‘Obasanjo Should Do Better Than Making Jest Of Presidents’ – Osinbajo’s Ex-Aide
Laolu Akande, former spokesman for ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to refrain from making jest of other presidents.
Akande made the remark in a post on his X handle on Saturday while reacting to Obasanjo’s recent comments during a lecture at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum held at Yale University last weekend.
During the lecture, Obasanjo lamented the state of the nation, describing the situation as “really bad and glaring to all.”
He had said, “Nigeria Situation: As we can see and understand, Nigeria’s situation is bad. The more the immorality and corruption of a nation, the more the nation sinks into chaos, insecurity, conflict, discord, division, disunity, depression, youth restiveness, confusion, violence, and underdevelopment.
“That’s the situation mostly in Nigeria in the reign of Baba-go-slow and Emilokan. The failing state status of Nigeria is confirmed and glaringly indicated and manifested for every honest person to see through the consequences of the level of our pervasive corruption, mediocrity, immorality, misconduct, mismanagement, perversion, injustice, incompetence and all other forms of iniquity. But yes, there is hope.”
However, while responding to Obansanjo, Akande reiterated his advice to the former president on his programme on Channels Television, Inside Sources, on Friday.
The former presidential aide said Nigeria is suffering from political leadership issues, adding that political challenges in Nigeria can be linked to a leadership crisis.
Akande said, “On #InsideSources yesterday, we took the view during the segment-MY TAKE that former presidents such as General Obasanjo should do better than merely making jest of other presidents. The Nigerian situation suffers from political leadership challenges, but even more serious is the deeper problem that itself produces the political leadership challenges.”
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