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Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Omooba77: 6:11pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Nigeria’s former ruler Olusegun Obasanjo has said democracy is taking root in Africa but warned that rising political stars would struggle to unseat old leaders unless they join forces during elections. Obasanjo, who was a military ruler for three years from 1976 and then a civilian leader from 1999 to 2007, said African countries were making progress towards democracy, but much more remains to be done. Speaking to AFP following the launch in Johannesburg on Wednesday night of a book he co-authored on democracy in Africa, Obasanjo said: “Yes we are (making progress)” towards democracy. “Africa will get to where it needs to be,” he predicted. “Thirty years ago election was an aberration in Africa, today no election is an aberration,” he said in the interview. “Even those (rulers) who want to remain (in power)… they still go through some form of election. “It’s what somebody called autocratic competitiveness. They are still autocratic, but they try to show that they are competitive through election.” But Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema said that despite democratic progress registered elsewhere on the continent, some countries in the southern African region were moving backwards. “We have a re-emergence of authoritarian regimes, and there is regression in the democratic space in our region. We need to reverse this very quickly,” he told AFP, mentioning Zimbabwe and his own country Zambia as examples. Obasanjo, 82, also urged young and upcoming African politicians to get their act together if they are to unseat old African leaders — many of them septuagenarians and octogenarians who have been holding on to power for decades — through elections. “If the youth think that they will get into power on a platter, they are not getting it right,” he said in the interview. “They will have to snatch it, those (ageing leaders) will not go.” Obasanjo co-wrote the book “Democracy Works — Rewiring Politics to Africa’s Advantage” with Zimbabwe’s ex-finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti and two other authors. Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who also spoke at the event, said Africa had “come a long way”, but that there was still room for improvement as she bemoaned “the recycling of the same leaders https://www.independent.ng/buhari-autocratic-too-old-to-rule-obasanjo-tells-world-leaders-in-s-africa/ 3 Likes |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by omoolorire(m): 6:44pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Ok 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Omooba77: 6:49pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
May God help Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by saaron(m): 6:51pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Buhari is not just old and authocratic, he is a Thief. There will never be honor for a thief with a stolen mandate. 12 Likes |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by buhariguy(m): 7:03pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Omooba77:but op can lie ooo, were did you see buhari autocratic and too old to Rule. 4 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Omooba77: 7:05pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
buhariguy: Hope you can read sir, abi you want lalasticlala to interprete to you 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by buhariguy(m): 7:07pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
saaron:i have be looking for you, i thought you were dead, so you have to come up with the idea of stolen mandate, just to console yourself. shame on you. 3 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by AroleOduduwa2: 7:08pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Obasanjo firing Buhari from all angles 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by chriskosherbal(m): 7:09pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
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Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by buhariguy(m): 7:13pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Omooba77:better change the title of this rubbish to ’’some Africa leaders are autocratic and too old to Rule’’ if not, it Will not go FP. 2 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by orion7: 7:15pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
obasanjo punching buhari from back and front |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Johnnyessence(m): 7:20pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Obasanjo laments over the poor education in Northern part of Nigeria ...says its the region with Boko Haram insurgency because of poor education ��� https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzHUbtaaTE |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Omooba77: 7:28pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
buhariguy: Tell Independent to do so.....Lol |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by jpphilips(m): 7:37pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Omooba77: Can someone show me where the article mentioned "Buhari" or "Nigeria" While at it, please what is the name of the so called "world leaders" that attended? 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Xisnin(m): 7:50pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Who doesn't know this already? |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Wiseandtrue(f): 8:25pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Buhari, your school was not even in existence when you attended!!! So where is your certificate Shame on WAEC shall for not verifying before issuing the certificate! |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by KidsNEXTdoor: 8:53pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Buhari is a failure whose only achievement in office is to gallivant round the world and take pictures while the masses suffer in penury Buhari is a calamity |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Omooba77: 11:31pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
Boutifileka has been retired! |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by SilasNwude: 11:34pm On Mar 28, 2019 |
saaron:a criminal terrorist bastard burukutu sipping gorilla mumuhamado mumuharii Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin Thunder scatter aisha masha Allah amin if you hate Buhari like i do gather here for selfie 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by dante0147: 3:59am On Mar 29, 2019 |
People don’t know Obasanjo is a well respected leader outside Nigeria ... They prefer to listen to him than to listen to that deaf lifeless dumbo called Buhari.. |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by ican2020: 5:44am On Mar 29, 2019 |
buhariguy:are you a monitoring spirit? 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by helinues: 5:57am On Mar 29, 2019 |
Ah bla bla bla.. Obasanjo is currently irrelevant |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by helinues: 5:59am On Mar 29, 2019 |
Omooba77: Not yet oo |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Aboki99(m): 6:19am On Mar 29, 2019 |
The OBJ that sought for a third term and failed? Shameless, ugly old man! 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by lexyking(m): 6:28am On Mar 29, 2019 |
First of all Buhari is not older than Malaysian president and he's note half as autocratic as Donald trump and the last time I checked these two nations were doing just fine. Please note that I'm not holding brief for Buhari or his party, I just don't like the idea of Obasanjo and his pdp allies using every means possible to blackmail Buhari internationally while this might look right to them and there supporters, the end result isn't always perfect because this western nations don't give a sh*t what happens to us they are only after there interests. So by inviting these super powers to interfere in what is clearly our national problems goes a long way to show the kind of leaders that Obasanjo and his cronies are. because no true patriot of any nation invites a super power into her own domestic affairs without been ready to be a stooge for them, and if this is what Obasanjo and pdp wants, then it's a shame |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by lexyking(m): 6:30am On Mar 29, 2019 |
First of all Buhari is not older than Malaysian president and he's not half as autocratic as Donald trump and the last time I checked these two nations were doing just fine. Please not that I'm note holding brief for Buhari or his party, I just don't like the idea of Obasanjo and his pdp allies using every means possible to blackmail Buhari internationally while this might look right to them and there supporters, the end result isn't always perfect because this western nations don't give a sh*t what happens to us they are only after there interests. So by inviting these super powers to interfere in what is clearly our national problems goes a long way to show the kind of leaders that Obasanjo and his cronies are. because no true patriot of any nation invites a super power into her own domestic affairs without been ready to be a stooge for them, and if this is what Obasanjo and pdp wants, then it's a shame |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by tribalistseun: 6:42am On Mar 29, 2019 |
Obasanjo will destroy the lifeless one abroad |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by backnbeta(f): 6:47am On Mar 29, 2019 |
lexyking:The two presidents are smarter than Buhari...that's what makes the difference. 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by BuhariAdvocate: 6:51am On Mar 29, 2019 |
Obasanjo is a useless man .we are happy with buhari administration. |
Re: Buhari Autocratic, Too Old To Rule, Obasanjo Tells World Leaders In S/Africa by Sirjamo: 7:39am On Mar 29, 2019 |
Obasanjo that tried to bribe his way into life presidency is referring to Buhari as autocratic! Orisirisi |
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