{"id":10544,"date":"2013-03-08T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T16:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=10544"},"modified":"2013-03-08T22:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T21:26:00","slug":"behave-like-an-elder-statesman-okunnu-advises-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/behave-like-an-elder-statesman-okunnu-advises-obasanjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Behave Like An Elder Statesman, Okunnu Advises Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been advised to behave like an elder statesman and not a sitting President.<\/p>\n<p>Former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Lateef Okunnu, who\u00a0 celebrated his 80th birthday penultimate Tuesday advised Obasanjo to stop dictating or harassing President Goodluck Jonathan either individually or through the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as he had served his terms as head of the country, saying \u201cthe best for him is to retire from active politics and become an elder statesman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Obasanjo, Okunnu said the advice was his birthday gift to him, saying, \u201cLet me plead with General Obasanjo. He is no longer the president of this country. He should stop harassing successive presidents. Leave them alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have served your terms. You served, first as military head of state between 1976 and1979; three years and you served eight years as civilian president. Leave Jonathan alone to govern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop harassing him. Leave him alone to govern and retire gracefully as an elder statesman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is my birthday advice to General Obasanjo. He\u2019s my friend and I am giving this friendly advice to him. Retire from active politics and be an elder statesman. You have opportunities to advise the president at the Council of State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop harassing him on the pages of newspapers or in PDP. Retire from active politics and be an elder statesman. 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