‘A man who doesn’t know the way cannot lead’ – Tinubu fires Obasanjo over Peter Obi endorsement

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has continued to recieve attacks over his endorsement of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as the successor of president Muhammadu Buhari.

The latest attack is coming from All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who said Obasanjo is not qualified to recommend or endorse anyone as Nigeria’s president because of his failures.

Speaking Thursday at the APC presidential campaign rally at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Ugbowo Campus, Benin, the APC flag bearer said Obasanjo failed to develop the country when he had the opportunity, but rather was fighting his then Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, while accusing each other of spending the country’s money for their personal comfort.

Tinubu said after spending $16 billion on electricity, Obasanjo and the PDP government could not deliver electricity for Nigerians to make even popcorn.

As governor of Lagos state, Tinubu recalled how he brought Enron Power to generate electricity and solve the power problem in the commercial nerve centre of the country but the project was frustrated by the Obasanjo-led PDP government.

“I brought Enron to solve electricity problem and help Lagos economy but Obasanjo and PDP frustrated it. They punished me and Lagos people and even began deducting our money. I created Local Governments in Lagos to accelerate development and create employment for our people but Obasanjo seized our allocation and punished us for that. That was wickedness and such a man said he endorsed a man for you to vote as President. Can you follow such a man? Can Obasanjo recommend a leader for anyone in Nigeria? A man who does not know the way cannot show the way,” he said.

On Atiku, his main opponent and the PDP candidate, the former governor said the former VP is not qualified to lead the country.

“Atiku and Obasanjo accused themselves of using Nigeria’s money to buy cars for their comfort. Atiku was a custom officer who said he made money selling cars, that is smuggling. He didn’t even know that a civil servant cannot do any other business apart from agriculture. That is enough to disqualify him and he is not fit to be President,” he said.