Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has again taken a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan by declaring that the present administration was on the verge of destroying the country’s democracy.
Obasanjo who reiterated his position at a book Launch in honour of the pioneer chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Mustapha Akanbi, in Abuja, advised the President to stop encouraging verbal attacks which may later result to violence if not managed with care.
The former President said the greatest problem any government could create for itself is by constantly trying to destroy oppositions from all quarters. He said that such constant attack on those with opposing views was an attempt to destroy democracy.
“Management of democracy without resorting to brute force and dictatorial tendencies must be cultivated,’’ Obasanjo said.
“As a leader, you must not deliberately do evil or condone evil. You should know that you will one day give account to God, you may cover up here, but before God, there is no cover up.”
On national security, Mr. Obasanjo said Boko Haram was not out to “frustrate anyone’s political efforts” asserting that that it took Jonathan several years to understand the demands of the insurgents.
Obasanjor who also spoke on corruption said corruption chiefly starts from the top and that “when the head is rotten, the whole body is useless”
He also blamed the present government for not saying exactly the true state of the country’s economy even as it dwindles on a daily basis. He said; “is not truly what the economy is. The economy is in doldrums, if not in reverse,” he said.
DAILY POST recalls that the former President and President Jonathan have recently been engaged in verbal attacks after Obasanjo rated the present administration below average.
However, Jonathan in his reaction through his Political Adviser, Doyin Okupe said Jonathan’s government remains the best since Nigeria secured independence from Britain in 1960.
DAILY POST has since conducted a poll on the said controversial topic and it’s currently being debated on the Site.
Comments