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Nigeria: Don't Contest in 2019, Obasanjo Warns Buhari
Guardian, 24 January 2018
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in the 2019 polls.He urged the incumbent not to "over push his luck" or… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Asks President Buhari Not to Run in 2019
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019, accusing him of nepotism and lacking an understanding of the "dynamics of internal politics."
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Nigeria: Kudos, Knocks Trail Obasanjo's Advise to Buhari
Vanguard, 24 January 2018
Alleging gross incompetence in the face of challenges of state, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, charged President Muhammadu Buhari to sidestep calls for a second… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Not the Right Person to Write Buhari On 2019 Bid - Fayose
Vanguard, 24 January 2018
Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo's letter to President Muhammadu Buhari as belated and self-serving. Read more »
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Nigeria: How I Can Work With Jonathan Again - Obasanjo
Premium Times, 24 January 2018
A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday said he would work with former President Goodluck Jonathan for the growth of Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Nigeria Needs a Third Force to Dislodge Buhari - Obasanjo
Premium Times, 24 January 2018
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested the creation of a new political movement to oust President Muhammadu Buhari from office in 2019, saying the president, whom he… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Sets Polity On Fire, Says Buhari Deserves Dignified Exit
This Day, 24 January 2018
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Tuesday set the polity ablaze when he passed a vote of no confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the president lacks the capacity… Read more »
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Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari Doesn't Yet Get It
Vanguard, 24 January 2018
After weeks of playing the deaf-mute, weeks during which some Nigerians called, many cried and most wailed for his intervention in the killings perpetrated by militias in the pay… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Wide Is Obasanjo's Way Out?
This Day, 24 January 2018
Any response that is less than charitable to former President Olusegun Obasanjo's yesterday's "Special Statement" stands the grave risk of being misunderstood given the widespread… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Opposes Second Term for Buhari
Leadership, 24 January 2018
A former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who sought for a third term at the expiration of his second term in office by attempting to amend the country's constitution has… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Strikes Again
Vanguard, 24 January 2018
For the second time in as many generations, Olusegun Obasanjo has had to disavow Muhammadu Buhari. The first time was under military rule in 1984 when General Obasanjo asked Buhari… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Attacks Buhari, Asks President Not to Run in 2019
Premium Times, 23 January 2018
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, in a blistering and excoriating 13-page statement has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. Read more »
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Nigeria: Presidency Keeps Mum Over Obasanjo's Explosive Rebuke of Buhari
Premium Times, 23 January 2018
The Nigerian presidency has kept mum over the excoriating public statement issued by former President Olusegun Obasanjo calling on President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Accuses Buhari of Nepotsim, Asks Him to Not Seek Reelection
Guardian, 23 January 2018
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019, accusing him of nepotism and lacking an understanding of… Read more »
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Nigeria: 2019 Presidency - Concerned Nigerians Tells Buhari to Heed Obasanjo's Advice
Vanguard, 23 January 2018
A civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the advice given him by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to refrain from contesting the 2019… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo's Letter - Buhari in Secret Talks With Tinubu, Akande
Guardian, 23 January 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed-door meeting with the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the former… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why We Can't Respond to Obasanjo's Statement Now - APC
Premium Times, 23 January 2018
The ruling All Progressives Congress says "at this time" it has no response to the blistering remarks by former President Olusegun Obasanjo asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to… Read more »
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Nigeria: PDP Says Obasanjo's Advice Vindicates Its Position On Buhari
PDP, 23 January 2018
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the counsel by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that President Muhammadu Buhari should not seek a re-election in 2019 as… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Blasts APC Governors for Endorsing Buhari for Second Term
Premium Times, 23 January 2018
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned seven governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress for endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in 2019. Read more »
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Nigeria: Full Text of Obasanjo's Letter to President Buhari
Guardian, 23 January 2018
THE WAY OUT: A CLARION CALL FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIA MOVEMENT Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Accuses Buhari of Nepotism, Asks Him Not to Seek Reelection
Guardian, 23 January 2018
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019, accusing him of nepotism and lacking an understanding of… Read more »
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Nigeria: OBJ Bombshell - No Comment Yet - Presidency
Daily Trust, 23 January 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu and a chieftain of the party, Bisi Akande. Read more »
