Obasanjo laid foundation for corruption in Nigeria

A political scientist and speaker at the 39th public lecture on “Bullet versus Ballot: Interrogating Nigeria’s 4th Republic Electoral’s Consultations,” Prof. Adekunle Amuwo, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo failed Nigeria during his tenure.

The lecture was organised by the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State.

Amuwo, who claimed he had full knowledge of how Obasanjo emerged the President of the country in 1999, said that the former President’s rule was the genesis of the level of corruption currently being experienced in the country.

While saying the Peoples Democratic Party had not moved Nigeria forward for an inch, he described Jonathan’s rule as the legacy Obasanjo left behind.

Describing the current political situation as crucial and critical in the history of the country, he urged the electorate to change the fortune of the country by choosing the ‘ballot’ rather than the ‘bullet.’

He said, “We are in a democracy run by professional non-democrats — men and women who have the financial muscle to ‘outmuscle’ the electorate and the rest of the country because about 70 per cent of the population of Nigeria is poor…

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One Response to “Obasanjo laid foundation for corruption in Nigeria”

  1. Unknown's avatar

    ObJ na baba for every!

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