FORMER PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, OLUSEGUN OBASANJO WRITES ANOTHER LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUHARI

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has written another letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, warning that Nigeria is tipping towards a dangerous cliff and only the president could forestall such a looming disaster.

He warned that for Buhari to be able to stop the smouldering ethnic agitations, he would have to stop fanning the embers of hatred, disaffection and violence.”

Obasanjo in his letter also called on armed herdsmen to publicly state their grievances in order to form a national discussion around it, rather than waging a violent campaign across the country. The calls were also extended to any other ethnic group that have concerns about how the country is being run.

The last week’s killing of Funke Olakunrin, a 58 year old daughter of Yoruba leader, Reuben Fasoranti, was amongst the most recent national security mishaps which Obasanjo said could tip the country off a perilous edge.

He also used the medium to call on the Nigerian Armed Forces to stop public shaming of personnel, saying such could only serve adverse interest for the nation.

That comment by Mr Obasanjo was in reference to the last month’s attack which Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai launched against Nigerian soldiers, blaming them for allowing the Boko Haram attack to fester.