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Obasanjo: Buhari is Nigeria's next president

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Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta

Former Nigerian President,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has predicted that Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari will be elected on 28 March as Nigeria’s new president, to succeed incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan.

At the same time, he dismissed fears of any election annulment as it happened in 1993, under the Babangida administration, when the lection of Moshood Kashimawo Abiola was annulled by the military junta.

Obasanjo: Buhari the next president of Nigeria
Obasanjo: Buhari the next president of Nigeria

Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun state today, when he met a group that styles itself, Concerned Citizens of Nigeria.

According to the former Nigerian leader, there will never be a repeat of what happened in the country in 1993 after the Presidential election.

Obasanjo declared that he has confidence in the All Progressives Congress,APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammed Buhari because he was a trained military officer.

Buhari : Obasanjo predicts his election on March 28
Buhari : Obasanjo predicts his election on March 28

The group called on the former President to intervene in the country’s looming political crisis before matters degenerate.

“We have come to express our deep concern over series of dangerous political miscalculations currently going on under Jonathan administration.

“We are afraid that crisis is seriously looming and it is like another June 12 crisis is on the way and it may be very tragic for the country. We want you to as a matter of urgency intervene into the matter before it is too late sir,” the group opined.

In his response,the former President allayed their anxieties, saying that the 2015 election will never be like the June 1993 election.

“You need not to worry about anything. There can never be any June 12 annulment again. Buhari is not Abiola, he is a trained and highly intelligent soldier.

“Oyegun is not Anenih, Osinbajo is not Kingibe. Jega is not Nwosu, Jonathan is not IBB and this time around, Obasanjo will not support any interim government.

“Obasanjo will rather support a free, fair and credible election.”

15 responses to “Obasanjo: Buhari is Nigeria's next president”

  1. 9jaDY Avatar

    They have oil wells

  2. Chuck Ghainard Avatar
    Chuck Ghainard

    Do you know what a grown man or woman feels when they are away from home doing business in 0the city and pressed to use a bathroom but find non and have to go anyway in full view of everybody? Do you know how it feels when you work and you wages are owed to you for several months? Do you know how it feels when you go to the post office for a percel and the person on the counter takes one look at you and says ” we don’t have it….come back another day” all because you didn’t bribe him ? Do you know what it feels like when police stop you enact legislation on the spot and charge you for contravention of a non existing law?
    Obasanjo makes belief that he has the answers to Nigeria’s problems and that while he was at the helm non of the above was rampant. I don’t know about you but when somebody insults my intelligence all bets are off. He is nothing but a punk. He should be kicked in the groin, held down and fucked without Vaseline

  3. Chuck Ghainard Avatar
    Chuck Ghainard

    Mr Chukwurah……do you know what a grown man or woman feels when they are away

  4. Southpaw Avatar

    Exactly…he said “I will win” so is he an oracle that he knows he will win?? As for Buhari …well…these days Cotton, groundnut, hides, and skin have more value than oil…that is one…two you people keep threatening Nigerians with oil…do you know there is more oil in the Northern states that are yet untapped than the South South?? Thirdly what are you going to do with oil you can’t sell?? Will you drink it?? Three do you need to be reminded of how many millions died in the name of Biafra?? And at the end your leader abandoned you and ran away..do you people forget history so easily??

  5. Chukwurah H Mamah Avatar
    Chukwurah H Mamah

    Nigerians should avoid abusive languages when discussing issues. In politics, there must be differences either you are for a candidate or against , i do not expect everyone to speak well of the current President or even General Buhari, who is contesting with the President. All I have to say is that, most enlightened Nigerians have made up their minds by now and no matter what anyone say or do, it will not change their mind. I believe in changing things for better and it is obvious to most Nigerians that things are not in a proper state and if most people agree to this, then a change is inevitable whether former President Obasanjo said it or not. Nigerians must borrow a leave from countries like USA, UK to mention but a few. No one political party has remained at the center for as long as sixteen years. We can not conclude that the other party would be worse or better until we give them the chance to proof themselves. One thing I know is that, anything that is not risky is not worth doing and can not be a great thing, if it is finally achieved. We must take the risk of changing the party at the center, who has ruled for sixteen years, we need to see what the other party can do for the next four years, may be they could prove to be better . We can not rule out the fact that there are so many well meaning Nigerians in another party that can turn things around in this country.
    Dear Nigerians, it is a time of decision and the decision we make can mar or make us, my prayer is that we keep sentiments away from this, if we are in deed patriotic citizens of this country. If I am allowed to cast my vote on march 28 2015, I would definitely vote for a change. I have not taken even a bottle of cocoa cola from anyone, I did not even attend any rally whether PDP or APC . I have been watching them on television and I am not belonging to any party, I am a concern citizen of Nigeria craving for a better governance. God bless Nigerians as we decide.

