On November 20, 1999, a detachment of Nigerian troops arrived in an oil-rich community in the Niger Delta. Having arrived their destination, the soldiers set to work; deploying machine guns, bombs and helicopter gunships to deal ruthlessly with enemy. By the time operation was over, 2,483 civilians including women and children had been massacred.

Welcome to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s Nigeria, the same man who yesterday wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari detailing why he doesn’t deserve a second term. Since the letter went public, Nigerians have been agog with reactions. Not surprisingly the traditional media have sought opinions on, discussed and analysed the letter as if Nigerians needed it before the current economic situation could be appraised.

The prevailing reaction from Nigerians so far has been to shower encomiums on Obasanjo for his perceived statesmanship. A close perusal of the letter will show nothing extraordinary. As expected, Obasanjo portrayed himself as an elder statesman who since leaving office, worked tirelessly for the good of Nigeria and Africa in general.

He painted a humble picture of how he tried to steer former President Goodluck Jonathan on the right path and then resorted to tearing his PDP card to signify his exit from politics when Jonathan would not listen to reason. Obasanjo painstakingly explained his decision to throw his weight behind Muhammadu Buhari because there was no ‘better choice’ and recounted the efforts he made to advice Buhari on governance; all sacrifices on his part make sure the Nigeria’s democracy succeeded. Unfortunately to Obasanjo’s dismay, all his efforts have been rewarded with gross incompetence and outright obtuseness from the Buhari administration. So you can imagine his pain in having to write this letter, denouncing his former military comrade and urging him not to seek re-election.

As much as I would like to join the horde of gullible Nigerians with short memory to extol Obasanjo for his selflessness, his antecedents constrain me. It was no other person but Obasanjo whose administration implemented the sharia law; the same law that has been used as an excuse over the years to randomly kill Christians on the slightest pretext and forcefully marry Christian girls living in the north. Who ordered the Zaki-Ibiam and Odi massacres? Odi by the way has yet to recover from that bloodbath. Who was Nigeria’s civilian President when Bola Ige, Funsho Williams and a host of other politicians were assassinated? Mind you, these murders have remained unresolved till date. What about the random impeachment of state governors and the declaration of state of emergency in states during peace time? Have Nigerians forgotten so soon the Kaduna ethno-religious crisis in which over 1000 Nigerians lost their lives?

Who ceded Bakassi to Cameroun just because he was angling after a position in the United Nations? Was that singular action not akin to treason? His selfish ambition uprooted thousands from their ancestral homes and till date, they have not been resettled. Who tried to foist his third term ambition on Nigerians? Who was he that threw his weight behind a terminally ill man, recommending him as the best candidate for Presidency in 2007? By refusing to pick a healthy, competent candidate, Obasanjo threw this nation into a crisis and costs us thousands, nay millions in foreign currency when Yar Adua’s clique kept him abroad for months, refusing to relinquish power, thereby holding the Nigerian state to ransom.

It is this same self-seeking man, who supported Buhari in 2015 knowing full well that he was not capable of fulfilling his campaign promises, that is now writing letters for attention and calling for a coalition. Unfortunately Nigerians forget so easily, that is why educated and seemingly enlightened Nigerians like Reno Omokri, Reuben Abati, and the Peoples’ Democratic Party, supposedly an opposition party, are eulogizing Obasanjo for pointing out facts that even grandmothers in the village are well aware of. Obasanjo is no statesman and Nigerians would do well to avoid him and any candidate he endorses in the 2019 Presidential elections. Or is there anyone left in this country who doesn’t know Buhari has failed and shouldn’t seek re-election?


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did he lie?

Bull shi.t

Did he lie?
Did he raise valid points?

Pack well joor

Obasanjo has no electoral value. Just because he wrote a letter some years ago that sent shivers down the spine of the former president who was a heavily drunk coward, abdicating from office because of an old retired ex-general , doesn't mean the same strategy will work with others.

