₦airaland Forum

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Prince Buruji Kashamu, has described former
President Olusegun Obasanjo as one who does not
have respect for the laws. In a statement issued
yesterday, Kashamu said Obasanjo’s ‘disobedience’
of the court’s order not to launch his (Obasanjo’s)
controversial autobiography, “My Watch”, was an
indication that he did not have respect for the rule of
law.
Kashamu, who is having a running battle with the
former president, got a court injunction, restraining
him (Obasanjo) from launching his autobiography in
which the former was severely criticized by the latter.
Following the launch of My Watch, the court had
ordered that the book be confisticated and further
publication be stopped.
The statement reads in part: “While I would not
discuss the subject matter, which is already before
the court, it is interesting to read Chief Obasanjo
recanting after the court ordered him to show why he
should not be punished for contempt of the court
within 21 days. Perhaps, he had realised the
implications of his actions and the far-reaching
effects of the renewed court order. Among others, he
said, contrary to the impression created by the
media, he could not “dare or confront the judge or
the judiciary”. He went on to say he was a law-
abiding citizen who will not “dare” a judge or
knowingly flout an order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
“But the truth is: his denial flies in the face of
obvious facts. Chief Obasanjo dedicated a good
portion of the public presentation to upbraiding the
judge and asked that the upright judicial officer be
sanctioned for doing his job. Now, if he did not know
about the existence of the order, why did he take
time out to publicly deride the order and the judge?
“Again, Chief Obasanjo’s conduct in and out of office
does not support his claim of being a law-abiding
citizen. It is on record that while in office as a
democratically-elected president, he disobeyed court
judgments, even those of the Supreme Court, with
reckless abandon. Apart from his disregard for many
of the apex court’s decisions in respect of his deputy,
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, he stubbornly withheld the
allocations due to local governments in Lagos State
until he left office in spite of a Supreme Court
judgment to release the funds. Then, there was his
interpretation of the apex court’s verdict on onshore/
offshore dichotomy suit, among others.
“Put succinctly, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s launch of
his discredited book in spite of the court order
confirmed his knack for lawlessness and
arbitrariness. Everybody knows that good
governance is based on the Rule of Law, due process
and respect for constituted authority. It beats my
imagination that this man can be sermonising about
good governance when he shamelessly advertises all
the elements of bad governance. He is bad
governance personified. Chief Obasanjo is the worst
advertisement for the product he is trying to sell –
good governance. He has shown that he does not
have respect for the judiciary, and that impunity is
his second nature.
“By his unruly conduct, Chief Obasanjo has shown for
the umpteenth time that he is indecent and
uncivilised. Certainly, President Goodluck Jonathan
and his predecessor, the late President Umaru Musa
Yar’Adua and others he criticised in the controversial
book are made of a sterner stuff than him. They are
true democrats and gentlemen to the core. If they
were in his shoes, I wager that they would not have
acted in total disregard of the valid and subsisting
orders of the court,” Kashamu said.

this matter is going to drag into 2015, when the countdown to war will begin.

No body holy pass, thief Obasanjo.

Obasanjo sees himself far above Nigerian law but there's one law he can never be above and this law is d of GOD... GEJ till 2019!!!

Our you wey get respect, try fly go US go attend your court trial there na. At least we can be sure the judges and jury would be fair enough.... #yeyedesmell

Same people

temitemi1:
Obasanjo sees himself far above Nigerian law but there's one law he can never be above and this law is d of GOD... GEJ till 2019!!!

It's just so bad!
He (obasanjo) is just an Hypocrite! So controversial and misleading!

I pity this man. He is insulting Great Obasanjo like this. Dnt be surprised if you hear bout his obituary soon. Mtscheew.
Whether Obasanjo is wrong or not, it doesn't concern me. All I knw is that GEJ is not capable and GMB must come in. Period!