  6. Chuck Ghainard Avatar
    Chuck Ghainard

    GEJ did not say he won the election. He said I Wil win. Punk ass Obasanjo said ” Buhari is our next president” I say No! Buhari will be president from Birnin Kudu . He will finance his government with cotton , groundnut hides and skin. WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK. AND WE WILL TAKE IT BACK.

  7. MIB Avatar

    SOUTHPAW:- MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND EVERY WELL MEANING NIGERIANS…

  8. Southpaw Avatar

    When GEJ recently claimed in the Al Jazeera interview…that “he will win the elections” not “he believes” or “he may” but “He will win the elections” …why didn’t you ask him if he is an oracle too??

  9. Chuck Ghainard Avatar
    Chuck Ghainard

    Obasanjo ‘ Buhari is Nigeria’s next President’ Obasanjo has confered on himself the title of an Oracle. He can see into the future. He is God. He can tell what will happen tomorrow. Tell me Obasanjo… ‘
    ‘ will Iran build a bomb?……will Iran destroy Israel?’ This punk makes statements with elements of finality as if he is God and announces an election result that has not even been held. When did anyone ever hear of a delegation of Americans assemble as a group to go pay homage to Clinton or George W and ask a no longer elected official to intervene because Missouri is fixing to burn on account of the incessant assults that Blacks in Ferguson suffer in the hand of white policemen? What has happened here is that in typical Nigerian mode of operation a group comprising an ambitious lick spittle parading as a secretary or president of this group has gone to seek audience, show face and pay homage but with plans to return privately in a week or two to ask a personal favor. Obasanjo swallowed the bait danced in self agrandizement and pronounced a verdict all the while farting from last night’s meal of ewedu and lafun. What signs did he see in the tea cup?…. ‘ Buhari is a trained Military officer.’…. mother fucker so was Abacha who stole over a billion dollars…. so was Abdul salami and Babangida and you all of whom blead Nigeria to the bone.

  10. Samaila Garba Avatar
    Samaila Garba

    This fact is known by all

  11. umolu Avatar

    Any normal person should now see that Obasanjo is a mad man, for real. What comes out of his mouth is unheard of from any former leader anywhere in the world.In Nigeria there are former leaders living that aren’t opening their mouth on sensitive issues like he does.Can we blAme the late Murtala Mohammed for introducing him to Nigerians? Before then he was a nobody; even from his dormain;Adekunle,the black scorpion gave all he had to Nigeria and asked for nothing in return. Obasanjo has benefited from Nigeria more than anybody else and look at what Nigerians would have to listen him every day. I think he is full of shit.An average Nigerian is by far better than this man with such a loud mouth. How did he get into the army of those days? May be people like Danjuma Theo,Adebayo,Adeyinka,Yakubu Gowon can answer this question. A good soldier should talk less and listen more. He should be told in no small measure that he can’t set Nigeria on fire. Nigeria is bigger than anybody.

  12. MIB Avatar

    It is obvious that every well meaning Nigerian will never ever pray or even imagine that the current administration should proceed for another four years term so as to continue with their devilish transformation agenda of saparatism, genocide, looting, distrust… GOD save Nigeria and Nigerians from claws of these canibals.

  13. Adelaja Avatar

    Make all APC live story, you are all bad belle people….As far as I’m concerned you are all empty vessels…u gat nothing, I mean nothing to offer nigerian people. last word for una APC,The God of heaven and earth will never allow APC to step to dat sit with ur evil and negative agenda in Jesus name,Amen.

  14. MIB Avatar

    May be you that has million vote will cast it and make Oga GEJ to win abe no be so… they will be remove with ur PVC just watch and see

  15. Dipo Avatar

    Obasanjo don’t forget that you only have one vote to cast. I dey laff for somebody that can’t win his ward predicting that someone else will win. I don’t where you will put your when #GEJ wins the election

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