Obasanjo, IBB Can’t Show Us The Roadmap – Keyamo SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Festus Keyamo, has reacted to
the recent statements credited to former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida.

The lawyer, who appeared on Channels Television’s flagship
political programme, Sunday Politics noted that both leaders cannot
recommend a roadmap for Nigerians.

“These two leaders cannot show us the roadmap – because they had
opportunities in the past and bungled them,” he said.

In a statement issued on January 23, Obasanjo had criticised
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and asked the President
not to seek re-election.

On his part, Babangida had has called on President Buhari in a
statement on February 4, to step down in 2019 to allow for a
generational shift.

A drama, however, ensued as the former military President denied
any connection to the statement while his spokesman, Mr Kassim
Afegbua, insisted that he issued the statement on the directive of
his boss.

In his reaction, Mr Keyamo believes both statements attributed
to the leaders have similar content and can be split into two parts
in, saying he agrees with one part and disagrees with the
other.

He stressed the need for the Federal Government to acknowledge
the concerns raised in the statements which include the herdsmen
attacks and economic challenges among others.

The senior advocate noted further that the leaders have the
right to highlight the issues they feel should be addressed, saying
“you cannot throw away the message and the messenger; that part of
the message is absolutely necessary.”

He is, however, of the opinion that the part where Nigerians
should “reject the message and the messenger” is where both leaders
are trying to recommend the way to go.

“Babangida spent N40billion on a transition programme to
nowhere; eight years to nowhere. They have a sense of
entitlement.

“These are people who have been involved in the past in
selection process, military coups, and all of that; so they don’t
still believe in democracy,” said Keyamo.

He pointed out that former President Obasanjo was trying to
amend the constitution to go for a third term and cited a situation
where bags of monies were discovered in both houses of the national
assembly.

The statements from both leaders have triggered blames in the
country, as well as among the supporters and critics of President
Buhari’s administration.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Festus Keyamo, has reacted to
the recent statements credited to former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and former military President Ibrahim Babangida.

The lawyer, who appeared on Channels Television’s flagship
political programme, Sunday Politics noted that both leaders cannot
recommend a roadmap for Nigerians.

“These two leaders cannot show us the roadmap – because they had
opportunities in the past and bungled them,” he said.

In a statement issued on January 23, Obasanjo had criticised
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and asked the President
not to seek re-election.

On his part, Babangida had has called on President Buhari in a
statement on February 4, to step down in 2019 to allow for a
generational shift.

A drama, however, ensued as the former military President denied
any connection to the statement while his spokesman, Mr Kassim
Afegbua, insisted that he issued the statement on the directive of
his boss.

In his reaction, Mr Keyamo believes both statements attributed
to the leaders have similar content and can be split into two parts
in, saying he agrees with one part and disagrees with the
other.

He stressed the need for the Federal Government to acknowledge
the concerns raised in the statements which include the herdsmen
attacks and economic challenges among others.

The senior advocate noted further that the leaders have the
right to highlight the issues they feel should be addressed, saying
“you cannot throw away the message and the messenger; that part of
the message is absolutely necessary.”

He is, however, of the opinion that the part where Nigerians
should “reject the message and the messenger” is where both leaders
are trying to recommend the way to go.

“Babangida spent N40billion on a transition programme to
nowhere; eight years to nowhere. They have a sense of
entitlement.

“These are people who have been involved in the past in
selection process, military coups, and all of that; so they don’t
still believe in democracy,” said Keyamo.

He pointed out that former President Obasanjo was trying to
amend the constitution to go for a third term and cited a situation
where bags of monies were discovered in both houses of the national
assembly.

The statements from both leaders have triggered blames in the
country, as well as among the supporters and critics of President
Buhari’s administration.