Here is a Nigerian who speaks no vile .. Akin Osuntokun, Obasanjos political adviser and close associate had this to say: It is not that I believe that Jonathan is the best that has happened to Nigeria, it is not that by any stretch of imagination i think that he should not be criticized. I have no objection to that. Mine is this. If 90% of those who have access to the media are publicly criticizing a man that you cannot find any good thing to say about him, the man cannot be totally bad. I took a deliberate position to advocate for him, to put his case forward, for the sake of balance. In the past two, three weeks, I have been asking myself, what really is the problem that critics cannot see anything good in this man? I travelled by road from Abuja to Lagos and saw evidence of works all over, and yet, people are saying he has done nothing. The railways is there. Go to agriculture and see what he has done there. It really worries me. Some of these things are so contrary to logic. By temperament and training, I believe in fairness and balance. People exaggerate the short comings of the president, they are grossly exaggerated. Nigeria got the best rating from Transparent International since, I think, they have been rating Nigeria. This year, T.I said 37 countries are more corrupt than Nigeria. Before, Nigeria used to be either the most corrupt or the second or third. What is it that they have seen that we are yet to see? They are not partisan. They have no obligation to be. They have more access to the information they use to evaluate a country. This is why I say people should pause and reflect. A man has to speak for himself anyway. May be they are not doing a lot of that. But, I see a lot of intimidation, stampeding the president all over the place. And, to be fair to Obasanjo anyway, he has played that role to a higher and lesser degree since he left as military head of state. So his criticism of Jonathan, is to that extent, not peculiar. But, at the end of the day, everybody would answer for himself. And one thing I appreciate him (baba) for is that, he has not in any way tried to influence me against the position that I take, not at all. Not once did he say or imply ‘don’t support Jonathan’. (Akin Osuntokun, Obasanjos political adviser and close associate) Remigius Akinbinu Wale Leyimu Wale Ojo Lanre Wale Odusola Ken Agala Tolulope Lawal Ondo Statepeople Pdp Ondo-state Pdp Ondo State Pdp Ekiti State Chapter Our Fathers-Land Nigeria Eni Akinsola
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:25:17 +0000
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