The continuous verbal attack on President Goodluck Jonathan by former President Olusegun Obasanjo is because the former president is seeking relevance.
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency, at the weekend said that Chief Obasanjo decided to engage President Jonathan in a verbal war because he is not satisfied with the status of an elder statesman.
The executive secretary of the organisation, Dr. Rotimi Adeola, said “Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not satisfied with his role as an elder statesman but desires to be in the front wheel of this government, keeping the president under his whims and caprices, a plot which has failed, thus warranting his recent outbursts.
“That it is also known to all that Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the moral standing to criticise this and any other government as he and other past leaders had failed Nigerians in all his times as president.
“It will be wiser for Obasanjo to keep mute when matters of human right violations and violence are mentioned as Nigerians have not forgotten the Zaki-Biam and Odi massacres which have become nightmares to the affected communities till date. Democracy has never fared better in Nigeria as under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. With the judiciary enjoying an autonomy never dreamt of in the Obasanjo era, where due process was thrown to the wind and rule of law a thing of distant dreams.
“OBJ should be reminded of his infamous role in the undemocratic removal of governors like Joshua Dariye, Chris Ngige and Deprieye Alamieyeseigha. It is too early to think Nigerians have forgotten his famous third term attempt. We unequivocally demand that Olusegun Obasanjo desist from his journey of sowing seeds of discord.
in the nation and allow Nigerians enjoy the dividends of democracy”, he said.
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency, at the weekend said that Chief Obasanjo decided to engage President Jonathan in a verbal war because he is not satisfied with the status of an elder statesman.
The executive secretary of the organisation, Dr. Rotimi Adeola, said “Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not satisfied with his role as an elder statesman but desires to be in the front wheel of this government, keeping the president under his whims and caprices, a plot which has failed, thus warranting his recent outbursts.
“That it is also known to all that Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the moral standing to criticise this and any other government as he and other past leaders had failed Nigerians in all his times as president.
“It will be wiser for Obasanjo to keep mute when matters of human right violations and violence are mentioned as Nigerians have not forgotten the Zaki-Biam and Odi massacres which have become nightmares to the affected communities till date. Democracy has never fared better in Nigeria as under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. With the judiciary enjoying an autonomy never dreamt of in the Obasanjo era, where due process was thrown to the wind and rule of law a thing of distant dreams.
“OBJ should be reminded of his infamous role in the undemocratic removal of governors like Joshua Dariye, Chris Ngige and Deprieye Alamieyeseigha. It is too early to think Nigerians have forgotten his famous third term attempt. We unequivocally demand that Olusegun Obasanjo desist from his journey of sowing seeds of discord.
in the nation and allow Nigerians enjoy the dividends of democracy”, he said.
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