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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been a thorn in the flesh of every Nigerian government. Since Obasanjo left office in 1979 as military head of state, he has never failed in fiercely criticizing his predecessors, especially on issues of national unity whenever he had the opportunity.
Obasanjo has written open letters to several Nigerian heads of state, organized lectures and conferences to make his protests known. The only administrations Obasanjo never criticized were his.
In a February 18, 2015 article, PREMIUM TIMES listed previous Nigerian administrations and Obasanjo’s grievances with them:
1. Muhammadu Buhari/Tunde Idiagbon administration: Despite styling itself “the offshoot of the Murtala/Obasanjo regime,” the Buhari/Idiagbon administration came under attack from Obasanjo. During a public lecture at the Agriculture Society in Ibadan Obasanjo accused the administration of practicing ‘tilted federalism’.
2. Ibrahim Babangida Administration: Obasanjo accused the administration of refusing to give human face to the Structural Adjustment Policy, SAP, and the endless transition programme. He granted local and international interviews during which he bashed the government.
3. Shonekan administration: This administration lasted only 82 days, too short a time for Obasanjo to organize his usual critic review.
4. Abacha Administration: Obasanjo accused the administration of harboring dark design to perpetuate itself in power. Although many say Obasanjo was simply angry because administration disbanded the Interim National Government which he put in place. Obasanjo ended up in jail for daring Abacha.
5. Abdulsalami Abubakar Administration : Even the mighty self- appointed Champion of Nigeria couldn’t get his voice heard from prison, so this administration escaped his critic review.
6. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua administration: Obasanjo may have been instrumental to him attaining office but all that didn’t matter when Yar’adua reversed virtually all the policies of his predecessor and was already investigating some aspects of Mr. Obasanjo’s regime. Obasanjo publicly called for Yar’Adua’s resignation on January, 20, 2010 .
7. Goodluck Jonathan administration: We all read Obasanjo’s open letters, watched his numerous interviews and glimpsed his autobiography ‘My watch’ which he dedicated to the tearing down of Jonathan’s administration.
One pattern has been observed in Obasanjo’s criticism of Nigerian administrations: He only criticizes the government when his advises are no longer welcome in secret. Obasanjo is a man who believes that he alone knows what’s best for Nigeria. He may have a cozy relationship with Buhari right now; but sooner or later they’re bound to fall out except Buhari intends to keep his counsel all through his days in office.
#Obasanjo #Buhari
Obasanjo has written open letters to several Nigerian heads of state, organized lectures and conferences to make his protests known. The only administrations Obasanjo never criticized were his.
In a February 18, 2015 article, PREMIUM TIMES listed previous Nigerian administrations and Obasanjo’s grievances with them:
1. Muhammadu Buhari/Tunde Idiagbon administration: Despite styling itself “the offshoot of the Murtala/Obasanjo regime,” the Buhari/Idiagbon administration came under attack from Obasanjo. During a public lecture at the Agriculture Society in Ibadan Obasanjo accused the administration of practicing ‘tilted federalism’.
2. Ibrahim Babangida Administration: Obasanjo accused the administration of refusing to give human face to the Structural Adjustment Policy, SAP, and the endless transition programme. He granted local and international interviews during which he bashed the government.
3. Shonekan administration: This administration lasted only 82 days, too short a time for Obasanjo to organize his usual critic review.
4. Abacha Administration: Obasanjo accused the administration of harboring dark design to perpetuate itself in power. Although many say Obasanjo was simply angry because administration disbanded the Interim National Government which he put in place. Obasanjo ended up in jail for daring Abacha.
5. Abdulsalami Abubakar Administration : Even the mighty self- appointed Champion of Nigeria couldn’t get his voice heard from prison, so this administration escaped his critic review.
6. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua administration: Obasanjo may have been instrumental to him attaining office but all that didn’t matter when Yar’adua reversed virtually all the policies of his predecessor and was already investigating some aspects of Mr. Obasanjo’s regime. Obasanjo publicly called for Yar’Adua’s resignation on January, 20, 2010 .
7. Goodluck Jonathan administration: We all read Obasanjo’s open letters, watched his numerous interviews and glimpsed his autobiography ‘My watch’ which he dedicated to the tearing down of Jonathan’s administration.
One pattern has been observed in Obasanjo’s criticism of Nigerian administrations: He only criticizes the government when his advises are no longer welcome in secret. Obasanjo is a man who believes that he alone knows what’s best for Nigeria. He may have a cozy relationship with Buhari right now; but sooner or later they’re bound to fall out except Buhari intends to keep his counsel all through his days in office.
#Obasanjo #Buhari