The Ebola of owu never fools me. He's a treacherous devil that's looking to extricate himself from all the atrocities he has committed through the ages. Indeed, Nigerians are a gullible bunch.

Op spot on. Obj is as ambitious and foolish as buhari is. He should keep quiet and do sleep

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BiteofBenin:
On November 20, 1999, a detachment of Nigerian troops arrived in an oil-rich community in the Niger Delta. Having arrived their destination, the soldiers set to work; deploying machine guns, bombs and helicopter gunships to deal ruthlessly with enemy. By the time operation was over, 2,483 civilians including women and children had been massacred.

Welcome to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s Nigeria, the same man who yesterday wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari detailing why he doesn’t deserve a second term. Since the letter went public, Nigerians have been agog with reactions. Not surprisingly the traditional media have sought opinions on, discussed and analysed the letter as if Nigerians needed it before the current economic situation could be appraised.

The prevailing reaction from Nigerians so far has been to shower encomiums on Obasanjo for his perceived statesmanship. A close perusal of the letter will show nothing extraordinary. As expected, Obasanjo portrayed himself as an elder statesman who since leaving office, worked tirelessly for the good of Nigeria and Africa in general.

He painted a humble picture of how he tried to steer former President Goodluck Jonathan on the right path and then resorted to tearing his PDP card to signify his exit from politics when Jonathan would not listen to reason. Obasanjo painstakingly explained his decision to throw his weight behind Muhammadu Buhari because there was no ‘better choice’ and recounted the efforts he made to advice Buhari on governance; all sacrifices on his part make sure the Nigeria’s democracy succeeded. Unfortunately to Obasanjo’s dismay, all his efforts have been rewarded with gross incompetence and outright obtuseness from the Buhari administration. So you can imagine his pain in having to write this letter, denouncing his former military comrade and urging him not to seek re-election.

As much as I would like to join the horde of gullible Nigerians with short memory to extol Obasanjo for his selflessness, his antecedents constrain me. It was no other person but Obasanjo whose administration implemented the sharia law; the same law that has been used as an excuse over the years to randomly kill Christians on the slightest pretext and forcefully marry Christian girls living in the north. Who ordered the Zaki-Ibiam and Odi massacres? Odi by the way has yet to recover from that bloodbath. Who was Nigeria’s civilian President when Bola Ige, Funsho Williams and a host of other politicians were assassinated? Mind you, these murders have remained unresolved till date. What about the random impeachment of state governors and the declaration of state of emergency in states during peace time? Have Nigerians forgotten so soon the Kaduna ethno-religious crisis in which over 1000 Nigerians lost their lives?

Who ceded Bakassi to Cameroun just because he was angling after a position in the United Nations? Was that singular action not akin to treason? His selfish ambition uprooted thousands from their ancestral homes and till date, they have not been resettled. Who tried to foist his third term ambition on Nigerians? Who was he that threw his weight behind a terminally ill man, recommending him as the best candidate for Presidency in 2007? By refusing to pick a healthy, competent candidate, Obasanjo threw this nation into a crisis and costs us thousands, nay millions in foreign currency when Yar Adua’s clique kept him abroad for months, refusing to relinquish power, thereby holding the Nigerian state to ransom.

It is this same self-seeking man, who supported Buhari in 2015 knowing full well that he was not capable of fulfilling his campaign promises, that is now writing letters for attention and calling for a coalition. Unfortunately Nigerians forget so easily, that is why educated and seemingly enlightened Nigerians like Reno Omokri, Reuben Abati, and the Peoples’ Democratic Party, supposedly an opposition party, are eulogizing Obasanjo for pointing out facts that even grandmothers in the village are well aware of. Obasanjo is no statesman and Nigerians would do well to avoid him and any candidate he endorses in the 2019 Presidential elections. Or is there anyone left in this country who doesn’t know Buhari has failed and shouldn’t seek re-election?


Read More https://biteofbenin..com.ng/2018/01/nigerians-beware-fformerarmer-from-ota.html

[/s]Aboki, Stop posting trash.