₦airaland Forum

Former President Olusegun
Obasanjo has again torn at
President Goodluck Jonathan,
saying Nigerian democracy
remained at risk due to the
action of the present
administration.
Speaking at a book Launch in
honour of the pioneer chairman
of the Independent Corrupt
Practices Commission, ICPC,
Mustapha Akanbi, in Abuja, Mr.
Obasanjo, who is the Chairman
of the occasion, said the
president should stop
encouraging ‘verbal violence
which may not physically hurt
but has ways of degenerating
into physical violence’.
Mr. Obasanjo said the greatest
indictment against any
administration is to be seen
trying to destroy opposition of
all sorts which invariably mean
destroying democracy.
“Management of democracy
without resorting to brute force
and dictatorial tendencies must
be cultivated,” the former
President said.
“As a leader, you must not
deliberately do evil or condone
evil. You should know that you
will one day give account to
God, you may cover up here, but
before God, there is no cover
up.”
The former president also spoke
at length on the President’s
handling of the Boko Haram
insurgency, corruption, the
economy and youth
unemployment.
On insecurity, Mr. Obasanjo said
Boko Haram is not out to
“frustrate anyone’s political
efforts” and lamented that it
took Mr. Jonathan the years
to fully understand the menace.
On corruption, Mr. Obasanjo
said, “when the head is rotten,
the whole body is useless”
On the economy, he said Nigeria
would continue to sink deeper
and that what Nigerians are told
about the state of the economy
“is not truly what the economy
is”.
“The economy is in doldrums, if
not in reverse,” he said.
Mr. Obasanjo’s latest attack on
the President is coming seven
days after he rated Mr.
Jonathan’s performance as
below average.

Obj and GEJ

only a thief knows the path of a thief. Baba knows what is truly going on because he has disciples up there.

agreed OBJ didnt rule well, However everything he said happens to be our present day reality....

We can only hope that things will change..

God bless Nigeria

he is d only one that can tame him.
if you can survive from obasanjo then you can survive the world- GADDAFI

I don't like the way this man talks,
if u want to criticise let it be constructive.
Saying GEJ is playing the politics of destroying the opposition is out of place.
I expect this man to use his elderstatemanship to quench the inferno that's about to consume this country and not to fuel it the more.

Pls let him be discreet in his judgement!!!!

Afteral he had his own shortcomings when he ruled, though he's my tribe man from owu, i think old age is catching up with him, he needs to retire if possible from public interviews before he causes more harm than good.

Baba i respect u alot pls try to be fatherly!!!!

Samunique:
I don't like the way this man talks,
if u want to criticise let it be constructive.
Saying GEJ is playing the politics of destroying the opposition is out of place.
I expect this man to use his elderstatemanship to quench the inferno that's about to consume this country and not to fuel it the more.

Why do people like shying away from the truth?

holatin:
he is d only one that can tame him.
if you can survive from obasanjo then you can survive the world- GADDAFI

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No point!

GEJ till 2014 (impeachment) or disgrace at the polls whichever comes first!

prince088:
Why do people like shying away from the truth?

Which truth? To you OBJ is now a saint bcs he criticized the man u love to hate abi?

For clearity purpose............." I SAID HE SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTIVE IN HIS CRITICSM.

OK?

SaiBuharii:
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No point!

point out the pointless out

Samunique:
Which truth? To you OBJ is now a saint bcs he criticized the man u love to hate abi?

For clearity purpose............." I SAID HE SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTIVE IN HIS CRITICSM.

OK?

No one said OBJ is now a saint. But what he said is thebpure truth. Even has a a former military dictator... He still exercised constraints, and rather used other means, not brutal force, and lawlessness. Bro, u are the one not constructive, u are rather allowing sentiments to becloud your judgement.

Going through this
article,there is nowhere obj
directed the heading to
gej,obj made a general
advise and statement to all
leaders irrespective of
which they occupy. And in
the statement of “if the
head is rotten,the whole
body is useless” it is really
intriguing and ironical
because this was the same
statement atiku used in
describing obj in 2006 .

GEJ now rules like Pharaoh