By Professor Itse Sagay.
1.Introduction
The status of an ex-president is one of quiet dignity, respect, discretion, decorum, discipline and restraint. Obasanjo does not have a single one of these qualities. We have had a
Gowon was Obasanjo’s boss from 1966 6o 1975, (nine years). Not once did Gowon utter a public criticism of Obasanjo throughout his two tenures from 1976 – 1979 and 1999 to 2007.
Babangida had no peace when he was in power with Obasanjo ripping him open with sarcasm at close intervals. When Yar’Adua was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia, his condition did not restrain Obasnajo from launching a missile against him in his hospital bed.
Another strange phenomenon is Obasanjo’s capacity to launch vitriolic attacks on his successors allegedly doing what he Obasanjo did repeatedly as president without a thought of his own gross misdeeds;
First, he accuses Buhari of being a dictator like Abacha, brooking no alternative views. What of Obasanjo? Was he himself not an African Hitler?
Perhaps the most blatant display of naked fascism and violation of the
Remember Alamesiegha,
Some pathetic details of what happened to
Whilst all this was going on, Obasanjo closed down radio Bayelsa
After this, the Assembly men were brought back to Yenogoa were they proceeded to complete the process
Immediately after the brazen illegal impeachment and removal of Alamesiegha, he was arrested by soldiers who had already taken over the whole of Bayelsa for trial and imprisonment.
In Plateau State, Obasanjo using the military force of the EFCC
The declaration of States of Emergency by the Obasanjo Federal Government in Plateau and Ekiti States, were prime illustrations of Obasanjo’s gross subversion of Nigeria’s federal system. Not only did Obasanjo fail to comply with the
The infringements of the Constitution in the two declarations of emergency, are legion. In the first place,
Thus, the removal of Fayose (Ekiti)
The same
Can we forget how Obasanjo in
4.Reckless Abuse of Power
Obasanjo treated fellow politicians in HIS OWN PARTY with contempt and disdain. He installed and removed PDP party Chairmen as if they were his personal
What about
5.Genocidal Slaughter
Nigerians will never forget how Obasanjo ordered troops to level the town of Odi In Bayelsa in November 20, 1999. Both the human population and their homes were brought down by military
The same thing happened in Zaki Bian on October 22, 2001 when out of displeasure with General Malu, who came from the town, he dispatched heavily armed troops again to level both the human population and structures in that
6.Election Rigging
The very idea of Obasanjo suggesting that Buhari plans to rig an election
Outraged by this endless series of brutal exercise of power and inordinate love of it,
As I stated earlier, Obasanjo believes that he can break all rules and ethics but it is a crime for others to even appear to follow his footsteps in that
He is a man who is not conscious of a sense of wrong doing and is probably unaware of the long list of depredations trailing his footsteps. The man is not just immoral, he is worse; he is amoral, i.e., he lacks a sense of right or wrong.
Obasanjo is now an old man.