Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described a slogan, ‘Emi Lokan’ (It’s my turn) made by the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as a wrong attitude and mentality to bring into leadership in Nigeria. Obasanjo said this in his new year message titled 'My Appeal To All Nigerians, Particularly Young Nigerians'.
Obasanjo Takes Swipe At Tinubu Over ‘Emi Lo Kan’ Slogan, Says ‘It’s My Turn’ Attitude Is Wrong Mentality For LeadershipObasanjo said this in his new year message titled 'My Appeal To All Nigerians, Particularly Young Nigerians'.Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described a slogan, ‘Emi Lokan’ made by the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress , Bola Tinubu, as a wrong attitude and mentality to bring into leadership in Nigeria.
He said,"Let me say straight away that ‘Emi Lokan’ and ‘I have paid my dues’ are one and the same thing and are wrong attitude and mentality for the leadership of Nigeria now. They cannot form the new pedestal to reinvent and to invest in a new Nigeria based on an All-Nigeria Government for the liberation and restoration of Nigeria.
He noted that the last seven and a half years have no doubt been eventful and stressful years for many Nigerians as they have moved from frying pan to fire and from mountain top to the valley. He said that though Nigerian leaders have done their best, their best has not been enough for Nigeria and Nigerians at home and abroad because, for most Nigerians, it was hell on earth.
"I have interacted with the major contestants and I find it interesting that, in one form or the other, each of them claims to want to do what I did during my Presidency and to take Nigeria back to where it was at the height of my Presidency and immediately after. "For these reasons, I kept pointing out to them that the instruments used in 1999 to 2007 and methodology used will grossly be inadequate for the perilous situation we now find ourselves."
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