Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, raised
alarm of a rumour that the Goodluck Jonathan
administration planned to hand over to the military if he loses in Saturday’s
presidential election, warning that this would undermine the integrity of
Nigeria among the comity of nations. Here’s what he said while hosting the South West women of
the All Progressives Congress led by Aisha Buhari.
alarm of a rumour that the Goodluck Jonathan
administration planned to hand over to the military if he loses in Saturday’s
presidential election, warning that this would undermine the integrity of
Nigeria among the comity of nations. Here’s what he said while hosting the South West women of
the All Progressives Congress led by Aisha Buhari.
“I do hope we will get things more right. A lot of rumours
are flying around, I think we have done away from the rumour of Interim
Government because that is not in our constitution. I hope we will soon go away
from the rumour of handing over to the military because the military is not
meant to run affairs of a nation in terms of running government.
are flying around, I think we have done away from the rumour of Interim
Government because that is not in our constitution. I hope we will soon go away
from the rumour of handing over to the military because the military is not
meant to run affairs of a nation in terms of running government.
“And the intentional community will not condone it,
particularly African Union where it is part and parcel of the constituting act
of the African Union, that any government that is brought about, not on the
basis of the constitution will not be accepted, will not be tolerated and will
not be a member of the AU until that government is dismantled.
particularly African Union where it is part and parcel of the constituting act
of the African Union, that any government that is brought about, not on the
basis of the constitution will not be accepted, will not be tolerated and will
not be a member of the AU until that government is dismantled.
“It shouldn’t be Nigeria, we are the largest country in
Africa, we should be a model, setting examples, we shouldn’t be drawing Africa
backward, I hope we will not. I hope at the end of this exercise, we would be
where we should be, leading Africa and showing examples for the rest of Africa
and indeed the rest of the world.
Africa, we should be a model, setting examples, we shouldn’t be drawing Africa
backward, I hope we will not. I hope at the end of this exercise, we would be
where we should be, leading Africa and showing examples for the rest of Africa
and indeed the rest of the world.
“We have the goodwill of many people, I watched, last night,
President Obama talking about our constitution, I watched our brother from
Ghana, the current Chairman of ECOWAS
talked about our constitution, they are all interested, they all wish us well,
should we wish ourselves anything less?,” he said.
President Obama talking about our constitution, I watched our brother from
Ghana, the current Chairman of ECOWAS
talked about our constitution, they are all interested, they all wish us well,
should we wish ourselves anything less?,” he said.
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