“The problem we are having in this country is this, and I will continue to say it that the number one problem of Nigeria is Obasanjo (former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo).”
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, made this pronouncement today, July 8 at the public presentation of Chief Olusegun Osoba’s autobiography titled: “Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics,” Osoba is one of the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest.
The public presentation was held at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos and was attended by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Deputy Speaker, House of Reps Ibrahim Wase; APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu; governors in the South West, Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, former governors, ministers, diplomats, traditional rulers, among others.
Oba Akiolu made reference to a section of the Osoba’s book where he (Osoba) said that Obasanjo deceived the then governors of the Alliance for Democracy and Afenifere. The traditional ruler said he had always believed that the former president was deceptive.
Source: Punch
