- Laments roads, trains, airports are now death traps
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in pain that no place in Nigeria is safe and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari seems clearly overwhelmed by the current security challenges
According to him, the country is in a very precarious situation with citizens no longer safe on the road, on the train and at the airport,”
Chief Obasanjo, who was reacting to the Abuja-Kaduna train attack that killed eight persons and injured many, voiced his concerns when Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Ugochukwu Williams, and his team visited him at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The former President said the present regime has been overwhelmed by the situation, but urged Nigerians to remain strong and not allow the situation to overwhelm the country, even as he called for concerted efforts by stakeholders to tackle the worrying insecurity in the country
Explaining his position to the visitors, Chief Obasanjo said; “So, if anybody comes to say I want to see you, I want to talk to you, I will say ‘you’re welcome’. This is because I believe very strongly, and I have said it publicly and I will say it again that the situation we are in this country is not a situation where one man will say yes, he has a solution unless we are deceiving ourselves. I believe we need to sit down collectively and look at the situation.
“A situation where you are not safe on the road, you are not safe on the train, you are not safe at the airport, shows a very serious situation. I believe that all right-thinking Nigerians must know that we have a situation that has overwhelmed the present administration, but we should not allow that situation to overwhelm Nigeria.”
However, the elder statement wished Williams well and urged him to remain focused on the pursuit of his presidential ambition.
In his remarks, Williams, who was flanked by House of Representatives aspirants from Plateau and Imo States, said he had visited Obasanjo for consultation on his presidential ambition.
Pledging that he is on a mission to “rescue Nigeria”, the young presidential aspirant described Obasanjo as a leader who is passionate about the peace and unity of Nigeria.
