Obasanjo who reiterated his position at a book Launch in honour of the pioneer chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Mustapha Akanbi, in Abuja, advised the President to stop encouraging verbal attacks which may later result to violence if not managed with care.
The former President said the greatest problem any government could create for itself is by constantly trying to destroy oppositions from all quarters. He said that such constant attack on those with opposing views was an attempt to destroy democracy.
“Management of democracy without resorting to brute force and dictatorial tendencies must be cultivated,’’ Obasanjo said.
“As a leader, you must not deliberately do evil or condone evil. You should know that you will one day give account to God, you may cover up here, but before God, there is no cover up.”
On national security, Mr. Obasanjo said Boko Haram was not out to “frustrate anyone’s political efforts” asserting that that it took Jonathan several years to understand the demands of the insurgents.
Obasanjo who also spoke on corruption said corruption chiefly starts from the top and that “when the head is rotten, the whole body is useless”
He also blamed the present government for not saying exactly the true state of the country’s economy even as it dwindles on a daily basis. He said; “is not truly what the economy is. The economy is in doldrums, if not in reverse,” he said.
Source: Dailypost
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