FORMER
President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said that he has nothing else to say
about the problems facing the nation, regretting that he had been abused in
some quarters, each time he proffers solution to the country’s problems.
The former
President, who spoke to newsmen shortly after he paid a courtesy visit on
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State in Benin, explained that he was in Benin
to honour the late former chairman of Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, Dr. Abel Guobadia, whom according to him, contributed
immensely to the growth of democracy in the country.
Chief
Obasanjo, who was asked to comment on the problems of corruption and insecurity
facing the nation, said: “I have flogged the issue of corruption internally and
externally. I have flogged it every day, some people go along with me, and they
agree that it is a problem that we must face squarely. Some people abuse me.
“But the
point is that when you have a problem and you attempt to cover it, you are not
solving the problem, rather, you are complicating the problem. Even the problem
of security, I have been discussing it. I have gone on a fact finding mission.
I have found out what is there and what is not there. I had talked, and talked.
I have nothing more to add.”
He commended
what he described as the monumental achievement of Governor Oshiomhole in the
state, saying “before you came, they ran the state aground, but today, you have
ran it up. I am happy with your achievements today. Formerly, you used to
be radically but today, you are facing realism. But frankly speaking, you
have not disappointed us.”
Responding,
Oshiomhole, who commended the former president for visiting the state,
described him as a leader, whom many Nigerians have learnt a lot from.
Source: Vanguard
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