Buhari to Obasanjo, Atiku: You will lose together
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we are busy on various national issues including the restructuring and the diversification of the economy fighting corruption terrorism and other threats to national security increasing the availability of electric power improving education health and providing long-delayed infrastructure roads rail airports and so forth1 the presidency has dismissed the endorsement given by former president olusegun obasanjo to his former lieutenant atiku abubakar as a non-event saying it was least surprised by obasanjos somersault and u-turn1 they will lose together. listening to the prepared statement of the former president after the meeting showed the usual ego trip and i know it all character of chief obasanjo shehu said1 in the first place we dare to say that a pompous statement from the former president advising nigerians on a vote against president buhari is the best recommendation that can come at this time1 it also betrayed a lack of understanding of todays politics which is about good governance1 the country voted for change in 2015 and a leader that ensures good governance which only president buhari and the apc can provide1 bent on these laudable goals we will not allow ourselves to be distracted1 in a statement the presidents ssa media garba shehu said the endorsement in abeokuta at a press conference was a well-rehearsed theatre1 many governments have come and gone but they did not care about some of these projects1 we were talking about these things for sixteen years under the pdp and nothing was done1 president buhari is proud of his record because his achievements are verifiable while that of the pdp is manifested by the devastating social and economic impact of large scale corruption during their governance1 the president will not relent in the war against corruption because the ordinary people are the ultimate victims if we surrender to corruption and let its perpetrators go unpunished1 abandoning the war against corruption is not an option. president buhari is in this battle against graft because he cannot allow a few rapacious and selfish class of the elite to divert the resources meant for the well-being of the ordinary people to their private pockets1 nigerians trust president buhari in this effort because they are convinced he is not in government for personal financial benefits or for an ego trip. it is just eleven years ago that the former president and vice president in their ugly fight for power accused each other of corruption. nigerians are yet to forget all that1