FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said that he is not responsible for the perceived failure of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in office which amounts to a betrayal of the collective aspiration of the South-South geopolitical zone.
He noted that Jonathan’s record in the estimation of Nigerians, would hunt the zone for a long time.
Obasanjo, who said this in Benin at the eleventh convocation ceremony of Benson Idahosa University, said even though he assisted Jonathan in becoming president, the latter should be held responsible for alleged under performance.
The former President who delivered a speech titled: Effective Education, a Panacea for Societal Development and Transformation, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use education to sustain the progress made so far in the war against Boko Haram insurgents.
His words: ‘’I have also said that you can help anybody to get a job, but you cannot help him to do it. Let us get it clear, there is nobody who has got into any position who has not been helped by one person or more.
“To become Nigeria’s Head of State, it was my performance at the war front that earned me the position. Now if General Gowon had not sent me to the war front, you would not have known whether I could perform or not. He sent me to the war front and I thank him for that. And because I performed we share the credit. If I had failed, Gowon would not have shared the credit, he would not have shared the commendation with me, I would be alone.
“I believe that the opportunity that presented itself in 2010 for somebody from the minority to become the president of Nigeria, was such that should not have been misplaced. He should never lose the opportunity but what he did with it is entirely known to him. And don’t forget that what he did or did not do with it, will reflect for a long time on that part of the country. And don’t take that lightly, what he did or did not do with it, will reflect for a long time on that part of the country.
Culled - Vanguard
Obj should go and rest jare...
ReplyDeleteAnything to be relevant msheww
Smtscheeew.....OBJ gerarahere!!!
ReplyDeleteBaba if I hear, no bi ur boy, y are u exempting yourself wat makes u diff! Abeg parkwell jare
ReplyDeleteBaba will exempt himself because failure has no company but success has many friends!even a father will exempt himself from a foolish son talk more of...na Baba born am?mtceew#
DeleteI lose every respect I have for this man each time he opens his dirty monkey mouth to talk...
ReplyDeleteAm sure the curse his son laid on him for sleeping with his wife is making him talk like a lunatic...
Agbaya old man
GEJ lost the election and he has moved on for crying out loud....why can't you people do the same?...
I like the way he ignores all of you...
I will chose his government 1 million times over this old wizard...
It's not about him loosing the election, it's the fact that the south South won't be able to get to that position again due to what he did and didn't do, that'd the point obj is trying to make. Well I hope for unity sake he's wrong. Because it's suppose to be a geopolitical government. Not power centered in the hands on only some tribes..
DeleteGbamest @GEJ has moved on and is ignoring them.
DeleteBunch of old men.....
The same man that was accused of sleeping with his son's wife here talking nonsense. U can't make atonement for all the atrocities U committed while in office by condemning GEJ. U re yet to explain what happened to Bola Ige n U re here talking jargons. BS
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Eeveryone is really angry with jonah i swear and obasanjo no dey talk lie hear....
Dude really F-up...
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Oh please baba
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmm very deep
ReplyDeleteAgbaya!!!
ReplyDeleteGo and rest old man. Remove ur ring of life and pass on
ReplyDeleteMr Obasanjo is just running his mouth bcos Goodluck did not allow him to dictate what happens in the country.
ReplyDeleteOil was at it's highest price in history during Obasanjo's regime. What exactly did he achieved with the" excess "money? If he given the country stable power supply, we would have been forever grateful. But instead he squandered that golden opportunity.
He that comes to equity must come with clean hands. Obasanjo is not qualified to criticize any govt. in any part of the world.
Forget Obasanjo regime, let's be guided
DeleteI for one thing if Goodluck had maintained a good relationship with Obasanjo he would win. Obj is a god father. If you have him backing you, you are good to go. Why do you think buhari went to him during his campaign time. Even buhari mentioned having obj on his side is a good thing this time along side tinubu. In politics, stick with your God father and you are good to go.
Good luck is a good man don't get me wrong but he was too good to be a president because that made him listen to everyone, and took decision he shouldn't have taken. . Had wrong advisers. He should have also gotten rid of so many people in his government but he didn't because of his kind heart and this are the same people that shattered his political ambition
1000 likes @ Qutie
Deletedunno why some pple can't make intelligent n constructive criticisms. If u dont hv any meaningful contribution 2 d post read n waka pass n learn from others rather than spewing trash.
most pple here r just so sentimental abt GeJ
Qutie can you just pls shut up. Obasanjo is the worst president in history of Nigeria. He has no standing to criticize GEJ. DuringObasanjo's reign corruption was legalized in this country. No man is God. If God says another south south man will rule Nigeria obasanjo can not stop it no matter how much he claims to be a godfather.
DeleteMr Obasanjo is just running his mouth bcos Goodluck did not allow him to dictate what happens in the country.
ReplyDeleteOil was at it's highest price in history during Obasanjo's regime. What exactly did he achieved with the" excess "money? If he given the country stable power supply, we would have been forever grateful. But instead he squandered that golden opportunity.
He that comes to equity must come with clean hands. Obasanjo is not qualified to criticize any govt. in any part of the world.
Jst negudo at d animal broke noise maker money jst listen to urself. Dat word come with equity is over flogged by u is that all u knw?ur level of backwardness is out if the word I appreciate d fact dat u were caged wit english wording yesterday by a bv even to d point u dnt knw meaning of words obj government can't be compared to ur Gej.
DeleteShut up!
