Dr. Olapade Agoro, National Chairman and Presidential aspirant of the National Action Council (NAC), on Monday asked Nigerians to turn their backs to the antics of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to extent his political influence by imposing another President on the country in 2019.
Agoro in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Monday, described Obasanjo as “a carry over of the ugly past that must be dropped off into the sea of oblivion if Nigeria truly must move ahead into a glorious dawn.”
The NAC’ Presidential aspirant noted that the last Saturday’s meeting “at Protea Hotel Ikeja Lagos of the former President with his cohorts in Coalition of Nigeria Movement must definitely be a clear dangerous signal of desperation for power.”
Agoro maintained that “Olusegun Obasanjo having been at the pinnacle and zenith of power at so many national and global positional stages of honour and enjoyed the limelight for at least past 45 years than any other Nigerians and or Africans dead or living, it calls for good reasoning and serious questioning by the discerning minds to ask what else is Olusegun Obasanjo looking for that he has not got?
His words: “Travelling down the memory lane for knowledge updating purely for the purpose of alerting the general public to the dangers of allowing Obasanjo free ranging in porous the political space of Nigeria; it becomes pertinent bringing home to fore the following historical facts:
“It was late Brigadier General Benjamin Adekunle popularly known as the Black Scorpion that fought the Biafra to no fail but it was Obasanjo that went to take the victory from the battle front.
” It was Brigadier (later General) Muhammed Buhari that led the coup to become Military Head of State 30th July 1975 but for Olusegun Obasanjo later to take over as Military Head of State after the untimely murder of glamorous Murtala Muhammed in a coup spear headed February 13 1976 by Colonel Barkasuka Dimka
“It was late Chief Obafemi Awolowo that yaer 1976 that led the first of its type colourful campaign in Nigeria but for Olusegun Obasanjo to hand over political power to Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari to become President Federal Republic of Nigeria 1st October 1979
“It was Colourful General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Olusegun Obasanjo’s second in command 1976- 1979 that sold Olusegun Obasanjo and pacified the core north for his acceptance. Musa Yar’Adua whose political image was looming and glowingly large all over Nigeria’s April 2007 Presidential Election.
” It was late Chief M.K.O. Abiola that was adjudged to have won the June 12, 1993 election but it was Olusegun Obasanjo that ended up reaping the gains and benefits of that struggle.
“It was Olusegun Obasanjo that sold Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to Nigeria as its President but became his enemy till death came calling on Yar’Adua 5th May 2010
“It was Olusegun Obasanjo that hilariously rejoiced to see Goodluck Ebele Jonathan become Nigeria President after the death of Musa Yar’Adua but for diabolical and sinister reasons not divorceable from corruption and under the table shoddy dealings the two became sworn enemies till GEJ was out of office. “Prior to 2015 elections Olusegun Obasanjo was the Chief Campaigner to see Muhammadu Buhari become President but as early as Buhari’s first year in office Olusegun Obasanjo the man who knows it all went after him and had since then been busy putting together his so called ‘Coalition for Nigeria Movement’ simply to see Buhari out of office any how. “Serious attempt by General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida 2010 to become again the President through the ballot box was put paid to by Olusegun Obasanjo through the dark alley of secret negotiations far beyond the knowledge of average Nigerians.
“Mrs Okonjo- Iweala previously Managing Director of the World Bank (2007–2011) was brought by Olusegun Obasanjo to become thereafter Nigeria’s successful Finance Minister that was surprisingly jettisoned out and made Foreign Affairs Minister.
” Unknown to the general public and for reasons best known to him Olusegun Obasanjo has turned his back on General Abubakar Abdul Salam the man who freed him from the prison.
“The last of the ugly scenario past of Olusegun Obasanjo was the turn coat manner he publicly and decorum lacking tore his PDP membership card, the party that made him eight years Nigeria President.”
