By AbdulGaneey Akanbi
\nA former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Jackson Lekan Ojo, has declared that no administration since 1999 has surpassed the achievements of the Obasanjo\/Atiku government.<\/p>\n
Reacting to recent attacks on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar by Presidency officials, Ojo said the Tinubu administration has nothing on its scorecard \u201capart from mounting debts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the guys in the Presidency are unnecessarily loquacious. They speak but they are not thinking, they speak but they are not communicating,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He faulted claims describing the Obasanjo years as \u201cwasted,\u201d insisting that most of what Nigerians enjoy today came from that era.<\/p>\n
\u201cDebt forgiveness came from that regime. The first EFCC that they are using today as a tool came from Obasanjo\/Atiku. The GSM revolution is from that regime. Due Process and ICPC are also from that regime,\u201d Ojo stated.<\/p>\n
He credited Atiku with stabilising democracy during Obasanjo\u2019s first term, noting that the former vice president chaired the National Economic Team and brought in technocrats like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nuhu Ribadu, Oby Ezekwesili, and others.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is the Okonjo-Iweala in this administration? Who is the Ezekwesili? Who can serve as EFCC chairman like Ribadu or El-Rufai? During that time you could remember the names of all ministers because they were performing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ojo also dismissed the Presidency\u2019s claim that Obasanjo\/Atiku was responsible for pension debts, saying the Pension Act in use today was enacted by that administration.<\/p>\n
Speaking on 2027, the former APC chieftain expressed confidence that Atiku has the capacity to upstage President Tinubu. <\/p>\n
\u201cToday in Nigeria, Atiku is the most popular, most relevant. He has geopolitical spread, relationships across zones, and the political sagacity to defeat President Tinubu,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He lamented the current economic hardship, rising fuel prices, insecurity and student loans, describing the Tinubu government as \u201cRenewed Hopelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe battle in 2027 is between the people, the APC and Renewed Hopelessness. 90 percent of Nigerians are living below the poverty line. Small scale industries are no longer working,\u201d Ojo added.<\/p>\n
He further accused the administration of being the \u201cmost corrupt\u201d in Nigeria\u2019s history and said kidnapping and insecurity have spread nationwide under the current government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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