A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has dismissed claims that<\/p>\n
his choice of a successor did not benefit Nigerians much, saying that
\nthose who voted for the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, are also
\nguilty.<\/p>\n
The former President made the comment on Saturday while responding to
\nquestions from students and other individuals at the 11th Convocation
\nLecture at the Benson Idahosa University in Benin City, the capital of Edo
\nState.<\/p>\n
He said that the \u2018scorecard of the former President leaves much to be
\ndesired\u2019.<\/p>\n
Mr Obasanjo admitted that he was part of the process that led to the
\nemergence of the former President Jonathan, as the running mate to the
\nlate President Umar Yar\u2019adua and later President after the demise of his
\nboss.<\/p>\n
He, however, explained that he saw the need for the Niger Delta region,
\nwhere Nigeria\u2019s crude oil is mostly drilled, to get the opportunity of
\npresenting a leader for the nation.<\/p>\n
Mr Obasanjo further stressed that there was little he could do to help Mr
\nJonathan do his job as the nation\u2019s Chief Executive.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe, opportunity that afforded itself in 2010 for somebody from the
\nminority to, on his own steam, become the President of Nigeria, we should
\nnever lose that opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what he did with it is entirely up to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd don\u2019t forget, what he did or did not do with it will reflect for a
\nlong time on that part of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is nobody who will be held,\u201d Mr Obasanjo stated.<\/p>\n
He further stressed that he was not the only one that voted for the former
\nPresident, saying that Nigerians that voted for him in 2011 were equally
\nguilty.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you voted for him. I was not the only one that voted for him out of
\nthe 18 million people. You voted for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe man who put out the question, who did you vote for in 2011?\u201d he
\nquestioned.<\/p>\n
The crowd responded; \u201cJonathan\u201d and he said: \u201cYou are as guilty as Jonathan\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Obasanjo had few days ago said his choice of a successor was not poor,
\ninsisting that it was the best choice he could make at that time.<\/p>\n
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