Presidency has told former
President, Olusegun Obasanjo, that President Muhammadu Buhari is like a soldier
in war front and does not have the “fleeting moment to bother about mosquito
bites and political innuendos.”
A Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in an interview with
Punch.
He spoke about Obasanjo’s claim
on the $16 billion power projects where the ex-President was quoted to have
said presidential aides should read his earlier response to the case and
educate Buhari in the language he would understand.
He also spoke about President
Buhari’s open support for Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the All Progressives
Congress, APC, national convention draws nearer.
Responding to Obasanjo’s
statement, Shehu said, “With due respect two the former President, no story I’d
complete without a chance of hearing from the other side. The wisdom of the
late prominent playwright and essayist, Chinua Achebe, comes handy here . He
once wrote that ‘until lionesses become historians, the story of hunting will
always make heroes of hunters.’ Mr. President is not given to much talking.
“He asked, ‘Where is the power?’
Truly, if $16 bn was drawn from the national treasury towards power supply ,
how many Nigerians would accept it as money well spent? More so, as
uninterrupted power supply is still an El Dorado best imagined.
“By the way , a retiree does have
a lot of time at his disposal to dramatise his feelings and should be allowed
to enjoy just that. It is not in the character of President Buhari to insult or
denigrate others.
“Like a soldier in the war front,
President Buhari really does not have the fleeting moment to bother about
mosquito bites and political innuendos. He isfocused on fixing the wrongs of
the past and
placing Nigeria on a new pedestal
of equitable growth and development .
“Buhari’s open support for Adams
Oshiomhole’s aspiration to become APC chairman is believed to have contributed
to the crisis in the party . As the party’s leader is he supposed to be
partisan in such an open manner?
“Politics is a dynamic discipline
and very interesting too. Not too long ago , many people frowned on the
President, a converted democrat ,
staying away from the leadership tussle in the National Assembly.
“Some even said Mr . President
was not a proper politician. This time round, President Buhari should
be permitted to exercise his
political right to association and freedom of choice . This does not, in any
way, take anything away from the rights of others to lobby members or contest
positions.
”The President is just one
person. The beauty of democracy is in citizens ’ participation and it is
ingrained in the constitution of our country.”
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