Controversial singer turned writer, Etcetera is back
again with a response to a statement by the ex-president of
Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo.
“The problem today is that it is doubtful if the
current administrative system under President Buhari, is imbued with the
right mix of skills and values to successfully implement a
well-articulated programme of change”
says Olusegun Obasanjo However, his criticism didn’t go down well with Etcetera.
Etcetera in his new article slammed the ex-president
and the APC national leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the present disarray
the country is facing.
Read his piece here: –
“At what point did Obasanjo realise this ehn?
After they have sold Nigerians to propaganda? If anyone should speak at
this point, it shouldn’t be Obasanjo. It shouldn’t be someone who has
his hands soiled with oil from the cookie jar. A man who did everything
to remain in power for a third term? A man who was ready to alter the
constitution to meet his personal and selfish interest? If anyone should
speak right now, it shouldn’t be former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He
has robbed himself of the morality and right to criticise any
government whether past, present or future. All the while people were
screaming at the top of their voices that President Buhari was not
qualified and didn’t have what it takes to lead us into eldorado, it was
the likes of the former president that did everything possible to get
him elected.
So why come out now to challenge his capabilities? Isn’t
this crying when the head has been cut off? Isn’t it too late? Buhari is
president already and in a democracy like ours, nothing can be done
anymore until after four years. And Nigerians might as well brace
themselves for the longest four years in our nation’s history. Four
years of gnashing of teeth and hardship because of the mistakes of few
individuals.
The CBN has started deduction of 50 naira from
every transaction in the bank. Is that not robbery? Are we cursed with
leadership? The government is supposed to alleviate the sufferings of
its people but all this government has done is to increase the plight of
ordinary Nigerians aided by CBN flip flopping policies.
The government of Goodluck Jonathan was crappy in
all ramifications; in fact I strongly believe that if we must progress
as a nation, the Goodluck Jonathan era in office should be probed. But
looking at what we have today, the whole country is in tatters. Nothing
is working. The CBN is confused, making policies today and rescinding
them tomorrow. The naira is collapsing beyond recognition and repair.
Nigerians are leaving the country in droves daily. This is what Obasanjo
and Tinubu have left us with.
A country said to be one of the world’s fastest
growing economies just a couple of months ago has been thrown to the
dogs. At the rate the naira is plunging, we are fast becoming another
Zimbabwe where everyone is a billionaire but can’t afford a loaf of
bread.
The likes of Olusegun Obasanjo and Bola Ahmed
Tinubu must apologise to Nigerians for foisting Buhari on Nigerians.
They must apologise to the nation for the present state of the economy.
It is now crystal clear that all they wanted was to see the back of
Goodluck Jonathan with no plan for the aftermath. Since May 29th, we are
still waiting to know the plan of this government. What is the
blueprint? The country is on auto-pilot.
Buhari contested for over eight
years before becoming the president, and one would expect that a man
vying for any position for that long would have sat down to analyse the
problems in the system and have a solution at hand to guide him when he
gets into office. But it is not the case with the current government.
We
can see that they were only interested in seeing Goodluck Jonathan out
of office. And I believe they never thought the man was capable of
losing the election. They must have thought he was going to rig and
remain in power at all cost, even to the detriment of the nation, like
they would have done in his position.
In a sane country, former president Obasanjo
would have retired quietly to a simple life after his bid for a third
term in office collapsed in his face. And for some farfetched reasons,
Buhari doesn’t seem to want or doesn’t seem to be capable of recognising
that recycling politicians would only result in the failure of his
government.
The president must ask himself what Obasanjo and Tinubu
achieved in government? Are we not suffering today because of their
mismanagement? Mr. President, if your war against corruption must be
viewed as fair and not a witch-hunt, it must be extended to all and
sundry.
Finally, the female soldier who gathered her
colleagues to beat up a man for saying she is beautiful should be
brought to book. Those soldiers should be dismissed immediately. Even an
illiterate will not react to being called beautiful in such an
animalistic manner. It is clear that our military men are ignorant of
their role in the society.
How do you beat up someone for saying you are
beautiful? You don’t even need an education or common sense to know
that “you are beautiful” is a compliment. Public officials in uniform
have embarrassed the nation enough.
From corruption to drinking ogogoro
in public in their uniforms, to beating and molesting people with the
slightest provocation or no provocation at all, and smoking of Marijuana
and collecting of bribes, fighting themselves publicly over bribes and
so on, it is time the government looked into how these men in uniforms
are trained
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