OBASANJO: BUHARI MUST LEAVE POWER IN 2019

OBASANJO: BUHARI MUST LEAVE POWER IN 2019

Ex-president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disbanded all claims that he had decided not to campaign for any candidate for the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria saying he would be a fool to be unbiased.

Obasanjo made the clarification in a statement he released on Sunday, December 9, through his media assistant, Kehinde Akinyemi.

The statement read: “While Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is in Cairo to attend the maiden edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), of which he is Chairman of the Advisory Council, his attention has been drawn to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) with the headline “Atiku: Obasanjo Shifts Political Gear to Neutral.”

“It is disingenuous, if not malicious, for anyone to suggest that Chief Obasanjo was being neutral when he chose not to use the Owu Convention as a platform for the political campaign but instead adopt a communal and familial approach in talking to members of his Owu family.”

He added that: “For the records, and as accurately reported by some media organisations, what the former president said at the convention in Iwo was that while he would not impress any candidates on them, Nigerians should vote for credible candidates, who will drive growth and development and make their lives better than it is now.”

The assistant explained Obasanjo’s statement did not suggest his neutrality, as he believes that, “only a fool will sit on the fence or be neutral when his or her country is being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism, brazen impunity and denial of the obvious.”

“Chief Obasanjo is no such fool nor is he so unwise,” the assistant said

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, during his speech at the 27th annual Owu National Convention held in Iwo, Osun, said that a good credible leadership would promote good governance in the country.