Umeh Cautions Jonathan On Obasanjo’s Antics

The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has enjoined President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore the antics of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that after all, he, Obasanjo created most of the problems inherited by Jonathan.

Umeh who spoke to journalists in Awka advised Chief Obasanjo not to misinterpret President Jonathan’s humility as weakness, and contended that Obasanjo ought to be in jail now for sundry crimes against humanity, citing the Odi and Zaki Biam massacres as examples.

Umeh said Nigerians should hold Chief Obasanjo responsible for the present woes of the country as he bungled very bright opportunity of re-positioning and launching the country on course for sustainable greatness.

He regretted that instead of Obasanjo uniting the country on assumption of office in 1999, he carried on a war of hate against Ndigbo and continued to undermine their growth and welfare.

Chief Umeh regretted that Chief Obasanjo continued to promote ethnic and religion differences, that resulted in wholesale violence and loss of lives that qualified him to be tried for crime against humanity.

He noted that under the former President, corruption and impunity became a way of life in the country when privileged few were given monopoly on economic powers.

Chief Umeh said Chief Obasanjo’s letter was a confirmation of the heavy blow his administration dealt on democracy when election rigging and manipulations were used to muscle out opposition parties and recalled that APGA suffered the same terrible fate in 2003, when its victory in many states was given to PDP and it took three years of legal battle for Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State to reclaim his mandate.

He made clear that Chief Obasanjo had no positive reference point or legacy for the people of Nigeria and should therefore not to be taken seriously.

The APGA Chairman noted in particular billions of dollars squandered by the Obasanjo regime on the power sector without any result as well as the huge resources wasted in pursuit of his third term bid.

Umeh urged Jonathan to continue his dedicated service to the nation and commended his knack for building enduring democratic institutions that allow the electorate to elect leaders of their choice without interference with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) or the peoples vote.