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Nigerians Are Not Safe Anywhere, Buhari Overwhelmed - Obasanjo Reveals Details

Afnews Editor

Apr 04, 2022

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been overwhelmed by insecurity.

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Obasanjo was reacting to the recent Kaduna train attack wherein eight persons were reported dead and many sustained injuries.

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He spoke while he played host to a People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Ugochukwu Williams, at his Penthouse residence within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State.

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According to Obasanjo, Nigerians travelling are no longer safe on the road, in the train and at the airport

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He called for concerted efforts to stem the tide of insecurity in Nigeria, regretting that the Buhari administration had been overwhelmed by the situation.

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However, he charged Nigerians not to allow the present situation to overwhelm the country.

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He explained that no individual can claim he has a solution to the challenges facing the nation, saying that that was why he receives anybody who visits him with open arms.

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"The situation we are in this country is not a situation where one man will say yes, he has a solution, unless we are deceiving ourselves. I believe we need to sit down collectively and look at the situation,ÔÇØ the Balogun Owu said.

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Obasanjo described the situation as one "where you are not safe on the road, you are not safe in the train, you are not safe at the airport.ÔÇØ

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"That shows a very serious situation,ÔÇØ the ex-President lamented.

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He suggested that "all right-thinking Nigerians must know that we have a situation that has overwhelmed the present administration,ÔÇØ warning, however, that "we should not allow that situation to overwhelm Nigeria.ÔÇØ

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