Coup: Having Suffered In Abacha’s Hand, I will Not Want A Military Rule -Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the coup activities in Africa, saying that he will not want the military to take over power again.

He stated that he was a victim who suffered at the hands of former Military Head of State General Sani Abacha before he died.

Obasanjo frowned upon the coup de’at in the four African countries on Monday, when the Africa For Africa Youth Initiative visited him at his penthouse, in Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the state Ogun state capital.

He warned that it was pertinent for Nigeria to do everything to prevent the coup from happening, noting that he was a victim and he knew how much he suffered at the hands of Abacha.

“Having suffered from the hand of Obacha I wouldn’t want a military rule, we should do everything to prevent coups from happening”.

“When you see things that are happening in many countries, including Nigeria, I will not support the coup, personally, I have been a victim”.

“But if it’s the outcome, do we have the condition that encourages, because if we don’t have the condition it may not happen, that means we all need to do everything to prevent it from happening”.

“And if you see all this country that the coup is happenings have been celebrated by the youth, not wretched men like me, the coup leader will be carry on the head by the youth, so the youth are looking for their liberators, so why do we have to allow the youth to look for the liberators beyond the government of the day”.

“Well, I’m making it clear I don’t support the coup, personally I have been a victim, so, I will say allow democracy, if it works and they deliver you can see down and talk, and debate, discuss, but your democracy must be of integrity Honesty and character, your democracy must attribute God-given attribute, no marginalization, no exclusion, no favoritism”.

“And why should you have been in government for 40 years, and you are not tired, maybe they need to retire you”. he concluded.

Meanwhile, the director of Africa for Africa Youth Initiative Henry Akasisli appreciated the Founder of Africa for Africa Youth Initiative Pastor Chris Oyakilomeh, and former President Obasanjo, stating that they have been able to see a lot inspired by what they have seen at the library.

He noted that they have seen energy, drive, and passion to take the African continent to the next level of it’itsgh, and adding their presence at the OOPL was just a major boost to what must be done.

“We believe in action, believe in seeing that sustainable change in the African continent that is why we have come from 7 African countries, and to go back and influence those who need to be influenced to the same message to another level”.

“Africa has a lot of resources, Africa has the brain, Africa is filled and full of intelligent minds, gone are the days when what in high was brain drains, but not the young people that we have now, they know better. They are seeing ability, they are earing ability is a lot better because of the information they have heard from the founder, pastor Chris Oyakilomae”.

“I’m so grateful really to His Excellency former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for the privilege to be here, it has been a major eye open, we have seen things it is are awakening, especially in the history of Nigeria, just pastor Chris will always say, that it is only Africans that will build Africa, and the time for that change is coming from our teeming young people is now. I like to say to you that if a young person is also participating that top is not full yet until to get there”.

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