Controversies and mixed
reactions have continued to trail Olusegun Obasanjo's statement to President
Muhamamdu Buhari, as well as the presidency's response, a Second Republic
lawmaker has made his thoughts known.
The influential elder statesman described the response as “uncharitable
and an insult to the intelligence of Nigerians”, adding that Buhari
had failed to address the main issues especially that of nepotism, raised by
the former president.
Fielding questions, the former lawmaker said; “The so-
called response is a collective insult to the intelligence of Nigerians. A man
like Obasanjo cannot be said by the Federal Government to be too busy to notice
what is being done by the government.
“This can never be a defence for the irresponsibility and
corruption in the Federal Government. Also, Obasanjo spoke about specific
issues. One of them was the issue of nepotism , which was earlier observed by
me in at least 10 appointments by the Federal Government; that issue was not
addressed, there has been no answer from the government.
“I can name several appointments in the government’s circle
which were not based on merit but on some other considerations . You do not
confront facts by lying about them.”
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