Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said those in the present administration will not only go to jail, they will go to hell if their corrupt acts are exposed.
He also explained why he forgave an
ex-Vice-President and Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate,
Atiku Abubakar, in an interview with the BBC Yoruba monitored by our
correspondents.
Comparing Atiku with President Muhammadu Buhari,
Obasanjo said his former deputy, though not a messiah, was far better
than the incumbent President.
He said, “What I am saying is that
where we are today; our present situation, if you look at those who are
there today and our boss (Buhari), I insist that Atiku will do better
than them.
“This is not a prophecy. Those in government today, if
we expose them, all of them will enter hell; they will not only go to
jail. They will go to hell. Whoever that God does not expose his sins
to the public is the person whose secret is kept.”
Obasanjo, however, said he was not privy to the plans of Atiku if he became Nigeria’s next President.
He
said, “I did not say he (Atiku) will behave like Jesus. I did not say
he will behave like Prophet Muhammed, but he will do better, in fact
twice better than what we have at present.”
Obasanjo said the
President’s performance in the area of the economy was worse than his
assessment of his (Buhari) knowledge of the economy in 2015.
The
ex-President said Atiku was not an angel but he had atoned for his sins
when he came to him in Abeokuta and sought forgiveness.
He
said, “Those who talked about what I said about Atiku, what about what I
said about Buhari? His performance is even worse than what I thought.
“I
said Buhari did not know anything about economy. Have you not seen it? I
said he did not know about diplomatic relations, have you not seen it?
Ex-President accuses Buhari of nepotism
While
accusing Buhari of nepotism, Obasanjo said the President gave
priorities to his ethnic group when appointing people into sensitive
positions.
Obasanjo added, “Look at what is happening, the person
that is leading us says he cannot appoint any other tribes into the
posts he considers sensitive because he does not trust them. If he
cannot trust my tribe and your tribe what is the benefit? And he still
wants my tribe and your tribe to vote for him. So, he can ask us to vote
for him but he cannot trust us to be appointed into sensitive
positions. What is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander.
“If
you don’t trust us, how do you want me to trust you ? If you trust me
and I misbehave replace me with another person. But if only your
maternal and paternal relatives are the only people you can appoint
because they are the only people you can trust…
“In Nigeria,
where we have tribes numbering about 500, you now said you could not
trust some people . That is what we are saying.”
Obasanjo also
berated Buhari’s economic policies, saying “Look at our economy, is it
the way it should be? Our economy can never develop if foreign investors
do not come to invest in the economy . But, as it is , they are not
coming into the country and they will never come.”
On the
activities of Boko Haram , Obasanjo lamented that the insurgents were
deadlier than they were before the present administration .
YPM knocks Obasanjo for attacking Buhari
Meanwhile,
the National Coordinator, Yoruba Patriots’ Movement, Chief Oladosu
Oladipo, said the anti-Buhari’s comment of Obasanjo was unbecoming of a
statesman.
The group was of the view that the unsubstantiated
allegations against the President had “reduced his (Obasanjo’s) value
both politically and intellectually.”
Wondering about the
inconsistency of the ex-President, Oladipo who spoke in Ibadan, said the
aspersions being cast on Buhari had further impacted negatively on
Obasanjo’s integrity.
Oladipo said, “Two things I see, making a
U-turn or somersaulting in the broad daylight has reduced his value both
politically and intellectually. It has reduced his integrity; reduced
all his virtues and has put him as somebody whose words cannot be relied
upon and who cannot mentor the up-and-coming generations. In fact, he
is double-mouthed.”
In a statement issued by the group, the YPM
said, “Those of us with genuine intentions, shall support these great
leaders to take Nigeria to the next level. The national looters of
yesterday should please go to sleep and give development a chance. We
call on smaller parties to merge with the APC which is now a mega party.
I want to advise Nigerians not to take Chief Obasanjo seriously.”
Oladipo
described the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as a
great man following the footsteps of the late sage, Chief Obafemi
Awolowo.
Source:- Punchng
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