Obasanjo sees nothing good in anyone , says Osoba

Firstclass newsline gathered that a former Governor of Ogun State,
Chief Olusegun Osoba, said that the former President Olusegun
Obasanjo, is too mean of people and sees nothing good in anyone.
Osoba narrate this during an interview with journalists in Lagos on Saturday.
He said this while reacting to Obasanjo's claim that Chief Obafemi
Awolowo was never the leader of the Yoruba but was only elected leader
by his supporters.
He said, "I would not like to judge Chief Obasanjo because as I am
trying to put the facts straight, I don't want to join him in
condemnation of individuals. I respect him for his own strong points
and weaknesses. But one thing I disagree with him is his condemnation
of virtually everybody and even those around him.
"Wole Soyinka is not good, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is not good, Atiku
Abubakar is not good, Reuben Aabati is useless, Doyin Okupe is not to
be associated with. Who then is good?"
Osoba said even the dead were not spared of unfair criticism by
Obasanjo. He noted that even MKO Abiola, who gave his life for
democracy, did not escape Obasanjo's criticism.
He said this was unfortunate because without Abiola, Obasanjo would
never have emerged President.
He said, "Whether he likes it or not, MKO Abiola will forever be the
symbol and hero of modern day democracy in Nigeria. When Abiola
couldn't negotiate his freedom by signing away his mandate to General
Sani Abacha, he laid down his life and I expect Chief Obasanjo to
understand the fact that he became a beneficiary and should see Abiola
as a hero.
"Nobody can claim to be the only hero in any society. Society is a
team. Within our Egba community, the Ransome-Kutis are heroes. Their
mother was an activist, Fela was an acitivist, Beko Ransome-Kuti was
an activist. Prof. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti took his father's nature. He
was a gentleman but was also an activist with his philosophy of
primary healthcare.
"Wole Soyinka is a hero, Ebenezer Obey is a hero; he recorded over 50
records and delivered philosophical lyrics. Akintola Williams, an Egba
man, is the first accountant and is still worshipped today. Society is
the totality of a team. A tree can never make a forest and that is
where I disagree with Chief Obasanjo. To reduce Soyinka to a wine
connoisseur hurts me."
The veteran journalist, who described Obasanjo's book, 'My Watch', as
a distortion of history, said Awolowo was unanimously elected as the
leader of the Yoruba in 1966 shortly before the civil war.
He said Obasanjo was privy to the meeting where Awolowo was elected
but only wanted to denigrate the late sage for reasons best known to
him
Firstclassnewsline.net.