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Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by bluecircle470: 2:57am On Sep 15, 2017 |
Buhari has not disappointed me—Obasanjo *Says African youths must not accept status quo FORMER President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his achievements so saying there is need to encourage him to do more. Obasanjo He also appealed to leaders and youths in Africa to embrace change to tackle the continent’s challenges besieging it. The former President said his, Thursday, on a CNN global affairs interview programme hosted by Chief International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour. While he called on African youths not to accept the status quo, he said there is need for them to make bitter sacrifices. On the challenges facing the African continent, he said there is need to change from the status quo. He said: “There are many challenges. How do we feed our population that is supposed to double in about a generation from now? How do we provide jobs for them and employment? Now, these are the challenges. It cannot be business as usual. We cannot sit in the cool and comfort of our past and think that we will be able to bring about change. Change has to come.” Below is an excerpt of the interview: How do you, as someone who is seen as Africa’s elder statesman, say to these African leaders like the former Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos? The fact that José Eduardo dos Santos decided to go, for me, is some comfort. That he handpicked somebody to succeed him may not be good as it should be. Maybe that somebody may not do it the way he would have wanted to do it. So, let us see what happens in Angola. I know you are sitting here with the benefit of the years you have had in leadership position but you also remember what it is to be like that young man who was imprisoned by military regime. Would you have been happy to be told ‘let us wait and see’? Yes, I would have been happy to be told ‘let us wait and see’. But you were imprisoned? I was put in prison. Is it because you believed in freedom of democracy? I spoke for democracy. I said if any military man wants to continue to rule, he should put off his military uniform and contest election and for that, I was put in jail. But when I was in jail because Nigerians and the international community stood for me, I came out of jail. When I was released from jail, the hope I had materialized. I am an optimist. I am always full of hope. I look for the best even in the worst of situation. But again, we go back to the same point when you have an elite that is either controlling the ruling of the country or controlling, in the example of José Eduardo dos Santos’s daughter, who runs some of the lucrative business in the country. You can see why it would be disheartening for Africa’s youth. There is a limit to how much you can take on unless you are truly a devil I incarnate and when there is too much pressure, you will give in. So, your message to the youth is to maintain that pressure and to continue believing. Yes, I believe that they must be ready to also make a bitter sacrifice and that means not accepting the status quo. Look at what happened in Burkina Faso, the leadership there did not want to go, but when pressure was too much, they gave up. You were a big supporter of President Buhari but at the moment, there are a lot of concerns about his health. There are concerns about Nigeria’s economy. What worries you? President Buhari has not disappointed me. Yes, he is fighting corruption, he is fighting insurgency. We are not there yet and it is not a one night wonder. With what he has done, we should credit him and encourage him to do more. Is there something you want to say as a clear message to Africa’s leadership in terms of what they have to do to achieve what the continent is capable of achieving? Stop doing what is wrong like impunity and corruption. Africa is not destined to have. People try to make excuses, there should be no excuse and then we must place our individual countries and Africa above all interests. I believe that this is what we should do and if we do this, we will get there. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/buhari-not-disappointed-obasanjo/ 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by Nobody: 3:01am On Sep 15, 2017 |
True OBJ. You're a man of low standards. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by paiz: 3:06am On Sep 15, 2017 |
I wish we can just annihilate all our past leaders who have brought this calamity on this country 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by tsdarkside(m): 4:25am On Sep 15, 2017 |
paiz: yea annihilate all of them so that you can get biafra like you tried in 1967.... 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by cckris: 4:41am On Sep 15, 2017 |
Then why is he complaining? Is Obasanjo AFRAID to say what ordinary Nigerians are saying everywhere? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by sexy74(m): 4:45am On Sep 15, 2017 |
bluecircle470:Yes he has not disappointed you, but he has disappointed us. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by paBuhari(m): 4:46am On Sep 15, 2017 |
What do you expect from OBJ? Birds (murderers) of the same feather flock together. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by emmasege: 4:50am On Sep 15, 2017 |
'Oro were eeyan nikan lo ma nyato ' (only a mad man's opinion/words negate other people's ). Who still reckons with this old fool anyway? 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by three: 4:51am On Sep 15, 2017 |
Ahtallll |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by PatriotTemidayo: 4:54am On Sep 15, 2017 |
The fear of probe is the beginning of wisdom........ Abi u wan make them ask questions about Tinapa, 200billion power fund, Halliburton bribery, simen's scandal and many many others? Y u no go praise BOO-hari. ? 4 Likes |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by BuariCopyPaste: 5:04am On Sep 15, 2017 |
Ugly and inbreeding Ota bastaad 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by babdap: 5:10am On Sep 15, 2017 |
OBJ will always prefer the worst PMB to the best of Atiku, but seriously who all the aforementioned help. 2 Likes |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by Victornezzar: 5:13am On Sep 15, 2017 |
tsdarkside:ode nie no one is talking about biafra here we need fresh blood All dis old men av failed us 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by Aufbauh(m): 5:20am On Sep 15, 2017 |
sexy74: Is it not reasonable to speak for yourself just like Obj has spoken for himself? There's never 'us' in political parlance. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by cckris: 5:27am On Sep 15, 2017 |
tsdarkside:After killing them 1967-70, they still produced, Olympic Gold medalists, President in other nations, World Bank MD, Builders of Power Stations. 1 Like |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by sorom4: 5:29am On Sep 15, 2017 |
Birds of the same feather.................. |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by Blue3k(m): 5:33am On Sep 15, 2017 |
The governor gave false hope. |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by wristbangle: 5:35am On Sep 15, 2017 |
All our past / present leaders are crooks (whether IBB, OBJ, PMB, GEJ, etc) |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by uboma(m): 5:36am On Sep 15, 2017 |
OBJ is good is best described as one who betrays others. By his comments and commendation of PMB for his achievements, OBJ has betrayed Nigerians..... What are PMB's achievements that has helped to improve the Nigerian economy? |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by Nemesis1: 5:50am On Sep 15, 2017 |
From one General to another this is saying a lot Buhari was very patient, I mean too patient for my own liking, if I were Buhari the moment Kanu started granting interviews, carrying thousands of people around I'd have arrested him tried him and hung him publicly You don't play with fire and expect not to sweat Buhari has done well and FYI soldiers are not leaving Abia yet |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by tsdarkside(m): 9:02am On Sep 15, 2017 |
cckris: who cares what una achieve..?? na only una dey achieve something.. ![]() |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by cckris: 9:21am On Sep 15, 2017 |
You have a Finance Minister that says Recession is just statistics. |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by sexy74(m): 5:42pm On Sep 15, 2017 |
Aufbauh:when you have more than two its us. |
Re: Buhari Has Not Disappointed Me – Obasanjo by mars123(m): 6:24pm On Sep 15, 2017 |
''you get the leaders you deserve'' funny quote but true.. |
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