Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, endorsed the All
Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, in
the upcoming elections.
News carrier recalls that it comes after months of him expressing
dissatisfaction with the government of President Goodluck Jonathan,
running for the second term on the platform of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
OBJ, PDP member, voiced his support for the former military Head of State during the launch of his widely discussed autobiography titled ‘My Watch’ in Kenya.
OBJ, PDP member, voiced his support for the former military Head of State during the launch of his widely discussed autobiography titled ‘My Watch’ in Kenya.
basanjo said in the course of the interview:
“The circumstances he (Buhari) will be working under if he wins the elections are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature – he knows that. He is smart enough. He is educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?
“The circumstances he (Buhari) will be working under if he wins the elections are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature – he knows that. He is smart enough. He is educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?
APC’s critics fear that Buhari might repeat mistakes of the past when he came to power after the military coup.
However Obasanjo is sure that the former military ruler would be able to effectively tackle the country’s major problems and restore the morale of the army.
OBJ accused Jonathan of betraying the armed forces with letting corruption in the system. According to him, GEJ allowed many things to go wrong.
“It is a question of leadership – political and military. I think you need to ask Jonathan how he let the army go to this extent. Many things went wrong: recruitment went wrong; training went wrong; morale went down; motivation was not there; corruption was deeply ingrained; andwelfare was bad.”.
However Obasanjo is sure that the former military ruler would be able to effectively tackle the country’s major problems and restore the morale of the army.
OBJ accused Jonathan of betraying the armed forces with letting corruption in the system. According to him, GEJ allowed many things to go wrong.
“It is a question of leadership – political and military. I think you need to ask Jonathan how he let the army go to this extent. Many things went wrong: recruitment went wrong; training went wrong; morale went down; motivation was not there; corruption was deeply ingrained; andwelfare was bad.”.
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