Only a fool will sit on the fence or be neutral when his country is being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism – Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked reports, he has decided to remain neutral as regards the forthcoming general elections.

According to the former president, in a statement on his behalf, by Kehinde Akinyemi, his spokesman, only a fool with stay neutral when his country is being destroyed by incompetence.

In the statement, Obasanjo made it clear that Nigerians must vote for credible candidates, who will drive growth and development and make their lives better than it is now.

See statement here:

“While Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is in Cairo to attend the maiden edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), of which he is Chairman of the Advisory Council, his attention has been drawn to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) with the headline “Atiku: Obasanjo Shifts Political Gear to Neutral.”

“It is disingenuous, if not malicious, for anyone to suggest that Chief Obasanjo was being neutral when he chose not to use the Owu Convention as a platform for political campaign but instead adopt a communal and familial approach in talking to members of his Owu family.

“For the records, and as accurately reported by some media organisations, what the former president said at the convention in Iwo was that while he would not impress any candidates on them, Nigerians should vote for credible candidates who will drive growth and development and make their lives better than it is now.

“Only a fool will sit on the fence or be neutral when his or her country is being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism, brazen impunity and denial of the obvious. Chief Obasanjo is no such fool nor is he so unwise.”

“They must know that beneficial change will not come if they remain inactive just complaining and complacent and they allow themselves to be deceived by sycophants and enemies of Nigeria.”

“If they do not become active and get much needed change of the current administration to a government that will improve the economy, regain the confidence of investors and generally drive growth, development and economic progress with security, what is coming will be much worse than what Nigerians currently suffer.”