Obasanjo's coalition is a selfish agenda to cause disunity among Nigerians - Arewa youth
- Arewa group has berated former president Obasanjo over his new coalition
- The group described the coalition as a selfish agenda to divide Nigerians
- It, however, noted that people should be allowed to determine who governs them
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Coalition for New Nigeria (CNM) as a selfish agenda created to cause disunity among Nigerians, Daily Trust reports.
Legit.ng gathered that the forum in a statement signed by its Speaker, Mohammed Salihu, said they would not be part of the coalition.
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“It is obvious that OBJ has made himself the Nigerian landlord; it is either you dance to his tune or be chased out but the beauty of democracy is that power lies with the people and we are the people. We will decide who govern us.
“In 1999 when the then President Obasanjo was elected on a national consensus on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there were a lot of expectations from Nigerians, having come out of a dictatorship from the hands of the military.
“People were anxious to be part of a new form of governance only for such expectations to be cut short with yet another form of dictatorial leadership under Obasanjo.
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“Former President Obasanjo assumed a form of a god; only his wishes were sacred. Those who opposed to his antics were sacked or silenced; internally party democracy became endangered; lawlessness became lawful if blessed by the powerful OBJ. Since that time till date, internal democracy in Nigeria has not regained consciousness,” the group added.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that a non governmental organization, Unity and Peace Initiative for the Survival of the Society (UPISS), said the call by former president Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari, not to seek a second term in 2019 is undemocratic.
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Source: Legit.ng
