Northern youths under the aegis of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) have berated former President, Olusegun Obasanjo over his increasing media attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.
Recall that after his scathing letter, Obasanjo again called on Nigerians not to reinforce failure by supporting the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
The youths in a statement signed by their National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima on Friday slammed the ex-president accusing him of laying the foundation for some of the challenges currently confronting the country. They maintained that haven contributed to the nation's challenge, Obasanjo lacks the moral right to be critical of any administration.
The statement read in part:
“For quite some time, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has turned himself into a self-appointed messiah in the efforts to define the political and democratic future of this country.
“And the result of this meddlesomeness by the former president has been disastrous for the country. We are not blinded by the fact that Obasanjo has no moral high ground for his repeated attacks on Buhari.
“The current president may have his serious shortcomings but he is still morally a better leader than Obasanjo. We challenge Obasanjo to tell us any of the current political and economic difficulties confronting the nation that are not connected to his meddlesomeness and manipulations. Let him exonerate himself from the current mess facing the country, if at all he can.
“It will no longer be acceptable for any old cargo to decide the fate of over 160 million Nigerians. We have had enough of this domineering old man in the democratic space and we are now saying its over,” it noted.
