A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he
will maintain silence on the state of the nation until after
the forthcoming general elections.
He said this on Wednesday while addressing traditional
rulers from Egbaland, who were attending a seminar
organised by a non-governmental organisation, The Village
Network Empowerment Initiative, held at the Olusegun
Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.
The Initiator of the VVEI, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye, said the
seminar was to enable the traditional rulers to acquire
knowledge and exposure to develop their communities.
Obasanjo, who had in recent times made scathing remarks
on President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, said it
was unfortunate some people could misconstrue his good
intention for the country, adding that he had chosen to keep
mum until after the elections.
The ex-president flayed some states for owing teachers
salaries for upward of six months, describing it as “not
good at all.”
He said Nigerians had an opportunity from February 14 to
play their own part in enthroning leaders of their choice.
He added, “Where we are now, I’ve spoken. I’ve used body
language and whoever still does not understand all I’ve
been saying, it would take such a person a long time to
understand.
“It’s something that is very clear for us all to see. Some
people came to visit me from Benue three days ago, and
told me teachers in that state have not been paid for six
months.
“There are states where teachers have not been paid for
four months, three months and two months. That’s not
good at all. It’s only God that can help us to overcome all
these problems.
“All I know is that God has done His own part and it’s now
left for us as human beings to do our own bit. Do we, as
Nigerians, say that God has not been magnanimous enough
to us?
“Is it human or natural resources that we do not have? We
are blessed with a lot of fertile land. Shakespeare says the
fault is not in our stars but in ourselves that we are
underlings.
“That our own part starts from the (February) 14th and it’s
now left to you and I. I won’t say more than that. I’ve said I
won’t say anything anymore until after the elections.
“You’ll hear from me after the elections. But I’ve said it
verbally and through body language and how you
understand it all is now left to you. But whatever you still
don’t understand about all of these, I will put in prayers,
that God should enable you to clearly understand it better.
“But I won’t say more than this until after the election.”
Delivering a lecture to the traditional rulers on ‘Waste to
wealth, health, biogas productions as an alternative source
of energy for sustainable rural development,” the Director,
Zoo Park, Federal University of Agriculture, Prof. Moses
Oyatogun, enumerated the uses of different wastes for
energy production.
He advised them to take advantage of all manners of waste
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