State Of The Nation: Buhari, Obasanjo Under Fire
President Muhammadu Buhari and former president Olusegun Obasanjo have been criticised over the state of economy and the Biafran agitation by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abia Onyike.
Abia Onyike who bashed both leaders yesterday, January 18, in Abakaliki when commenting on the state of the nation blasted President Buhari over the dwindling state of the economy.
Onyike, according to Vanguard, flayed the federal government for constantly blaming the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan for the country’s economic woes, describing such criticisms as an indication that the Buhari led administration is not prepared to provide quality services to Nigerians.
He lamented that the current administration was yet to make any new or original impact on the economy of the nation, apart from buck-passing and uncoordinated anti-corruption crusade.
He said: “All hands must be on deck. The APC government should start providing qualitative governance and take steps to reduce political tension. The uncoordinated anti-corruption crusade is becoming controversial and Nigerians are getting fed up with the politics of buck-passing.
“The energy and time wasted in blaming past administrations and witch-hunting political opponents would have been used to focus on governance. This government does not appear prepared to provide in-depth services to the people.
Onyike described the current exchange rate of the naira which is now N305 to one dollar as the worst ever in Nigerian history, adding that “mass poverty is enveloping the nation. Something has to be done to checkmate the rapid economic depression.”
As regards the Biafran agitation, the PDP chieftain faulted former president Olusegun obasanjo’s description of Biafra as ‘dead’.
He said: “Though the former President was right in blaming the Biafran agitation on frustration and marginalisation, he got it wrong by claiming that the Biafran idea was dead.
Recalling issues that led to the resurgence of the Biafran idea, the PDP scribe made reference to Islamic state militants who were threatening to islamize the country during Obasanjo’s tenure.
He said: “Recall that 12 Northern states adopted sharia law in Obasanjo’s first tenure as President (1999-2003). Recall also that the first major event of the 21st century was the bombing of the twin towers in New York. Islamic terrorism has grown in the world. In Africa, the story is no different.
“In Nigeria, the local franchise of global islamization is the Boko Haram. Obasanjo should first of all fight to see that the Islamization policy is dead before wishing Biafra dead because the resurgence of Biafra may be the result of the fear of Islamization and political persecution since the Igbos are the largest Christian block in the Nigerian federation.”
Meanwhile, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on January 18, Monday, in Asaba, south-south Nigeria, has organised another protest.
The activists called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the movement and the Radio Biafra director.
Protesters in the hundreds gathered in the early hours of the morning, singing songs in solidarity with the IPOB.
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