Obasanjo stated this in an exclusive interview published in the February issue of the pan-African magazine, New African. He blamed Jonathan for the deteriorating situation caused by the insurgent Boko Haram.
"If the President is the chief security officer of the country and there is a security problem, where do you go for the solution? And if that solution is not coming from the chief security officer, who else inside and outside will get a solution? He has the responsibility to solve the problem, and nobody else should be blamed but him."
In a wide-ranging interview, the former General also challenged claims made by Nigerian literary giant, Chinua Achebe, regarding the country's civil war in the 1960s. Obasanjo rebuffed claims that successive Nigerian administrations have marginalized the Igbo ethnic group within the country.
"Maybe he is making those remarks because he is not living in Nigeria. If he was living in Nigeria, when I was the president of this country, an Igbo lady was my Minister of Finance, and Igbo man was the Governor of the Central Bank; an Igbo man was one of the military service chiefs. The permanent representative to the UN was also an Igbo person. What more do you want? For someone to say the civil war has not ended, 40 years after its conclusion, that person is living in the past." Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Katakata don dey burst.
ReplyDeleteD truth don dey com out. Breeze don blow
ReplyDeletebaba you are right
ReplyDeleteAlso the fault of the one major backers who put Jonathan their. So he didn't know Jojo was not capable before he put him there to settle scores with his political enemies
ReplyDeleteOnly God is Best Judge
ReplyDeleteMay God lead us right
ReplyDeleteBaba, you don dey suffer from SENILE wey you accused Aluko of suffering from.
ReplyDeleteBaba knows that Jonathan is achieving in 2yrs what he couldn't achieve in 8yrs hence all the attacks on Jona. Old man go mind your farm and leave Prez Jona alone
ReplyDeletebaba is right goodluck should go and slip and tink about it before somebody we die of hungry in dis country, not even only die of hungry even boko haram are planing dere own.
ReplyDeleteArinze must either be blind, deaf, dumb or better yet, all of the three together! Its idiotic nit wits like him that would vote GEJ in for a second term.
ReplyDeleteGEJ has tried his best and Boko Haram would soon come to an end. I think Baba is being envious that GEJ is not bowing down to him. Nigerians don't need seat tie syndrome of the likes of Baba. He thinks because he has brought GEJ, he should be worship by GEJ. Baba is still dreaming, he & other presidents before now are the architects of the insecurity that GEJ is battling with. I think without the likes of Baba, Babangida, Buhari, Bamanga Tukur, etc, Nigeria would be a better place to live. Long Live GEJ! Long Live Federal Republic of Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteAnonyms8:32,its u dat s blind.Jona s just 2yrs n office nd OBJ spent 8full yrs without a single achievement.if there s any,mention it.
ReplyDeleteInsecurity has its roots in poverty, unemployment, ideology, incapable armed forces, etc. Obasanjo, check yourself; which of the above, except perhaps armed forces, did u deliver on. Granted that Jonathan is outrightly dumb, you Obasanjo, set this insecurity wheel in motion.
ReplyDeleteyes baba u used igbos bcos of their intelligence or whatever. Dnt 4get that its in your regime igbos suffered enough both in banning goods,importation of all sorts of goods .Dnt 4get that u changed 6senators who are all igbos in jst 8yrs .Dnt 4get that igbos lost a prominent son(OYI OF OYI) jst bcos he revealed a top sealed secret.u only used 3 igbos n 8yrs nd u are makin mouth
ReplyDeleteObasanjo is a comedian
ReplyDeleteTell them Baba.
ReplyDelete@9:34 am: Using Igbo, Housa or Yoruba is not the issues we're grappling with but corruption and bad governance QED.
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