Buhari Won’t Have Won If I didn’t Support Him in 2015 – Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria has said that by his pedigree as a former leader of this country and the sacrifices he has made for the unity of the country, he has the right to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari.

The former president made this known in his remark at the 2018 Ibogun Day celebration, which attracted notable indigenes of Ogun State on Wednesday.

Also in attendance were: Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, two gubernatorial candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Allied People’s Movement (APM), Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka and Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, respectively.

Obasanjo asserted further that President Buhari was victorious in 2015 because he (Buhar) has his support.

According to him, “I know Buhari and he too knows me. Till the day I die, Buhari will continue to address me as ‘sir.’ In 2015, if I didn’t support Buhari, he wouldn’t have won the election.

“I have what it takes to correct him. Nigeria should not be in the position we are today. Nigeria can be better. God has given us all that we need.

“I am qualified to speak against Buhari. One, I have done it before. Two, I have shed my blood for this country. Even my biological son has shed his blood. Why can’t I speak about what is best for this country? I am doubly qualified to do that.”