Nigerians who think well agree with my critics of the Buhari – Obasanjo government

General News of Saturday, January 26, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-01-26

Former Nigerian head of state Olusegun Obasanjo defended the Muhammadu Buhari government, insisting that people of goodwill will accept it.

The former president pointed out that he was criticizing the government because he wanted the best for the country and suggested that the Buhari government's attempt to discredit him would not gag him.

Olusegun Obasanjo is firmly convinced that the other Nigerians who have the country at heart will reason with him.

In an interview with Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng on "21 minutes with KKB", the former leader said: "I do not worry about anything, if you are right, the Nigerian concerned about the Nigerian situation you will be agree with most of the points I've made "

He has boasted that, in hindsight, many people have come to believe the claims he made during the Jonathan Good Luck diet.

Olusegun Obasanjo said that while he had criticized the former president, his "attacks" had not worked well, as people thought he was unnecessarily hitting the government.

Today's situation is different, he says. "I cried wolf, I said that Jonathan was not there and some people said, once again, that he cries wolf. Now, in hindsight, it is proven that Jonathan was found true. "

Olusegun Obasanjo argued that he was not disturbed by the reprisals of government officials and government supporters Muhammadu Buhari.

The former Nigerian president, who was once a military leader, insisted that he had had to face all kinds of rewards for having expressed his views on issues of national importance. including serving a prison sentence. Thus, nothing would prevent him from arguing his case.

He questioned himself about the attacks he's getting for exposing his views by insisting that people should be allowed to criticize because the outcome of their criticism may be justified or no with time.

"It's good.If I cry the wolf and that there is no reason to worry, good.If you cry the wolf and that it doesn`t there is no wolf, good but if you cry wolf and wolf then we saw that there is no time that I cried and nothing happened … j & # 39; I cried and I was arrested and went to jail, do not forget, I went to jail for almost three and a half years and why did I cry wolf? I said that The army should not remain Any person in the army who wishes it must withdraw from the army, drop his uniform and stand for election.We have arrived with that, "he said.

Olusegun Obasanjo, however, refused to publicly criticize Muhammadu Buhari or comment on his governance outside of Nigeria.

He maintains that his views on the government were broadcast in his native Nigeria, and that it is therefore inappropriate to repeat his criticisms on a platform located at the same time. outside Nigeria.

Although he is not in the jurisdiction, the former head of state who ruled from 1999 to 2007 indicated that he was constantly relaying messages broadcast in Nigeria.

He remarked during "21 minutes with KKB" that "normally I do not discuss the political situation of Nigeria outside of Nigeria.All I have to say about the administration of Buhari, I told Nigeria that what I think should be done, I said in Nigeria and yesterday, I published another one that expresses my concerns and the measures that I have thinks he should take. "

The interview took place on the sidelines of the launch of a book in the conference room of the Center for Democratic Development in Accra, Ghana.

The book, which follows the previously published book "Making Africa Work", is co-written by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Greg Mills of the Brenthurst Foundation in South Africa, Jeffrey Herbst and Tandai Biti , with a foreword. by HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia.

The book entitled "Democracy Works: Reinventing Politics for Africa's Advantage" is currently available on Amazon and is expected to be launched in several African countries.