Focus on solutions, not mockery of successive govts, Osinbajo’s aide tells Obasanjo

Laolu Akande, a former spokesman for ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to refrain from making jest of other presidents.

Akande made this statement on Saturday in a post via his X handle while reacting to Obasanjo’s recent comments.

Obasanjo, during a lecture at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University last Saturday, had described Nigeria’s situation as dire, stating that the failing state status of the country is evident.

He said: “Nigeria Situation: As we can see and understand, Nigeria’s situation is bad. The more the immorality and corruption of a nation, the more the nation sinks into chaos, insecurity, conflict, discord, division, disunity, depression, youth restiveness, confusion, violence, and underdevelopment.

“That’s the situation mostly in Nigeria in the reign of Baba-go-slow and Emilokan. The failing state status of Nigeria is confirmed and glaringly indicated and manifested for every honest person to see through the consequences of the level of our pervasive corruption, mediocrity, immorality, misconduct, mismanagement, perversion, injustice, incompetence, and all other forms of iniquity. But yes, there is hope.”

In response, Akande reiterated his advice to Obasanjo during his appearance on Inside Sources on Channels Television on Friday.

The former presidential aide acknowledged Nigeria’s political leadership issues and linked them to deeper systemic problems.

He wrote: “On #InsideSources yesterday; we took the view during the segment- MY TAKE that former presidents such as General Obasanjo should do better than merely making jest of other presidents.

“The Nigerian situation suffers from political leadership challenges, but even more serious is the deeper problem that itself produces the political leadership challenges.”