Said Atiku not a messiah but will do better than Buhari
By Jennifer Y Omiloli
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said his former deputy, though not a Jesus or Prophet Muhammed, will do far better than President Muhammadu Buhari.
Obasanjo reportedly made this statement during an interview with the BBC Pidgin where he also explained why he ‘forgave’ Atiku Abubakar.
Obasanjo, who had earlier flayed his former deputy as being corrupt and not worthy of leading Nigeria has since swung political support in Atiku’s favour.
Meanwhile, the former president has withdrawn support for Buhari, whom he supported in 2015 as he accuses the president of ineptitude and nepotism.
The former president also said those in the Buhari-led administration will not only go to jail, “they will go to hell if their corrupt acts are exposed”.
“What I am saying is that where we are today; our present situation, if you look at those who are there today and our boss (Buhari), I insist that Atiku will do better than them.
“I did not say he (Atiku) will behave like Jesus. I did not say he will behave like Prophet Muhammed, but he will do better, in fact twice better than what we have at present.
“This is not a prophecy. Those in government today, if we expose them, all of them will enter hell; they will not only go to jail. They will go to hell. Whoever that God does not expose his sins to the public is the person whose secret is kept,” he said.
Obasanjo also said President Buhari’s performance in the area of the economy was worse than his assessment of his (Buhari) knowledge of the economy in 2015.
“Those who talked about what I said about Atiku, what about what I said about Buhari? His performance is even worse than what I thought.
“I said Buhari did not know anything about economy. Have you not seen it? I said he did not know about diplomatic relations, have you not seen it?
“Look at our economy, is it the way it should be? Our economy can never develop if foreign investors do not come to invest in the economy. But, as it is, they are not coming into the country and they will never come.”
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“All that Buhari has shown is utter incompetence, nepotism, condoning of evil and misconduct, including corruption”. He said.
“Look at what is happening, the person that is leading us says he cannot appoint any other tribe into the posts he considers sensitive because he does not trust them. If he cannot trust my tribe and your tribe what is the benefit?
“And he still wants my tribe and your tribe to vote for him. So, he can ask us to vote for him but he cannot trust us to be appointed into sensitive positions. What is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander.
“If you don’t trust us, how do you want me to trust you? If you trust me and I misbehave, replace me with another person. But if only your maternal and paternal relatives are the only people you can appoint because they are the only people you can trust…”
Obasanjo’s latest comment comes three days after he attacked the president in an open letter accusing him of planning to rig the general election.
