Bayo Onanuga will face consequences for insulting Obasanjo----- Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, says that Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, will face repercussions over his recent attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, says that Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, will face repercussions over his recent attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
George’s spoke against the backdrop of Onanuga's public criticism of Obasanjo following his speech at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University on November 16.
Speaking on the occasion, Obasanjo har lampooned President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing the 2023 general election as a “travesty.”
But, reacting, Onanuga said that Obasanjo was unfit to criticise Tinubu’s leadership, noting that the former Nigerian leader lacked the moral authority to offer advice on governance in the country.
But, reacting, Onanuga said that Obasanjo was unfit to criticise Tinubu’s leadership, noting that the former Nigerian leader lacked the moral authority to offer advice on governance in the country.
According to him, "The beneficiary of the sham election, Umaru Yar’Adua, admitted that the election was seriously flawed and, as Justice Muhammed Uwais’s panel recommended, worked towards electoral reforms.
“It is hypocrisy writ large when a man who presided over the worst election in Nigeria demands the sack of the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
“The only positive of the Obasanjo era was fiscal and monetary policy management buoyed by a consistent rise in crude oil prices throughout his eight-year tenure.
“The only positive of the Obasanjo era was fiscal and monetary policy management buoyed by a consistent rise in crude oil prices throughout his eight-year tenure.
“This rise in crude oil prices started in 2000 and peaked in 2013 when it reached over 100 dollars per barrel before a decline in 2014, which set the oil-dependent economy downward.
“The current economic crisis the All Progressives Congress administrations have been battling since 2015 is the product of the poor choices in economic management made by Obasanjo and the two successors from his party.”
However, George who spoke in an interview on Nigeria Info FM, expressed his disapproval of Onanuga’s comments, adding that they were disrespectful and an affront to a former head of state.
“The current economic crisis the All Progressives Congress administrations have been battling since 2015 is the product of the poor choices in economic management made by Obasanjo and the two successors from his party.”
However, George who spoke in an interview on Nigeria Info FM, expressed his disapproval of Onanuga’s comments, adding that they were disrespectful and an affront to a former head of state.
George further described Onanuga’s remarks as reckless, warning that there would be consequences for his actions.
His words, "An old man who could be Bayo Onanuga’s father said something, and you took him on by blasting him right, left, and centre.
“That is his style because he did it to me before; he didn’t meet me at Ijebu Ode Grammar School.
“You can see how small he is when comparing himself to us; people give their opinion, and you insult them.
“Even if you want to react, the Yoruba culture does not allow that insult from him.
“Someday he would pay back, because there would be a day after, and that’s more important.
“He should be vigilant as he walks because it’s possible for him.”
“That is his style because he did it to me before; he didn’t meet me at Ijebu Ode Grammar School.
“You can see how small he is when comparing himself to us; people give their opinion, and you insult them.
“Even if you want to react, the Yoruba culture does not allow that insult from him.
“Someday he would pay back, because there would be a day after, and that’s more important.
“He should be vigilant as he walks because it’s possible for him.”
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