In what appears to be the first reaction to Obasanjo’s letter by anybody at the corridors of power in Nigeria, the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay SAN, has described the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for second term as insulting.
In a statement, Prof. Sagay has urged Chief Obasanjo, who he said sought for third term, to show Buhari some respect.
Hear him: “I saw Obasanjo’s comments and I could not believe my eyes, that a man who tried to get a third term is discouraging someone else from getting a second term. It doesn’t make sense.
“I think Obasanjo should try and respect other people. He has achieved a lot. He is a great man and I respect him. But he should learn to respect other people and think of them as being, at least, as good as himself.
“I think it is insulting for a man who wanted third term to tell somebody else not to want second term. It is most inappropriate, and for a former head of state to say so is most improper.”