Yemi Obafemi
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has said Tinubu-led administration will remain focused on bringing relief to Nigerians.
Dare disclosed this in a statement on his X account while responding to Obasanjo recent comments at Yale University saying it lacks sincerity.
According to the presidency, democracy suffered mortal wounds under Obasanjo administration.
Dare said Obasanjo is a man with a tremendous capacity for mischief, and Nigerians know it.
He said successive administrations struggled to rectify the damage left by Obasanjo and that President Tinubu is now making significant progress in addressing these issues.
Dare said, “Democracy suffered mortal wounds under his watch, only exacerbated by his destructive obsession with an ill-fated third-term bid.
“He is a man with a tremendous capacity for mischief, and Nigerians know it.
“His journey down the path of delusion has always been apparent, as has his descent into distorting facts, forgetting that he presided over a presidency that was among the most corrupt in history. His recent comments at Yale University lack sincerity.
“It is laughable that Obasanjo’s pretensions about fighting corruption are failing to convince the general public.”
Dare criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration for failing to account for $16 billion spent on power projects that didn’t generate any electricity, famously dubbed “megawatts of darkness”.
He continued: “But that is not even the main issue. The Yoruba proverb, ‘A o ki n wo ariwo oja, eniti a anba na oja ni a n wo,’ teaches that we should not be distracted by the noise of the market. Instead, we should focus on the person with whom we are negotiating.
“This is an instructive lesson. In this market called Nigeria, the man with the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda is the one that matters – President Tinubu and, indeed, Nigerians.
“Everything else is just ‘ariwo oja’ (market noise). This administration will remain focused on bringing relief to Nigerians. Obasanjo’s remarks are a reflection of the childish nature of market noise.
“President Tinubu will stay the course in seeing through the reforms he has initiated for a better Nigeria.”
“We thank former President Obasanjo for acknowledging that ‘Yes, there is hope.’ That’s the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda that President Tinubu is advancing, and it’s well on track. We look forward to having that conversation with the former president,” Dare added.
