Activist backs Obasanjo on letter to Buhari

Obasanjo

By Obinna Ezugwu

Human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman has thrown his weight behind former Nigeria President, Chief (Dr.) Olusegun Obasanjo on his recent letter warning President Muhammadu Buhari against seeking re-election in 2019.

The activist saluted what he called “uncommon” courage shown by the former President and urged him to use his connection with the international community to report the flaws of the present administration in Nigeria to the comity of nations in order for them to join hands together to stop re-election bid of President Buhari in 2019 for the sake of the country.

Comrade Sulaiman who commended Obasanjo for capturing the minds of Nigerians in the “Special Statement”, insisted, that President Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government has failed woefully in all areas of governance.

On 2019, Sulaiman who is the Executive Chairman, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) urged Buhari to quit the stage when the ovation is loudest.

According to him, “All the contents in the Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo’s Special Statement are the statement of facts .If Nigerians fail to stop President Buhari in 2019, President Buhari might stop the success, progress, development and future of Nigerians at home and abroad. It is crystal clear that some clueless cabals have taken over the life and soul of the Buhari’s government since2015.

The rights activist who strongly condemned “the grave injustice and nepotism” which he said have pervaded the present administration, advised Chief Obasanjo to stop supporting any incompetent personality like President Buhari as Presidential candidate for future polls.

He warned Mr. Itse Sagay, Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu and others who were throwing stone of blames on Chief Obasanjo for telling President Buhari the home truth in respect of 2019 Presidential election, to tender unreserved apology to the former President.

He further described Sagay, Kalu and their cohorts as bird of a feather, adding that some of them have skeleton in their cupboard which they are using Buhari’s Presidency to cover.

“It is astonishing that despite the unwanton killings of innocent Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen, long queues of Nigerians at the filling stations upon 120 percent increment of the motor spirit, geometrical loss of jobs, disobedience to Court order, hike in prices of food stuff, selecting and bias anti-corruption fight, unable to have grip of office and lack of respect for democratic norms and values by running a clueless government which plunged Nigeria into the social -economic and political problems, some selfish politicians who are looking for political survival and unnecessary recognition, still calling on President Buhari to re-contest in 2019”, Sulaiman submitted.