“We’re All Sitting on Keg of Gunpowder”, Obj Sends Warning Message to Tinubu, Nigerian Leaders

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has expressed concern over youths’ anger, fearing that Nigeria, under President Bola Tinubu, might be sitting on a keg of gunpowder......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>

Obj — as Obasanjo is fondly called — made the statement during an interview with News Central TV, monitored by Legit.

He said:

“We are all sitting on a keg of gunpowder if we ignore our youths. They are frustrated, they are hungry, they are unemployed, and they are angry.”

Legit reports that the elder statesman’s stance comes against the backdrop of protests in major parts of Nigeria by the youths over hunger and hardship.

On leadership in Nigeria, Obasanjo said:

“Leadership is not a thing that you pick on the road. What do you say of a Nigerian president who came to office without a plan?”

Lamenting the state of affairs of the nation, Obasanjo said it costs $ 35,000 to move a shipping container from the port in Nigeria, while the cost is $4,000 in neighbouring Ghana.

Legit reports that Obasanjo served as Nigeria’s head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.

Although he long quit his membership in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the 87-year-old has remained critical of successive All Progressives Congress (APC) governments.

Watch a snippet of Obasanjo’s interview below:

Obasanjo reacts to claim his father is Igbo

Earlier, Legit reported that Obasanjo, for the first time, clarified the claim of his alleged Igbo paternity, declaring that such insinuation makes him laugh.

Obasanjo added that irrespective of the cultural differences “we own this country together…READ FULL CONTENT FROM THE SOURCE ↔️