The Minister said that the administration had no reason to believe that Obasanjo’s motive was not beyond the well-being of the nation. “We have no reason to believe that former President Obasanjo has any motive beyond the well-being of the nation in issuing his Special Press Statement. He added that his criticism on the economy indicated that his busy schedule denied him appreciation of government’s efforts and resounding successes recorded in the economic sphere. The FG responded to Obasanjo’s call on Buhari to forgo the 2019 re-election bid, describing both the call to or not to recontest as diversionary. He urged Nigerians to have faith in the administration’s ability to resolve the crisis and to watch out for concrete measures in that regard.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2018 17:03 UTC