by Anike Jacobs

Earlier today, former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo pledged his support and endorsed the candidacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), an action that caused a bit of a stir on social media.

Well, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has stated categorically that the endorsement is meaningless.

See below:

“Obasanjo’s endorsement of Buhari is meaningless in Yorubaland and should be treated as such across Nigeria. “Nigerians have not forgotten how Obasanjo subverted the democratic process with his failed third term agenda,” he tweeted.

Obasanjo, who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, declared his support for Buhari saying: “The circumstances he (Buhari) will be working under if he wins the elections are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature – he knows that. He is smart enough. He is educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?”

Obasanjo said he believes in Buhari’s capability to effectively tackle corruption and insecurity, adding that he would restore the morale of the military which, he said, was needed in the fight against terrorism.

He also accused President Goodluck Jonathan of betraying the armed forces by allowing corruption to scuttle their operations. He said: “It is a question of leadership – political and military. I think you need to ask Jonathan how he let the army go to this extent. Many things went wrong: recruitment went wrong; training went wrong; morale went down; motivation was not there; corruption was deeply ingrained; and welfare was bad.”

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