Human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo has cautioned Nigerians to be wary of the frequent criticism of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as he remains one of the architects of the problems facing the country. Keyamo in a series of tweets on his handle @fkeyamo said Obasanjo presided over the general election that is classified today as the worst in Nigeria's history and did very little to address the nation's woes.
His tweets read
“For the records, the 2007 elections over which he (Obasanjo) presided was adjudged one of the worst the world has ever seen, prompting President Yar’Adua to apologise to Nigerians
“Since 1960, a few people have always determined who would govern all of us. They are the ones now writing letters and inciting the people.
“2019 would be a defining moment as the people of this country will truly determine their own fate and put these self-conceited leaders to ultimate shame.”
His reaction is coming a day after Obasanjo advised Nigerians not to reinforce failure by reelecting President Buhari.
Relatedly, the convener of Niger Delta Self-Determination Movement, NDSDM, Ann-Kio Briggs has advised Obasanjo to take responsibility for the failure he is accusing the Buhari’s government of. Briggs in a statement issued on Tuesday, said:
“If this APC Buhari government is a failure then you sir are 97% responsible and the people who brought you from prison to president must take 100% responsibility for the failure of bringing you that lead to the failures you have brought.
“You brought late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as president against the desire of the Fulani cabal, and single-handedly picked President Gooluck Jonathan in your calculations to suit your own plans, and vengeful nature to destroy the ambition of another Niger Delta son, and God showed you he is the rightful owner of the hearts of men whether they be good or bad men.
“Today you have jumped ship again, claiming you don’t want to reinforce failure. Nigeria died under your watch. Nigerians kept thinking Nigeria was in a coma. It is clear that this last failure will pull the plug on the life support machine keeping Nigeria alive - Niger Delta oil and gas.”
