The Presidency on Sunday berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his Thursday’s comment on the state of the nation, describing him as the country’s ‘divider-in-chief.’
Speaking while delivering a speech titled, “Moving Nigeria away from tipping over” at a consultative dialogue in Abuja, the former President said he had never seen Nigeria so divided, adding that many of the problems plaguing the country were due to the recent mismanagement of Nigeria’s diversity. The presidential aide said as some commentators were already suggesting, Obasanjo should, in accordance with his mantra as a statesman, get involved with problem-solving instead of helping the “mushrooming of a poisonous atmosphere of ethnic and religious nationalism.”
“To the credit of the All Progressives Congress-led 8th Assembly, the process of constitution amendment was carried through, paving the way for, among other benefits, the financial independence of local government councils, state Houses of Assembly and the country’s judiciary. These changes have already been signed into law by the President as mandated by the constitution.
He added, “It is a pro-business administration that has used diplomacy to unlock bilateral trade and investments. Shehu also faulted the views of some analysts on Buhari’s recent advice to West African leaders to avoid tenure elongation. He said Buhari came into office at a time that “a swathe of the country’s territory” was under occupation by terrorists and “many Nigerian towns and cities, including the capital city of Abuja, were playgrounds for insurgents.”
“Nigeria today is not a failed state, but a nation that is courageously tackling its challenges and building a solid infrastructure that will serve as the basis for socio-economic development.”But the spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, in an interview with The PUNCH, said Shehu must be referring to Buhari when he called Obasanjo a divider-in-chief
While condemning the Presidency’s attack on Nigerians whenever they voiced their concerns about the survival of this country, he asked, “What has this government offered Nigerians? This government is a government that took over in 2015 with deception.”On the divider-in-chief, he said, “The administration of Obasanjo and the present one are incomparable.
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