Buhari Will Perform Better Than Jonathan- Obasanjo Assures

A former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has said Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will perform better than President Jonathan if given the power to rule. Obasanjo made this statement during an interview with the Financial Times at the launch of his autobiography titled My Watch in Nairobi, Kenya.

“The circumstances he (Buhari) will be working under if he wins the elections are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature – he knows that. He is smart enough. He is educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?,” he said.

He went further saying he was confident that the General would be able to effectively tackle insecurity and corruption.


On fighting against Boko Haram, Obasanjo believes Buhari will be the best candidate for that. He went further on saying.  President Jonathan betrayed the armed forces by allowing corruption to undermine their operations.

“It is a question of leadership – political and military. I think you need to ask Jonathan how he let the army get to this extent. Many things went wrong: recruitment went wrong; training went wrong; morale went down; motivation was not there; corruption was deeply ingrained; and welfare was bad,” he said.

He also added that it saddens him the rate at which the nation’s resources were dwindling. He said when he left office, Nigeria had $45bn in its reserve but the resources had been depleted by more than half despite the increase in oil prices.