Clarifying this in a statement issued by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, its stated thus,”it is disingenuous, if not malicious, for anyone to suggest that Chief Obasanjo was being neutral when he chose not to use the Owu Convention as a platform for political campaign but instead adopt a communal and familial approach in talking to members of his Owu family,”

Akinyemi said although the former President stated that he would not impress any candidates on the people, Nigerians should vote for credible candidates who would make their lives better.

He noted further that Obasanjo’s statement did not suggest his neutrality and he will not sit on the fence when he needs to be active for people to know where he stands in the nation’s interest.

“In fact, the former President believes that only a fool will sit on the fence or be neutral when his or her country is being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism, brazen impunity and denial of the obvious. Chief Obasanjo is no such fool nor is he so unwise,” Akinyemi added.

He noted that Obasanjo has reaffirmed that he was on the side of what was best for the country.

The former President, however asked Nigerians to ‘stop complaining and go out to get beneficial change’, stressing that such change would not come if they remain complacent and inactive.

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Addressing the Lagos State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) executive members in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Obasanjo noted that the nation’s poverty index cannot be separated from the current administration’s handling of the economy.

According to a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi said on Wednesday, “India is with a population of 1.3b and Nigeria is about 800m, yet, we still have the poorest citizens in the world. Nigeria does not deserve this, and this is the truth,” .

Obasanjo also criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid, calling on Nigerians to be united in getting the right leadership for the country.

“As you rightly said, this is a hard time economically for us all, except the very few. Is that the type of leadership you want to have for another four years?

“PDP cannot do it alone, ADC cannot do it alone. It must be collective efforts to get the right leadership for the country. Recently, the country was rated as the poorest country in the world,” he added.

The former president further urged leaders of the ADC in improving the nation’s economic situation rather destroying it.

He also lauded the party for allowing women to actively participate in politics, saying development was a true reflection of the society.

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