Chairman of the Presidential Advisory committee against corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to allow Nigeria to rest.
“He (Obasanjo) got two terms and then wanted a Third Term. Nobody killed him for it even though that attempt failed woefully. So, I think Obasanjo should allow Nigeria to rest. He should give Nigeria peace. He should just go to his house and leave us alone. We have had enough of him.”
In an interview with Independent, Professor Sagay accused Obasanjo of being on ego trip, saying: “he has to be the President-General forever. He is always envious of anyone who came in after him. He has to interfere to be relevant and you must allow him preside over the presidency otherwise there will be no peace.
“He didn’t allow Yar’Adua to rest; he didn’t allow Jonathan to rest now it is the turn of Buhari. I think this tendency of putting your hands in the eyes of those who succeeded you really has to be stopped. His shenanigans have to be stopped.
“He went to Afenifere, a group he has had nothing to do with for years for support. He has formed some artificial party ADC and all sorts of ridiculous associations thinking he can destabilise this government when he was allowed a free reign as president.”
The Presidential aide asked: “how many times has Yakubu Gowon under whom Obasanjo served as a military officer criticized anybody? I am sure when he has anything to say he will go quietly. How many times has Abdulsalami Abubakar criticized anybody? Even Ibrahim Babangida was quiet before, respecting himself until Obasanjo started pushing and egging him to speak. You could see it wasn’t natural with Babangida coming out to attack a successor.” [myad]
