Obasanjo, a popular hate-figure, has once again been boxed into a corner, painted as a bugaboo and turned into a media punching bag. This is an episodic thing. Obasanjo's utterances have powerful echoes, which often wake up his army of critics.
In far away Geneva, Switzerland, Obasanjo claimed on Wednesday June 15 2011 that his successors in office have lacked the spine to fight corruption. Speaking during a debate organised by Club de Madrid on 'Meeting Sustainable Societies and Social Justice', Obasanjo reportedly took a swipe on the Jonathan regime (without mentioning anyone by name) by saying that he had not seen 'persistency and consistency' in the fight against corruption 'because the people that are involved in corruption, they are strongly entrenched and unless you are ready to confront them at the point of giving your life for it, then you will give in, that is the end of it' (Daily Trust, June 16 2011).
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