You’re a disappointment to democracy, stop your attacks on Jonathan – Igbo youths warn Obasanjo

The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo , has warned ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop making derogatory remarks about President Goodluck Jonathan. 

It would be recalled that over the weekend, Obasanjo accused Jonathan of shifting the election dates because he was afraid of defeat and being jailed for corruption should the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) wins the election.

Obasanjo also alleged that Jonathan was engaging in the sort of “do-or-die” politics played by the former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo. 

However, the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has warned Obasanjo to stop desist from inciting Nigerians against Jonathan, who, according to them, “has dwarfed the achievements of all former Nigerian leaders.” 

The National President of OYC, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, while speaking in Umuahia, the Abia State capital,said “Obasanjo should stop fanning the embers of war through his unguarded utterances against a sitting President.” 

Isiguzoro also accused Obasanjo of working with some undemocratic elements to topple Jonathan’s government through inciting comments, warning that any attempt to derail Nigeria’s democracy would be resisted.

“Obasanjo is a disappointment to democracy. He should not plunge Nigeria into another civil war through his hate remarks against Jonathan,” he said. 

According to Isiguzoro, Jonathan had “by all standards proved to be a core democrat, otherwise the likes of Obasanjo should be cooling his feet in the jail by now because of his evil deeds while in office.” 

The OYC leader added that corruption was institutionalised during Obasanjo’s administration and wondered how Obasanjo suddenly turned into the vanguard of democracy overnight.

He said, “Obasanjo should know that he has expired politically and Nigerian youths cannot allow him and other spent forces that belong to the past to ruin our future. 

“Nigeria cannot buy his belated and selfish idea of Interim National Government, and all those plotting to put Nigeria backwards will be disappointed because the youths are now wiser.” 

Isiguzoro further stated that, “if anyone should be afraid of going to jail because of corruption and illegality, it is Obasanjo who superintended over the destruction of Odi town while he was in office.” 

He said that Jonathan has the right to seek re-election and should not be deprived of that right by “members of a self-serving cabal who think that Nigeria is their private estate.”