Northern group blasts OBJ for calling President Jonathan a weak leader

A northern group, under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Patriots has lampooned former president Olusegun Obasanjo over his blaming the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration over security challenges currently facing the country, particularly the incessant attacks from the Boko Haram fundamentalist.

The Former president who was in Warri during the week to mark the 40th birthday of President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsajefor had on the altar faulted the Federal Government for the poor handling of the Boko Haram insurgence in Borno State and the entire North-East zone, stressing that President Jonathan is not capable of handling the dreaded foot soldiers.

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Friday, chairman of the group, Alhaji Ali Abacha and the secretary, Engineer Ahmed Mohammed berated the retired military general over the destruction of lives and property during his administration at Odi, in Bayelsa and Zaki Biam, in Benue state.

The group said: “It is sad that with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s exposure and experience in government, he could describe the callous destruction of the innocent citizens and their property as a mark of strong leadership. Whatever Obasanjo says on an issue, we expect him to think it over, before making public statements.
Whatever comes out of Obasanjo’s mouth, must be guided statements. Advising President Jonathan to kill in the North to achieve peace would aggravate the problem. Religion is a sensitive issue. If the president attacks predominantly Muslim communities, it could be misconstrued as attacks on Muslims,” they said.

The Coalition of Northern Patriots further affirmed that President Jonathan is competent enough to lead the country.


“A critical assessment of the situation will show that one cannot place the problem the nation faced in Odi and Zaki Biam, on the same platform with the challenge that is Boko Haram. It will be thoughtless and irresponsible for anyone to suggest to the President to apply the tactics of destruction to the entire North and the North East. To any patriotic Nigerian, it should be clear that the administration is making steady progress in the fight.”