Obasanjo's Presidency Most Corrupt , Says FG
The Federal Government responds to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, addressing concerns about Nigeria’s potential status as a failed state.
The Federal Government has reacted to former President Olusegun Obasanjo's harsh criticism of President Bola Tinubu's administration, saying that that Nigeria was becoming a failed state.
Obasanjo spoke in his keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at the Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
“The more the immorality and corruption of a nation, the more the nation sinks into chaos, insecurity, conflict, and disunity.
“The failing state status of Nigeria is confirmed and glaringly indicated for all to see
“As we can see and understand, Nigeria’s situation is bad. The more the immorality and corruption of a nation, the more the nation sinks into chaos, insecurity, conflict, discord, division, disunity, depression, youth restiveness, confusion, violence, and underdevelopment.
“That’s the situation mostly in Nigeria in the reign of Baba-go-slow and Emilokan. The failing state status of Nigeria is confirmed and glaringly indicated and manifested for every honest person to see through the consequences of the level of our pervasive corruption, mediocrity, immorality, misconduct, mismanagement, perversion, injustice, incompetence, and all other forms of iniquity," Obasanjo said during the event on Friday among others..
However, reacting to Obasanjo's severe criticisms, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare,
In his reaction, Dare further noted that Obasanjo was Nigeria’s president between 1999 and 2007 and had recently claimed that the country’s failing state is due to “widespread corruption, poor leadership, and immorality” under Tinubu’s leadership."
He further accused Obasanjo, a retired Army General and also,, former military head of state, of failing to lay the infrastructure foundation for the country when he was civilian president.
According to Date, "Former President Obasanjo is a man with a tremendous capacity for mischief and Nigerians know it. His journey along the path of hallucinations has never been in doubt. So is his descent into muddling facts, forgetting that he ran a Presidency on record as the most corrupt. His recent diatribe at Yale University lacks sincerity.
“It is actually laughable that Obasanjo’s pretentiousness about fighting corruption is not cutting any ice in the eyes of the general public. We all know what happened under his watch and how, up till the present moment, there has been no explanation as to how he wasted a whopping $16 billion in generating megawatts of darkness across the nation. But that is not even the issue.
“Democracy suffered mortal wounds under his watch only capped by his murderous rage for an ill-fated 3rd term. Successive administrations struggled to clean up the mess Obasanjo left behind, which President Tinubu is now making progress with. Obasanjo has lost any moral right to condemn any government. He should apologise to Nigerians for not laying the foundational infrastructure Nigeria needed to advance.
“The Yoruba proverb, ‘A o ki n wo ariwo oja, eniti a anba na oja ni a n wo’. This means that you shouldn’t pay heed to the market’s noise. Rather, keep an eye on the person you are negotiating with. This is instructive. In this market called Nigeria, the man with the renewed hope agenda is the one that matters, and indeed Nigerians. Everything else is ariwo oja. This administration will stay focused on bringing relief to Nigerians. Obasanjo’s remarks reflect the infantilist nature of market noise.
“President Tinubu will Stay the Course in seeing through the reforms he has instituted for a better Nigeria.
“The point here is that Obasanjo should take time off this habit of pulling down leaders, especially his successors, and try to interrogate himself on how he has contributed to the parlous state of the Nigerian nation which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is now spiritedly battling to put back on the track of development. We thank former President Obasanjo for agreeing that ‘Yes, there is hope’. That’s the Renewed Hope Agenda President Tinubu is about and it’s on track. We are happy to have that conversation with the former President.”
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