Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the country is
moving towards disaster under President Muhammadu Buhari.
Obasanjo, who spoke in an interview with Premium Times, said the
economy was unstable, added that the current administration had
destroyed the war against corruption, which he said started during
his administration.
The former Head of State backed the candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the February 23
presidential election.
He based his decision on the situation in the country, saying
Buhari, who he accused of nepotism, was also too old to run for a
second term.
Obasanjo said, although Buhari was re-elected, he believed the
country was on the edge of the precipice.
He said, “The progress we are making may be questionable –Is it
fast enough? Is it steady enough? Is it stable enough? Are we
taking two steps forward and one step backwards or one step
sideways?
“You can question that, but we have no choice but to be on (the)
path of sustainable development. Any other thing will be a
disaster. In fact, the pace at which we are going now is tending
more and more towards disaster and instability and
unsustainability.”
Obasanjo said he was worried that the first three top officials
of government were from a particular region.
He said the situation had called for concern as it was against
the constitution.
He said, “Now, you have a situation where three top officials of
government will be from only two northern zones. Ahmed Lawan is
from the North-East, the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria is from
the North-East, the President of the country is from the
North-West. They are all from what we call the core North. How can
you have that kind of arrangement and then be absolutely
insensitive to it?
“So the prescription that our constitution makes for the kind of
leadership that should emerge, we have failed to achieve that with
the present leadership we have in place. The constitution expects
the executive to care for the welfare and security of every
Nigerian. But in the present situation, they don’t seem to
care.”
Obasanjo said there was no more confidence in the economy,
adding that the Buhari government had wasted the gains of the past
administrations.
He claimed that Buhari had “corrupted” the fight against
corruption, which started during his (Obasanjo) government with the
creation of two anti-corruption agencies.
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9th NASS: Sen. Oloriegbe Assures Constituents of Fair,
Quality Representation
Following the official inauguration of ninth National Assembly,
the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District,
Distinguished Senator, Sen. (Dr.) Ibrahim Yahya Oloriegbe has
expressed his heartfelt appreciation to the people of Kwara, most
especially, those of his constituents, for their shows of support
and the trust placed in him as their representative in the National
Assembly.
In his appreciation message duly signed by him, the newly
inaugurated lawmaker expressed his profound gratitude to his people
while reiterating on his promises of fair and quality
representation.
The message, in parts, read thus: “First and foremost, I give
special thanks to Almighty Allah for His continuous guidance and
stamping of His blueprint of success right from the very beginning
of this incredible journey.
“It’s with the most deepest of gratitude, that I give
appreciation to my people for this great honour accorded me as
their representative in our nation’s assembly. This gratitude is
too ponderous to be expressed for the sacred trust and unwavering
confidence reposed in me. It’s an honour which I’m deeply conscious
of, grateful for and which I’m fully prepared to dedicate my life
for, in order to deliver unfailingly.
“I, therefore, pledge and commit myself to deliver on my
promises to the people and to always make their interests take
precedence in all my dealings as an elected representative.
“Mandatory upon me, have I made to apply the standards of
fairness, accountability and quality representation in the
discharge of my representative’s duties and responsibilities to my
people.
“Great are the people’s expectations. Deep are their yearnings
and longings for a better Kwara. Equally, my conscious of these
things and readiness to dutifully commit myself to their
realizations, are of similar if not of greater intensity.
“My people have come a long way. The long walk to freedom has
been tedious. The sacrifices are numerous. Many times, the
intensity of the journey takes it tolls, but the spirit of
togetherness and the oneness of purpose have taken us this far to
put me here. Deeply aware am I of all these which makes me
reiterate again on the assurance that; I, certainly, will not fail
the people. Insha Allah, Kwara will be great than before.”
Signed:
Distinguished Senator,
Dr. Ibrahim Yahya Oloriegbe
Kwara Central Senatorial District