As Nigeria continues her onward march to what is expected to be the most keenly contested presidential election in the nation’s democratic history, former military and civilian Head of State, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has come out to explain why Nigerians should stop thanking him for maintaining his stance on justice and equity on the issue of which region should produce the next Commander in Chief....CONTINUE READING
According to a video making the rounds on social media, OBJ, as he is fondly called, was speaking at an event in the Southeast over the weekend when he revealed that every time he stepped outside his home, people keep thanking him for his choice of candidate ahead of next year’s polls.
He went on to urge Nigerians to stop thanking him over his stance on justice and equity in the issue of power rotation, adding that nobody can threaten or frighten him into changing his position after having shed his blood and being jailed for the love of his country.
He said; “What I believe, and what I know Chief Ayo Adebanjo (Afenifere leader) believes, is not arsenic, it is not sectional, it is not religious, it is for Nigeria. When I go out and people say ‘we thank you, I ask, what are you thanking me for? And I tell them, please stop thanking me.
Why should you be thanking me? I believe in equity, I believe in justice, I believe in one Nigeria. I have shed my blood for this country and I have gone to prison for this country. So, what are you going to frighten or threaten me with?
Please, the problem we have in our country and on our hands, is not ethnic, but it is national. And for me, the first thing that is important in a leader is character.
The problem we have had over the years is that we don’t have leaders who have the right type of character that should be entrusted with the leadership role.
So, if I put my finger on anything or anybody, it is because when comparing one person with another, I have seen that there is a merit that will be of benefit to Nigeria.”
