Former president, Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo, has declared that no individual or group including himself can
lay claim to bringing President Muhammadu Buhari to power.
The former president, who stated this in
Jalingo tuesday when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Darius Ishaku,
said Nigerians overwhelmingly voted for Buhari and as such nobody
could claim to have brought him to power.
Reacting to a media report that he
claimed that he and a few Nigerians brought the president to power, the
former president and head of state said the report was not just untrue
but malicious.
Obasanjo, who came to Taraba State on a
five-day working visit to inspect some of the key projects he initiated
while in office particularly the Mambilla Hydro power project, said the
election of President Buhari was an overwhelming decision of the
generality of Nigerians and it was inconsiderate of any single person or
group to claim the glory.
“I was astounded by media reports
quoting me to have said that I and a few other persons brought President
Buhari to power to save Nigeria. I never said that because it is not
true. Nigerians voted overwhelmingly for the president and we are all
witnesses to that fact. No single person or group can claim that glory,”
he said.
Stressing that he has spent most of his
life trying to better the lot of humanity generally and Nigeria
specifically, he stated that he was motivated to do even more now that
he was approaching the end of his life and promised to help in any way
possible to explore the enormous resources in the state.
“Taraba State is a blessing to Nigeria.
The potentials in the state can turn the fortunes of the country for
good. The Mambila Hydro Power project alone has the capacity to generate
more than half of our present power capacity in the country.
“The livestock potential in the state
spans all known livestock in the country including cattle rearing and
poultry all in commercial quantities. The tea factory is a symbol of
national greatness, while the tourism potentials can attract global
tourists and earn the nation good foreign exchange
“Since I have spent most of my life
doing good for humanity and Nigeria, I am motivated to do even more now
that I am approaching my evening. I will therefore do everything to
ensure that the potentials in Taraba generally and the Mambila Plateau
specifically are optimally explored to make the nation great.”
Extolling the virtues of Ishaku, the
elder statesman called on the people of the state to cooperate with the
governor in his bid to make the state great just as he enjoined them to
embrace peaceful coexistence, tolerance, mutual respect for each other
and respect the sanctity of human life.
Welcoming the former president to his
office, Ishaku described Obasanjo as one of the greatest assets that God
has blessed Nigeria with adding that the younger generation of
politicians must emulate his leadership skills to be great.
Ishaku however maintained that the
pathetic state of the country’s power sector should be blamed on those
who worked with the former president saying they were the ones that
frustrated the execution of most of the projects initiated in the power
sector during Obasanjo regime.
source: thisdaylive
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