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I will continue criticising Buhari, he is not governing Nigeria well, Obasanjo tells Alake

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Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a vocal critic of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, on Tuesday, said he will not stop criticising the president.

Obasanjo, who governed Nigeria as a democratically elected president from 1999 to 2007, said he will continue with the criticism because  Buhari is not governing the nation well.

Obasanjo, who spoke at his 82nd birthday responded to a statement by the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Aremu Gbadebo, advising him to stop attacking Buhari.

Obasanjo responded by saying that the issues between him and Buhari were not personal.

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According to the elder statesman, governance is not a family affair, adding that democracy involves criticisms and consideration of all sides to an issue.

‘‘There is nothing personal between President Buhari and I.

‘‘In a democracy, you can criticise a policy, a government or a leader because democracy is not a family affair.

‘‘If it is my brother that is occupying the leadership role and he is not doing what I believe he should do, he must be criticised and that is what democracy is all about.

‘‘I have been in that position longer than any Nigerian will ever be there.

‘‘So if I say anybody in government in Nigeria is not doing well, let that government prove that it is doing well,’’ he said.

The monarch had advised Obasanjo, in his goodwill message to mark the 82nd birthday anniversary, in Abeokuta that he should desist from frequent attack on the president.

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Gbadebo, who noted that Obasanjo had been ‘‘a warrior’’ all his life, urged him to rest, fight less and rather take a position of a consultant at his new age.

‘‘At 82 years, I think you should keep your sword more rather than use it always,’’ he said.

Gbadebo, who served as a military officer during the military administration of Muhammadu Buhari between 1984 and 1985, said he had always told Obasanjo to leave his boss (Buhari) alone.

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