Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said rumours are
rife that the Goodluck Jonathan government might hand
over power to the military due to the fear of Muhammadu
Buhari.
Obasanjo said: “I do hope we will get things more right. A
lot of rumours are flying around; I think we have gone
away from the rumour of Interim Government because that
is not in our constitution.
“I hope we will soon go away from the rumour of handing
over to the military because the military is not meant to run
the affairs of a nation in terms of running government.”
He warned that if such rumours become reality, they would
undermine the integrity of Nigeria among the comity of
nations.
Obasanjo made the remark when South West women of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Hajiya Aisha, wife
of the party’s presidential candidate, General Buhari visited
him at home in Abeokuta.
He said the international community, particularly African
Union, would reject it because its constitution has outlawed
that.
“Any government that is brought about not on the basis of
the constitution will not be accepted, will not be tolerated
and will not be a member of the AU until that government is
dismantled,” he said.
He added: “It shouldn’t be, we are the largest country in
Africa, we should be a model, setting examples, we
shouldn’t be drawing Africa backward, I hope we will not. I
hope at the end of this exercise, we would be where we
should be, leading Africa and showing examples for the rest
of Africa and indeed the rest of the world."
Obasanjo called on women to participate actively in
securing Nigeria, adding that they would be the greatest
victim should anything go wrong in the country.
He said: “I am happy to hear directly from you, Mrs Buhari
that the campaign so far, from the assessment has gone
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