Blame Obasanjo For Yar’Adua, Jonathan’s Failure – Pastor Bakare Speaks
The Serving Overseer of the Latter
Rain Assembly and President Buhari’s one time presidential running mate,
Pastor Tunde Bakare, spoke to Punch on why Former president, Olusegun
Obasanjo should be blamed for Jonathan and Yar’Adua’s failures.Those eight years (Obasanjo spent as president) should have been formidable years of putting Nigeria upon a pedestal that nobody can reverse it.
And above all, whether it is
insecurity or selfishness, which is the greatest curse on the face of the
earth, he gave the weak and the sick to the nation. Whatever happened during
Umar Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan era – yes, they will have their own portion
of the blame – but Obasanjo thought he could manipulate things from Ota.
That is my opinio
n; that is my pain.
He robbed this nation of quality leadership and he robbed this nation of being
put on a pedestal of predictable progress. That should be his regret. Now, he
should repent and contribute his quota towards giving quality leadership to
this nation.
He did (mess things) big time; time
will tell.
On those jumping shop and claiming
Ex president Jonathan failed to fight corruption, he said
I will put it this way: failure is
an orphan, success has many fathers. I’ve seen in this country that we are
quick to shoot the wounded.
If Jonathan did not accomplish much
in the time he was president or vice president, I thank God for one thing: he
did not allow a bloodbath in the process of handing over power. If he had
decided to use all the powers at his disposal, he could still be unseated but
there would have been bloodbath that was unnecessary and President Buhari
alluded to that both in Washington—I was there with him when he made that
statement—and here, when he received the baton in May. On October 1, he still
alluded to it that he (Jonathan) saved Nigeria from an unnecessary bloodbath.
As for those who are talking,
especially those he (Jonathan) looked up to as father figures; it’s too soon to
abandon a person, no matter what he has done wrong or right. Let the law take
the full effect if he has done anything that borders on crime. I am not
supporting abuse of office, but please, ‘Do not rejoice over me, my enemy,’ as
the Bible says, ‘because if I fall, I will rise again. The righteous man falls
seven times; the Lord picks him up again.’ What am I saying? I am trying to
say, ‘let’s give credit where it is due and let’s give correction that is necessary.’
We must not shoot the wounded because we are now teaching future people to sit
tight because of the shame that will come as a result of handing over power
