According to
Premium Times -The 76 year old ex head of states made some startling
statements, reports. He said if Nigerians were yet to commend a leader
after 53 years of independence, “Then we are
jinxed and cursed; we should all go to hell.”
He also
condemned the younger generation of leaders in the country, saying they lack
integrity and probity and have failed their people woefully.
Premium Times also states that he made specific reference to his Vice President for eight years Atiku Abubakar, former governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu, former Speaker House of Representatives Salisu Buhari, former Bayelsa State Governor Deprieye Alamieyeseigha and others as younger generation of leaders, the former President said Nigeria was not lucky even with them.
He said;
“We had some people who were under 50 years in leadership positions. One of them was James Ibori, where is he today? One of them was Alamieyeseigha, where is he today? Lucky Igbinedion, where is he today?
The youngest was the Speaker (Salisu) Buhari; you can still recall what happened to him. You said Bola Tinubu is your master.
What Buhari did was not anything worse than what Bola Tinubu did.
We got them impeached. But in this part of the world some people covered up the other man. The man claimed he went to Government College, Ibadan but the governor (Oyo State) went to Government College and packed all the documents so that they would not know that he did not go there.
I wanted someone who would succeed me so I took Atiku. Within a year, I started seeing the type of man Atiku is. And you want me to get him there?
I once went to Tanzania because Julius Nyerere recognised Biafra. He told me not to mind his aides and others in government.
They would say they have one house in town but their five year old sons and daughters would have houses all over.
Some of you who are condemning the leadership would get there tomorrow and it will be a different story. Only very few are actually good.
Abacha, my predecessor got $750 Million. Through our lawyer in Switzerland we recovered $1.25 Billion and the lawyer still said there is probably still another $1 Billion to be recovered.
[Premium Times states the figures didn't add up but that was what the former president said]
In 1979 we had 20 new ships specially built for Nigeria. When I came back 20 years after, the national shipping line had liquidated.
The whole thing is not just about leadership. If we talk about good leadership you should also talk about good followers. If you talk about human right you should also talk about human duties and obligations.
It is sad that after 53 years of independence we have no leader that we can commend. The problem in Africa is that when one person takes over he would not see any good thing that his predecessor did. Let us condemn but with caution.”
14 comments:
Yarning dust,as if he did not contribute to the problem of this nation
We are jinxed and cursed; we should all go to hell.”
Pleeeassssse spare me
Once we get our priority straight all ds comments "we all jinx&curse" we have no importance
Dont agree,the lesders shuld work on greed and corruption
He is just a joker,talking like an illiterate
You tried when you were president but what did you just say?man,that is a dumb statement
Obviously retirement has turned his brain upside down
100% in agreement with his facts
This is smart sha,we must give it to him
It will only take God's intervention,wiping out the entire nation and new spring comes up that is the only way out.
baba Obj,i hail o
This man no well,after chopping,clean mouth he is saying we all jinx,its you and your whole family that is jinx&cursed.
Dont be a coward,mention names and be specific on the looting and miscalulation.
Fair enough,you included yourself
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