Anarchy Looms, Obasanjo Warns Buhari. By Kola Olaniran

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Former Head of State, Dr Olusegun Obasanjo has written an open letter to the outgoing Nigerian President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari Rtd. on the precarious state of the nation where the results of the just-concluded presidential election are said to be breeding anarchy especially in the Southern part of the country.


The election was fraught with irregularities and marred by violence where voters were apprehensive of their safety. In Lagos State alone, many areas were overtaken by hoodlums and street urchins who were on the prowl to disenfranchise innocent voters from voting for the candidates of their choice.


Most stakeholders in the country are not happy with the situation on ground as foreign observers and election monitors have also expressed their displeasure with the chaotic situation that is so prevalent at this time. It speaks volume of bad omen for the country that has been ravaged by banditry, insecurity, hunger and inflation.


♻️The stunning cascade of mistakes that voters found at polling booths were so appalling that one wonders why Nigeria, known as the giant of Africa should be receding into retrogression at a time when every other country is gearing towards the millennium development goals. -Olaniran.♻️


The stunning cascade of mistakes that voters found at polling booths were so appalling that one wonders why Nigeria, known as the giant of Africa should be receding into retrogression at a time when every other country is gearing towards the millennium development goals.


It’s very sad that a country blessed with human and natural resources can not get its acts together to maintain its feet in the comity of nations. The present crop of leaders have betrayed the generations yet unborn. Most voters in this election are under the age of 35 and their voices are loud that their generation will not tolerate the bad influence that the present leaders have on them.


Here is the full text of Dr Obasanjo’s letter which he read in the full glare of the camera: 





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