Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Aliamieyeseigha, has extracted his pound of flesh from Ex Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo, describing the former President’s regime as guilty of all the allegations made against President Goodluck Jonathan and more.
The Ijaw leader famously referred to as Alams told journalists in Yenagoa that the ex-President was a know-it-all who was an autocratic leader now posing as a democrat.
Alams said: “At least, as a former Governor, I will say that I have encountered Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
“The Obasanjo I know, when he was the President of this country, had displayed all the things he is alleging against Jonathan even more than any other leader in this country.
“There is no issue he has raised in his letter that he did not do when he was at the head of government in this country.
“That is why am insisting that Chief Obasanjo is mischievous in his intent of writing the letter to Goodluck and leaking it to the press.
“Chief Obasanjo’s character is that if it is not him it should be nobody else. He is ‘Mr Know all’.
“He will call you for a meeting to come and brainstorm to proffer solutions to a problem. He will tell you about the problem and proffer solution without giving you room to make any contribution to what he invited you to. That is his character.
“Obasanjo is not Nigeria. He alone can not tell the citizens what to do. Remember he lost election in his own village. That is how unpopular he is even up till today or tomorrow. But Nigerians still voted for him.
“His disposition can not significantly affect the electoral fortunes of Jonathan. It is God who gives power. If God so desire that Jonathan continue in office then his aspiration will come to fruition.
“Jonathan has done much more than any other president has done. Let us support and encourage him instead of trying to pull him down by whipping up sentiments,” Aliamieyeseigha said.
He added: “Today he (Obasanjo) is talking about Goodluck Jonathan training snipers or whatever he calls it and having a watch list.
“How many high profile persons have been killed during Goodluck Jonathan’s time compared to the long list of great men who were killed during his time as President of the country?
“Has he forgotten about Bola Ige, what happened to Marshall Harry, Dikibo, Funsho Williams? I can go on and on. Who had the sharp shooters that killed all these prominent Nigerians and what has been the outcome of their investigations?
“If I may ask again, what is the rationale behind Chief Obasanjo copying two former military rulers and T.Y Danjuma in his letter? I’m sure his reference to Dr. Ekweme is only an after thought.
“It surprises me that Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the one insinuating about the aspiration of President Goodluck Jonathan come 2015.
“To be precise, on 18th of August 2005, then President Obasanjo called me into his inner office and asked me why I was supporting his Vice, Atiku Abubakar.
“He offered to give me whatever I would have benefited supporting Atiku. He told me that if I don’t work for him (Obasanjo) it’s possible he will give to it my deputy.
“He had explained to me that he is not the oldest President in Africa and that he wants to continue for an extended tenure in office.
“He told me not to support a bloody civilian like Atiku Abubakar and that I should work with him to actualise his ambition. Today, he is denying everywhere that he never wanted a third term in office.
“Am also very surprised that Chief Obasanjo is talking about drift in governance and development. Since 1999 after Chief Obasanjo assumed office he was only globe trotting. It was Atiku that was running the country.
“Nothing had happened. Obasanjo did not achieve anything as a President during his first tenure in the name of laundering the image of the country,” Aliamieyeseigha added.