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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo\u2019s<\/a> criticism of the current administration\u2019s handling of its ongoing reforms and the coup d\u2019etat in Niger Republic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obasanjo had knocked President Bola Tinubu\u2019s implementation of the removal of subsidies from petroleum products as well as the floating of naira.<\/p>\n

In the past few months, the masses have continued to groan over the rising cost of food items and inflation following the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira by the Tinubu government.<\/p>\n

In a statement made available to newsmen over the weekend by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said though the policies initiated by Tinubu were necessary, they were wrongly implemented.<\/p>\n

The ex-President, according to the statement, spoke in Abuja at the weekend at a colloquium tagged: \u201cNigeria\u2019s Development: Navigating the Way Out of the Current Economic Crisis and Insecurity.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>Western Democracy Model Not Working For Nigeria \u2013 Obasanjo<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cToday, the government has taken three decisions, two of which are necessary but wrongly implemented and have led to the impoverisation of the economy and of Nigerians. These are the removal of subsidy, closing the gap between the black market and official rates of exchange and the third is dealing with a military coup in Niger Republic,\u201d<\/em> Obasanjo said.<\/p>\n

It was the first time he would be openly criticising Tinubu, whom he did not support to become President.<\/p>\n

But reacting on Monday,\u00a0 the APC National Director, Bala Ibrahim, faulted Obasanjo, whom he described as a serial critic.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim told newsmen that he feared the former President might be manifesting signs of old age.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cAs a Nigerian and someone who respects Obasanjo, I think senility is beginning to come in. Obasanjo is beginning to manifest the symptoms.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cEver since he lost the bid to have a third term in office, he has consistently attacked every regime that comes after him. He sees himself as the only one who meant well for Nigeria from independence to date. He thinks he is the best and every other leader is bad. And this is not good for a statesman. Nobody has monopoly on knowledge or style of leadership.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cObasanjo has been consistent in his criticisms of people in leadership positions apart from himself. So, this is not an isolated case. President Bola Tinubu is not the first to be attacked by Obasanjo. Buhari and Jonathan were also victims of his criticisms. He himself did not fare better when he was the leader. In fact, Obasanjo superintended the balkanisation of the Nigerian economy.<\/em><\/p>\n

How can he say someone who is trying to put the economy on a better pedestal is not doing the right thing? I am not a spokesman for Tinubu. Even though the party has discussed him to my knowledge, I practically feel Obasanjo has erred as he has always been doing.<\/p>\n

Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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