No one should be in doubt to understand the fact that in Nigeria some people appears to be largerthan life especially when national issues are involved.
Recently the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo was at his best as he berated almost everyone within his tentacles and the immediate President appeared to be the main butt of his onslaught.
However, the executive governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has come out in defence of Jonathan, advising Obasanjo to leave Jonathan alone.
Fayose expressed disappointment over Obasanjo’s recent outburst saying: “Dr Goodluck Jonathan is no longer the president of Nigeria; he should be allowed to live a private life devoid of mudslinging from elder statesmen like Chief Obasanjo.”
Fayose said he was miffed that former President Obasanjo could choose the 11th Convocation Lecture of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Benin, Edo State, to say that “performance of Jonathan while in office will haunt the people of the South-South region for a long time to come.”
In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti, on Monday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor further stated that the people of the South-South had already demonstrated their approval of Jonathan’s performance while in office by voting overwhelmingly for him on March 28 despite the gang-up orchestrated by Chief Obasanjo and his allies.
“Most importantly, Jonathan’s performance as a democrat has been widely acknowledged locally and internationally, particularly by President Muhammadu Buhari, who on many occasions acknowledged the role he (Jonathan) played in ensuring a peaceful and successful transition programme, thereby averting the feared crisis in the country.”
Former President Jonathan’s action, according to Fayose, is in contrast to that of Obasanjo who tried to be president of this country for a third term.
He said: “This is in contrast to Baba Obasanjo, who tried third term when he was about concluding his constitutional two terms. And who knows whether he would have tried fourth term if he had succeeded with his third term agenda?”
