Obasanjo lacks moral ground to challenge Buhari — Sen Adamu
Senator Adamu who spoke to journalists in Abuja, said as a two-time governor during the reign of Obasanjo; and now a ranking senator, he had the right to tackle the former leader.
He said every government had its challenges, saying President Buhari inherited the rot left behind by previous administrations, including that of Obasanjo, and that his (Buhari’s) challenges could not be an exception.
Senator Adamu said it was necessary to tell those
throwing tantrums to exercise caution and stop heating the polity for selfish
gains.
“I, too, cannot keep quiet when I see attempts by
anyone or a group of persons undermine the integrity of the office of the
president, the integrity of our government and the integrity of our political
system.
“Chief Obasanjo said that President Buhari is
selective in his anti-corruption war. I agree with him because if the president
were not selective, Chief Obasanjo himself would be in the dock today on trial on
charges of corruption arising from corrupt practices in the pursuit of his
third term gambit in the national assembly in 2006.
“As a friend, I wish to advise the former
president to pull back from the dangerous path of rubbishing all presidents
that came into office after him. Bringing everyone down is not a patriotic
duty.
“I fear that if he continues along this path, he
would, sooner than later, overreach himself and begin the inevitable descent
into national nuisance and irrelevance. That would be a self-inflicted wound
and a personal tragedy,” Senator Adamu said.
Obasanjo had in a recent open letter advised
President Buhari to shelve his plan of seeking a second term.
Daily Trust
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