The Presidency has strongly criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo, dismissing his recent remarks about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as insincere and misguided.
The response from the Presidency follows Obasanjo’s comments made at Yale University in the United States, where he reportedly criticised the current administration.
In his keynote address last Saturday at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, held at Yale University, Obasanjo, among many other uncomplimentary remarks, claimed that Nigeria has become a failing state under Tinubu’s watch.
However, reacting to the former President’s comments, Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications and Orientation, Sunday Dare, in a message he posted on his verified X handle, @SundayDareSD, said Obasanjo’s statements lack credibility, given his own controversial legacy as president.
Citing alleged corruption and governance failures during Obasanjo’s tenure, Dare accused the former president of hypocrisy.
Dare further argued that Obasanjo’s leadership inflicted lasting harm on Nigeria’s democracy, referencing the controversial third-term agenda that marked the latter part of his presidency.