ReplyDeletePot calling kettle black. Mtsheeeeeeew
ReplyDeleteMtchew. What will Jonathan's actions do to South South aside from denying them of political appointments? Will the South South be chased out of Nigeria? As an elder statesman, you should strive to make peace and keep Nigeria united rather than thriving in segregation and sowing seeds of discord
ReplyDeletethis man should shut his mouth
ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
So very true, infamous otuoke zoo keeper that travelled up north to build over, 1,200 almajiri schools but none in otuoke, and put all the key position in the hands of the enemies, and couldn't even build a single airport in bayelsa, but still has to travel over 2 hours to another state to board a plane, even your subs like Uduaghan, Akpabio built airports. Go and learn from Stella Oduah, the wise ibo woman who upgraded and refurbished the main airport in her region to Enugu international airport, so that people can now fly directly to and from London and America, like I just did, Gej u failed woefully in these ones.
ReplyDeleteStella if you like, don't post, as usual
So very true, infamous otuoke zoo keeper that travelled up north to build over, 1,200 almajiri schools but none in otuoke, and put all the key position in the hands of the enemies, and couldn't even build a single airport in bayelsa, but still has to travel over 2 hours to another state to board a plane, even your subs like Uduaghan, Akpabio built airports. Go and learn from Stella Oduah, the wise ibo woman who upgraded and refurbished the main airport in her region to Enugu international airport, so that people can now fly directly to and from London and America, like I just did, Gej u failed woefully in these ones.
ReplyDeleteStella if you like, don't post, as usual
You are right.
DeleteSeems you are the only one who got the gist of OBJ's rants.
Thank u jare. See people insulting OBJ as if he's from the South South and would have benefited from whatever their son (GEj) did for them. The man has said the plain truth, and only the WISE will think it through, beyond superficiality. Jonathan was given the opportunity to better his people, at least if he couldn't satisfy the entire nation he owed a lot to his own. But alas!!
DeleteThis man wants to be relevant by any means
ReplyDeleteI have forgotten about @Baba iyabo since odun gborgboroh.
@Galore
Ah ah sweetie, OBJ is relevant not matter what. He doesn't need to seek attention to be revered my dear. We are talking Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo here, not Femi Fani Kayode..eh eh eh
DeleteShut up you old man!
ReplyDeleteObasanjo is growing old with fish brian.
ReplyDeleteObasanjo is getting older with fish brian.
ReplyDeleteHis own actions in and out of office, is still hunting the whole nation.
ReplyDelete#WhiteDiamondOut
He should please SHUT UP!!!
ReplyDeleteOBJ go and sit down. All you ancestors that think Nigeria can not survive without should know that you don't own the Nigeria, you are not God. Infact y'all are the cause of Nigeria's problems. See this one that wanted 3rd term *hiss* GEJ is out now so let him rest.
ReplyDeletehaunt!!!
ReplyDeleteeiyaaa
that one no make cos south south is made already.
if they decide to cut out from Nigeria and join my beloved biafra they will still be balling hard!
who has ever dated a south south oil mogul?
Shut up old fool.
ReplyDeleteFh...king ur son's wife will hunt you even in death.
Where you in the room with them ?? Stop constituting nuisance here
DeleteTalk about when beer parlour gist becomes the national anthem on the lips of many. Any small thing they'll bring the unfounded rumour to play, even when they are expected to give logical reasons for their disagreements they'lld rather water it down with balderdash. Smh
DeleteMr Obasanjo, talk is cheap. Why didn't you transform the country when you had the opportunity?
ReplyDeleteWere it to be in a developed, you will be forsaken and ignored forever.
Baba....pls stay in ur poultry n keep rearing chickens. ...
ReplyDeleteno one asked you any question
So true,oro agba
ReplyDeleteBaboon
ReplyDeleteWhat else does he have to say?
ReplyDeleteNewspapers and their misleading headlines. Mtsheeeeew
ReplyDeleteSouth south owns the wealth of Nigeria. So it should be the other way round. Without South south,Nigeria will cripple.
ReplyDeletewho says?keep fooling urself,eat nd drink ur crude oil do u knw how many states in nigeria has found crude oil?hiss olodo oshi
DeleteLmao, anon please name the states???? ?
DeleteBaba free GEJ Pls
ReplyDeleteSouth South
Oil people,they are made already
OK..seen..
ReplyDeletemoney maker, Eka Joy, Galore and POTABLE viv should just have an orgy with each other, they will definitely jerk off one another. Qutie and Gbogbo Bigz Girlz, thanks for your comment and input. You both read and understood the message unlike the bird brains wey full this blog that comment through their ass.
ReplyDeleteIbo trader will soon see ween. Jonathan finished our foreign reserve. No reserve to back up your import no dollars to buy even at high price but oba san jo built up nig foreign reserve to d highest and prodigal son squanderd it
ReplyDeleteIbo trader will soon see ween. Jonathan finished our foreign reserve. No reserve to back up your import no dollars to buy even at high price but oba san jo built up nig foreign reserve to d highest and prodigal son squanderd it
ReplyDeleteIbo trader will soon see ween. Jonathan finished our foreign reserve. No reserve to back up your import no dollars to buy even at high price but oba san jo built up nig foreign reserve to d highest and prodigal son squanderd it
ReplyDeleteThis man is truly mad. Did the Yorubas suffered anything from his misdeeds of his scandalous presidency?.
ReplyDeleteSo because one person did wrong, it shoul affect the whole region? Did Nigerians visit Abacha's evil on the Hausas? Discriminate against South south and wait for trouble. Nonsense.
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