Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is currently trending on social media over the shot fired at President Muhammadu Buhari.
Rejecting Buhari’s 2019 bid, the elder statesman told the incumbent president to retire from active service.
He also listed what he considered as the ‘sins” of the only man who shares with him the record of ruling Nigeria as a military head of state and a civilian president.
Here are some reactions on Twitter:
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Olusegun Okikiola Obasanjo made valid points against @MBuhari and I hope @AsoRock does not dismiss those points, but Obasanjo failed to list one important failure of Buhari as @NGRPresident and that is that rogues such as Obasanjo are still walking free with their massive loot.
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) January 23, 2018
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The only consolation is that Obasanjo will support neither Jonathan nor Atiku, so celebrate with caution: pic.twitter.com/qiZFYL1LJ0
— Adamu Hayatu® (@AHayatu) January 23, 2018
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— Ebube The Statesman (@akaebube) January 23, 2018
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Has President Obasanjo also joined the wailers? First his wife @aishambuhari attacks him and now Obasanjo rejects President Buhari’s second term bid after stating the obvious that the President has failed and should be rejected “as a horse rider in Nigeria again.”
Advertisement— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 23, 2018
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Obasanjo says no to APC and PDP. Technically, he is issuing both parties a joint red card in preference for what he calls CN Coalition for Nigeria .
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) January 23, 2018
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https://twitter.com/AriyoAristotle/status/955792387330097153
I feel like gloating at all those who called one names for saying ALL the things that Obasanjo just said in his epistle, but no point.
People died in Benue, Buhari didn't react for days.
OBJ wrote letter, IMMEDIATELY, Tinubu and Akande were summoned.
Priorities…
— Chxta (@Chxta) January 23, 2018
Just finished reading Baba Obasanjo’s letter. The summary is simple:
Buhari has failed and should go and rest but PDP that is now controlled by Wike is not an option.
He says a 3rd option is the only way out and Nigerians must arise to take charge of the country.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) January 23, 2018
We must put an end to Obasanjo's overbearing influence on the polity,the country doesn't belong to him,he doesn't get to dictate who gets what and when,he's a part of our political and developmental problems and he must be treated as such.
— Tomide Akinribido (@MrTomide) January 23, 2018
I trust my Igbo brothers.
"Obasanjo's Letter to Buhari" will be sold in Lagos traffic as early as tomorrow morning.
— Onye Nkuzi (@cchukudebelu) January 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/OgbeniDipo/status/955785857264431105
Chief Obasanjo used all the knowledge he acquired during his PhD to blast @MBuhari in that statement. pic.twitter.com/FQJidAf8rg
— 20.10.2020 (@I_Am_Ilemona) January 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/OgbeniDipo/status/955811713345032193
It seems the game is on. The plan is to pressure Buhari against running.
Obasanjo as ever, eternally selfish. Once you stop doing his bidding, he turns on you.
Let's hope this time, the right candidate is chosen. 'Anyone but Buhari' should not be a manifesto…..
— Gege (@nigeriasbest) January 23, 2018
I remember GEJ and GEJites attacking Obasanjo after his letters in the run up to 2015 and Buhari benefited. Looking to see how Buhari and Buharists will react now that they are on the end of a letter too. My guess? Behave like GEJites did. We never learn from history in Nigeria.
— Babanla (@biolakazeem) January 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheMbuhari/status/955839925374595073
https://twitter.com/newscantell/status/955824658410024961
I have looked for were to disagree with Obasanjo in that letter but i found none.
Trust some of you to see what i believe don't exist
— Emmanuel Nwachukwu (@EmmaNwachukwu_) January 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/ani_nomso/status/955809363817652224
https://twitter.com/UrbanCulture06/status/955823714549092352
https://twitter.com/femifactor/status/955796346564378626
Dear @MBuhari, your wife & daughter have said they are not willing to support you
Dele Momodu has said you are a failure and you should not contest
Obasanjo who supported you in 2015 has now asked you not to run because of your obvious incompetence
Pls go back to Daura in 2019
— Oke Umurhohwo (@OkeStalyf) January 23, 2018
Whenever former President Olusegun Obasanjo weighs in against a sitting President, be it military or civilian, that's the end for the leader's ambition.
— Chife, Ph.D (@NnamdiChife) January 23, 2018
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