I will talk on national issues after the entire elections – Obasanjo

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he will maintain
silence on the state of the nation until after the forthcoming general
elections.
He said this on Wednesday while addressing traditional rulers from
Egbaland, who were attending a seminar organised by a non-governmental
organisation, The Village Network Empowerment Initiative, held at the
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.
The Initiator of the VVEI, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye, said the seminar was
to enable the traditional rulers to acquire knowledge and exposure to
develop their communities.
Obasanjo, who had in recent times made scathing remarks on President
Goodluck Jonathan's administration, said it was unfortunate some
people could misconstrue his good intention for the country, adding
that he had chosen to keep mum until after the elections.
The ex-president flayed some states for owing teachers salaries for
upward of six months, describing it as "not good at all."
He said Nigerians had an opportunity from February 14 to play their
own part in enthroning leaders of their choice.
He added, "Where we are now, I've spoken. I've used body language and
whoever still does not understand all I've been saying, it would take
such a person a long time to understand.
"It's something that is very clear for us all to see. Some people came
to visit me from Benue three days ago, and told me teachers in that
state have not been paid for six months.
"There are states where teachers have not been paid for four months,
three months and two months. That's not good at all. It's only God
that can help us to overcome all these problems.
"All I know is that God has done His own part and it's now left for us
as human beings to do our own bit. Do we, as Nigerians, say that God
has not been magnanimous enough to us?
"Is it human or natural resources that we do not have? We are blessed
with a lot of fertile land. Shakespeare says the fault is not in our
stars but in ourselves that we are underlings.
"That our own part starts from the (February) 14th and it's now left
to you and I. I won't say more than that. I've said I won't say
anything anymore until after the elections.
"You'll hear from me after the elections. But I've said it verbally
and through body language and how you understand it all is now left to
you. But whatever you still don't understand about all of these, I
will put in prayers, that God should enable you to clearly understand
it better.
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"But I won't say more than this until after the election."
Delivering a lecture to the traditional rulers on 'Waste to wealth,
health, biogas productions as an alternative source of energy for
sustainable rural development," the Director, Zoo Park, Federal
University of Agriculture, Prof. Moses Oyatogun, enumerated the uses
of different wastes for energy production.
He advised them to take advantage of all manners of waste in their environment.
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