Former President
Olusegun Obasanjo fired a fresh salvo the way of President Goodluck Jonathan,
on Sunday, when he looked back at the last eight years and returned with a
verdict: The country had been poorly managed under Jonathan.
Obasanjo said this when
the Iyalode of Yoruba land, Chief Alaba Lawson, led a delegation of South-West
women leaders on a visit to his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta.
The 78-year-old leader
said owing to the mismanagement of the country in the last eight years, the
incoming administration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, should be
prepared to face the daunting challenges that lay ahead.
He said, “The country
had been poorly managed in the last eight years and it would take some time for
Buhari’s government to correct the anomalies. But I want to tell him not to be
frightened.”
Calling on Nigerians to
exercise patience with the incoming administration, Obasanjo said the damage
that had been done to the country in the last eight years could not be
corrected overnight.
“What I would say is
that we should all put our minds at rest. He (Buhari) is someone that will
perform but we must exercise patience because what has been destroyed for eight
years cannot be undone overnight.
“But like the Chinese
proverb which says the journey of a thousand miles starts with a step, it is
not only the first step (that matters) but the first step in the right
direction because if you take a wrong step, you’re not likely to get to the
destination,” he said.
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