The former minster addressed reporters yesterday at the Ilorin International Airport, the Kwara State capital, after attending the first remembrance anniversary of the strong man of Kwara politics, Dr Sola Saraki.
He said: “My views are clearly well known about President Jonathan’s administration. There is no point in inflaming passion. They are very sensitive. If you say anything negative about them, they get upset and begin to haul abuses.
“But let me give you straight: this is probably one of the worst governments this country has ever known in terms of corruption and infrastructural provision. I think it is incumbent on every right-thinking Nigerian, whether in the G-7, the New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) or any other party, to get them out of office. That is our objective.”
On the designation of Boko Haram as a terrorist group, the former minister said: “The United States of America’s designation of Boko Haram as a terrorist group is long overdue. They should have done that before 7,000 Nigerians were killed.
“One wonders why it took the Barack Obama administration so long; probably because our government is not fighting Boko Haram strongly enough. We have complained about this in the last two years. Perhaps, if our government had made the effort to encourage the Americans to take this step as far back as a year or two ago, we would have saved many lives.
“But we have lost 7,000 Nigerians in the last two years because of the weakness of our government and because the Americans refused to do the right thing and designate the group as a terrorist organisation. “I am glad they have done it now. Let’s hope things will change.”
Source: The Nation
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