Presidency goes hard on Obasanjo over ‘planless president’ claim

President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has fired back at former president Olusegun Obasanjo, following his comment about the current administration.

Responding to Obasanjo’s statement that Tinubu entered office without a clear plan, Ajayi suggested that Obasanjo views himself as the only capable leader in the country.

Ajayi added that President Tinubu is actively carrying out ambitious economic reforms that were originally introduced but left unfinished by Obasanjo.

Posting on X, Ajayi wrote: “A video of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s interview with News Central Television has been trending on social media platforms for the past week. In the interview, the former President, in a veiled reference to the current administration, said Nigeria has a President who came into office without a plan.

“Yet, the same ‘planless’ president is implementing a bold economic reform programme that Obasanjo initiated and abandoned mid-way.

“Despite his foibles and messianic complex, former President Obasanjo is no doubt a remarkable leader. His administration opened the economy and implemented essential reforms that his immediate successor should have continued with.

“What most critics find offensive about the former president is how he sees himself as the only saviour God created for Nigeria. As far as he is concerned, no other leader before and after him has been good enough. For context and clarity, it is essential to recall the former president’s position on deregulating the downstream oil sector when he was in charge.”