The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has blasted Olusegun Obasanjo for saying President Bola Tinubu is competing with Buhari in incompetence.
The party recently described OBJ’s comments as laughable and “disgracefully hypocritical.”
Speaking via a press statement, APC’s spokesman in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, shared that Obasanjo is the last person who should be uttering such.
According to him, OBJ’s tenure as president would be remembered for missed opportunities and failed democracy, so he has no right to accuse another president of incompetence.
He stated that the criticism is a bit rich coming from a president who left the economy with more foreign debt than he inherited.
“It is ironic that a man whose tenure is remembered more for political arrogance, squandered opportunities, and failed democratic subversion would have the audacity to label anyone incompetent.
Let us remind Nigerians that under Obasanjo, billions spent on the power sector vanished without results. He left the economy with more foreign debt than he met, despite claiming to have paid it off. His infamous third-term agenda nearly plunged the nation into a constitutional crisis. And corruption thrived under the guise of reforms.
If Nigeria is still recovering from years of structural decay, Obasanjo bears a huge share of the blame. The rot didn’t start with Buhari, and it certainly isn’t being deepened by Tinubu—it started long before, under leaders who now pretend to be saints.
President Tinubu has taken decisions no previous leader had the courage to take. Removing fuel subsidies, overhauling the foreign exchange regime, and confronting entrenched inefficiencies are not signs of incompetence, but bold actions by a leader determined to fix what others, including Obasanjo, either broke or ignored,” he said.
He further urged Obasanjo to let his bitterness against Tinubu’s government go, stressing that he’ll never be able to control the present administration.
Seye concluded by advising the former president to tone down his needless criticism and act his age.
“Obasanjo’s bitterness is well-known. He cannot control this government and resents that Nigeria has moved on from his brand of egocentric, do-or-die politics. His habit of attacking sitting presidents after losing relevance has become predictable and pathetic.
We strongly advise the former president to show some decorum, especially at his age. Elders are expected to advise, not agitate. If he has nothing constructive to say, silence would serve him—and the country—better than these attention-seeking outbursts.
President Tinubu is not in competition with Obasanjo or anyone else. He is focused on the future. Nigeria is on a path of reform, recovery, and renewal—and no amount of potshots from bitter yesterday’s men will derail that journey,” he added.
