Many Nigerian leaders across different parts of the country agreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo that he spoke their minds yesterday. They agreed with the ex-president’s dire warning in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari that the country is on a precipice and war can only be staved off if urgent steps were taken to stem the raging tide of insecurity.
In the open letter written to Buhari, Obasanjo expressed the fear that the nation’s security crisis is “dangerously reaching a tipping point where it may no longer be possible to hold danger at bay.”
In his reaction to Obasanjo’s letter, elder statesman and former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Abdukadri Balarabe Musa, urged Nigerians to protest against the alleged poor handling of the nation’s affairs by President Buhari, in order to avoid the looming doom in the country.
Balarabe Musa, who is also the Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) said: “It is time Nigerians should come out and protest against this insecurity in the country and the level of poverty in Nigeria today.
“We should not be afraid to tell the government the truth. It has never been so bad in the country. This government of Buhari is the worst in the history of Nigeria. And every patriotic Nigerian should come out and talk to Buhari and save the country from war.”
According to Musa, if the President cannot handle the security challenges, poverty, unemployment, and the gloomy crisis, “it shows that he has failed”.
The former Kaduna governor however argued: “Obasanjo should not be the one saying it, because during his tenure, he did not perform well and even the Yoruba knew this and did not support him.
“All that he said in the letter is the truth. Buhari’s present government is the worst in the country. He is not uniting the country. What is happening today in Nigeria is not helpful to peaceful coexistence. The insecurity in the country, poverty, unemployment, and threat to the unity of the nation are unprecedented and Nigerians should rise up to protest against these. There is nothing to fear about it. Let us save the nation,” Musa added.