Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has again blasted the Federal Government for always giving unnecessary excuses and not doing enough in rescuing the country out of its present challenges.

He made this known while hosting a group of young professionals under the aegis of Nigerian Young Professionals Forum and New Nigeria 2019 in Abeokuta, Ogun State.


He advised the youth to take charge of their destiny instead of waiting for tomorrow that may never come, urging them to ignore excuses from leaders he described as incompetent and ineffective.

Obasanjo suggested that a coalition of all the movements in the country and poaching of the ‘uninfected members’ of the leprous APC and PDP to join the mass coalitions, would bring about the needed change in leadership in 2019.

“The point is this: the way to wrest power is to know that those that are there, you have to carry them along so that they will willingly (yield space).. so that they will not be frightened, they will not be intimidated.

“But this time, for us to make it, we need all hands on deck. You see, I have publicly said and I mean it, that as a party, neither PDP nor APC can get us there as they have been.


“Never mind about reforms and apology and all that. And yet we have to get there. I asked one of the foundation members of PDP, the PDP when we started, was it a grassroots party? He said it was an elitist party.

“Really, we have never had the so-called grassroots party. Even NEPU which we could say is the nearest, was not grassroot enough.

“And I believe strongly that we must have a strong popular grassroots movement to bring about the change, sustainability and stability that we need in our democracy and development.

“I am happy to meet with you but don’t take anything for granted. There will be a lot of work that we have to do.


“What those I call power addicts would want to do is to divide you based on gender, age, tribe, religion and region. You have one commonality – interest of Nigeria.

“And it doesn’t matter where you come from. We had that interest. The truth is this: when you have an ineffective and incompetent government, we are all victims.

“And don’t let anybody deceive you. Those of you who are in business, your business could have been better today if we have a competent and effective and performing government.

“As I said, stop giving excuses; we met challenges. If there are no challenges, then we wouldn’t need you to come. You come in because you know there are challenges and then giving us excuse that you have many challenges, that is why you haven’t achieved results.

“And then you still want to go. The first lesson I learnt in my military training is never reinforce failure. What we have now is failure. Never you reinforce failure. Let failure be failure.

“And if you do not see what you should see, you will then be a victim of what you don’t like because it’s only when you see what you should see and you do what you should do that you put away what you do not like. And if you don’t see what you should see and you don’t do what you should do, you will be a victim of what you don’t like.

“But let us bring together all these movements because we are pursuing the same thing. If we allow ourselves to be take piecemeal, it is finished. Now if we are together… Yes, I said you cannot take PDP as it is and APC as it is; but they are not all made of evil people.

“There are good people. I said PDP is leprous hand, APC is leprous hand, but there are some clean fingers in them. So, let’s take those clean fingers in them and graft the clean fingers in our own.

“That is the way to go and if we go that way, we will get there, we will move together, and we will will move fast and we will move far,” Obasanjo said.


https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2018/04/02/2019-obasanjo-blasts-buhari-reveals-kick-office/amp/


Lalasticlala

Buhary is a monumental failure.

Buhari is finished ask Abacha and Jonathan what happens when you OBJ turns his back on you.

Unfortunately, he was speaking the fact

The Question is ' who is going to be the one?' If we Have to kick buhari out.who is the competent candidate we should vote for

So are people really interested in voting buhari again?

buhari is a terrorist,that deserve to be president of iraq,syria or afghanistan,not nigeria

If Obasanjo didnt have a hidden agenda of his own where he will be controlling whoever takes over power come 2019,he just said the gospel truth.


Lets just pray that Buhari should concede defeat like GEJ because from his body language,he doesnt mind soaking the blood of the baboon and the gorrila

".........The truth is this: when you have an ineffective and incompetent government, we are all victims."
The first lesson I learnt in my military training is never reinforce failure. What we have now is failure. Never you reinforce failure. Let failure be failure.
OBJ that open confessed that Buhari does not know economics yet helped to foist the unimaginable calamity on Nigeria as APC navigator.
God punish you.

Paperwhite:
".........The truth is this: when you have an ineffective and incompetent government, we are all victims."
The first lesson I learnt in my military training is never reinforce failure. What we have now is failure. Never you reinforce failure. Let failure be failure.
OBJ that open confessed that Buhari does not know economics yet helped to foist the unimaginable calamity on Nigeria as APC navigator.
God punish you.

Don't mind him...
Old age and personal selfish ambition has made Obj to speak from both sides of his mouth...
But bros....those three last words of urs...l no join o...at all

irumole ton je fried rice has spoken

Without been sentimental, it obvious Apc / PDP cannot save Nigeria but what is the way forward?.
Another problem is those people that can defend these two parties with their lives.

omowolewa:
Unfortunately, he was speaking the fact

OUR ONLY PROBLEM NOW IS YORUBA MUSLIMS

he should just leave Nigeria alone ......




after all 2019 is coming soon ....

