clean and scold the Daura dulllard, mba!, you chose the soft target GEJ to whip. No country progresses this way. Pure hypocrisy.

This man sha.
In other words, Buhari has no excuse

Op is a fool. .. See the news source to confirm

Pheals:
Op is a fool. .. See the news source to confirm

pls what made him a fool?

egalitarian78:
pls what made him a fool?

The thread title and the source!! Let me close it then

Like Fashola, like OBJ, I don't sign cheques.

Why are these people quick to evade responsibilities while at the same time best in blaming others?

Pheals:


The thread title and the source!! Let me close it then

lazy girl, read the news and u will see where he also said in his time oil price was $9. o de'

Pheals:


The thread title and the source!! Let me close it then

lazy girl, read the news and see where he said Buhari met $30b while he met $3b with oil price @ $9

Now we know.. so how did he spend it?

Rapidx:
Conversely, it is the man who lacked the capacity to account for the money he requested that is the illiterate.

Mr. Obasanjo, the bucks stopped at your table as the president, therefore, you are the illiterate in this context.

To the contrary, Nigeria was much more on the world table when GEJ was there than now. You met 3 billion dollars in reserves and oil price at 9 dollar per barrel. And yet you did your best.

But, the crying baby Buhari met 30 billion dollars in reserves and price per barrel at 4x more than you did and yet is still confused on what to do one year after.

Rather than come out clean and scold the Daura dulllard, mba!, you chose the soft target GEJ to whip. No country progresses this way. Pure hypocrisy.

That Nigeria could survive in 1999 with $3bn reserve and $9 oil price does not necessarily mean the $30bn inherited in 2016 is better. Remember we now have much much higher bills to pay (salaries etc) and there is a much higher demand for forex .

obailala:
That Nigeria could survive in 1999 with $3bn reserve and $9 oil price does not necessarily mean the $30bn inherited in 2016 is better. Remember we now have much much higher bills to pay (salaries etc) and there is a much higher demand for forex .

Well, the subtle message behind OBJ's to Buhari is that there is no room for excuses. That the present economic uncertainty is uncalled for. Not much has changed in the value of 30 billion do!Lars now vizavis what it could have valued in 1999.

That's why he's got an economic management team, if any.

Buhari has got so many misplaced priorities. Again, read OBJ's brush-over subtle message on Biafra, a situation he equally encountered. But Buhari is simply occupied with wickedness, so much so he's got little time for progressive agenda.

Obasanjo, who stated this in an interview, weekend, said the role of his office was to facilitate the recovery process and not how it was put to use. He said: “They said the money recoveredfrom Abacha, I should account for it. What stupidity! The man who asked for it, the man who gave the judgement or who answered them are all silly, with due respect. “I don’t keep account, all Abacha loots were sent to Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and every bit of it was reported to Minister of Finance. My job was to writewhere we can get help to recover the money. Olusegun Obasanjo "Every penny that comes out of it went to CBN, so if they want to know what happened to the money, they should call CBN governor or call the Minister of Finance. “But again, it shows ignorance, totalignorance, which is lacking and you wonder, are these people educated? They can also approach the man whohelped us in recovering process to give the list of money recovered and where he took it.”

Baba just borrowed Oga Fashola's line

Another bombshell from OBJ

obailala:
That Nigeria could survive in 1999 with $3bn reserve and $9 oil price does not necessarily mean the $30bn inherited in 2016 is better. Remember we now have much much higher bills to pay (salaries etc) and there is a much higher demand for forex .

Offcourse, the Nigerian budget in 1999 was less than a trillion naira, i remember it was about 980 billion naira then, compared to a proposed 6 thrillion naira now.

Rapidx:
Conversely, it is the man who lacked the capacity to account for the money he requested that is the illiterate.

Mr. Obasanjo, the bucks stopped at your table as the president, therefore, you are the illiterate in this context.

To the contrary, Nigeria was much more on the world table when GEJ was there than now. You met 3 billion dollars in reserves and oil price at 9 dollar per barrel. And yet you did your best.

But, the crying baby Buhari met 30 billion dollars in reserves and price per barrel at 4x more than you did and yet is still confused on what to do one year after.

Rather than come out clean and scold the Daura dulllard, mba!, you chose the soft target GEJ to whip. No country progresses this way. Pure hypocrisy.

I am not in Nigeria but are some Nigerians, maybe youths, becoming dulle.r than ever before? How can anyone compare 1999 to 2016 - a 17 year difference?

Imagine comparing the requirements / responsibilities of a baby to an adult or a 1 year old to an 18 year old? What was the budget in then compared to now in 2016? What was the population then and now? How about other economic factors? Inflation? Balance of trade? Forex? If you must criticize, do it objectively! All these wailers continue to demonstrate that common reasoning skills and intelligent analysis is not their forte.