Remove Buhari from Asorock and 99.5% of nigeria's problems and challenges will evaporate as if they were never there. Ask yourself this question: what were the nigerians' problems before this shithole president got elected?

tspouse:
The Question is ' who is going to be the one?' If we Have to kick buhari out.who is the competent candidate we should vote for

is there anything wrong you voting me

IJOBA2:
OUR ONLY PROBLEM NOW IS YORUBA MUSLIMS

I was wondering how long it would take for some bigoted mo.ron to show up and inject tribalism into the discussion, and sure enough, it happened within the very first page of comments! You and your tomfoolery illustrate the very reason why Nigeria is stuck with incompetent leaders like GEJ and Buhari: how can candidates be subjected to proper scrutiny when every damned thing is seized upon by fo.ols obsessed with tribal attacks? You have the quality of government your stupidity deserves.

omohayek:

I was wondering how long it would take for some bigoted mo.ron to show up and inject tribalism into the discussion, and sure enough, it happened within the very first page of comments! You and your tomfoolery illustrate the very reason why Nigeria is stuck with incompetent leaders like GEJ and Buhari: how can candidates be subjected to proper scrutiny when every damned thing is seized upon by fo.ols obsessed with tribal attacks? You have the quality of government your stupidity deserves.

FIRST OF, GO AND SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF THE WORD "TRIBALISM" IN YOUR DICTIONARY. YALL PRODUCTS OF MAKARANTA (QURANIC SCHOOL) SHOULD CHECK IJOBA2 SIGNATURE VERY WELL BEFORE CALLING HIM A TRIBALIST

IJOBA2:
FIRST OF, GO AND SEARCH FOR THE MEANING OF THE WORD "TRIBALISM" IN YOUR DICTIONARY. YALL PRODUCTS OF MAKARANTA (QURANIC SCHOOL) SHOULD CHECK IJOBA2 SIGNATURE VERY WELL BEFORE CALLING HIM A TRIBALIST

Great, another brain-damaged nutjob who thinks typing in all-caps makes his gibberish seem profound! Get lost, fruitcake.

omohayek:

Great, another brain-damaged nutjob who thinks typing in all-caps makes his gibberish seem profound! Get lost, fruitcake.

YOU NEED TO PAY HOMAGE TO EMIR OF IWO LAND... E NOR EASY AT ALL

Old age they say comes with wisdom but in the case of OBJ, selfishness comes with old age.

He helped destroy the previous govt just because Gej never allowed him control his govt.

Your third force will never work because people has lost confidence in you.

Better stop castigating PDP and try get it back to power cos it's the only true political party in Nigeria.

IJOBA2:
YOU NEED TO PAY HOMAGE TO EMIR OF IWO LAND... E NOR EASY AT ALL

Fine, I'll start doing so after you start taking your anti-psychotic medication, which you're past overdue taking, going by the fecal matter dribbling uncontrollably from that rancid orifice you call a mouth.

omohayek:

Fine, I'll start doing so after you start taking your anti-psychotic medication, which you're past overdue taking, going by the fecal matter dribbling uncontrollably from that rancid orifice you call a mouth.

ARE THEY GONNA ALLOW EMIR OF YORUBA LAND TO SIGHT MOON NOW

“There are good people. I said PDP is leprous hand, APC is leprous hand, but there are some clean fingers in them. So, let’s take those clean fingers in them and graft the clean fingers in our own.

“That is the way to go and if we go that way, we will get there, we will move together, and we will will move fast

Who was he referring to when he said "WE"
Was he not part of the people who re-branded this failure and sold it to us?
Obasanjo should not start making us feel he is part of us.
He is only out for his selfish interest.
When a hand is leprous, it starts with the fingers. He should just admit that he brought this failure on us.
At the junction, I believe I am speaking the mind of 70% Nigerians when I say OBJ's advice is no longer needed.
We will find solutions to our problems ourselves.

Its our future not his
Neither is it his children's because he has used their's even to the third generation.
You can never here any obasanjo again except him for a century.

“As I said, stop giving excuses; we met challenges. If there are no challenges, then we wouldn’t need you to come. You come in because you know there are challenges and then giving us excuse that you have many challenges, that is why you haven’t achieved results.

“And then you still want to go. The first lesson I learnt in my military training is never reinforce failure. What we have now is failure. Never you reinforce failure. Let failure be failure.--- Olusegun Obasanjo 2018

tspouse:
The Question is ' who is going to be the one?' If we Have to kick buhari out.who is the competent candidate we should vote for

lets give Nnwakwo kanu a chance...
I KNOW HE WILL MAKE US PROUD

tspouse:
The Question is ' who is going to be the one?' If we Have to kick buhari out.who is the competent candidate we should vote for

_vote_Nwankwo_Kano

lytech1:
lets give Nnwakwo kanu a chance... I KNOW HE WILL MAKE US PROUD

_yess_oo