President Buhari took office in May last year amid a lot of euphoria with the nation hopeful that he would end corruption, boost the economy, provide power and tackle unemployment. However, the economy has since nose-dived as the drop in global crude oil prices has hot government revenue hard and had a knock-on effect in other areas.
This has led to fierce criticism of President Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) by many Nigerians. However, speaking in Taraba State yesterday, Chief Obasanjo expressed confidence in President Buhari’s ability to overcome Nigeria’s challenges.
Chief Obasanjo said: “So far, Buhari has not disappointed us. I trust him and believe he will not fail Nigerians and know he will overcome the challenges the country is currently facing.”
In addition, Chief Obasanjo stressed that his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is final and cannot be reversed. He said that having drawn the curtain on his membership of the former ruling party, there is no coming back.
“In the part of the country where I come from, there is a saying that you cannot say, good night and come back to say good evening in the same place. So for me, it is good night for the PDP and that’s all,” he added.
Meanwhile, the general overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with President Buhari saying it is too early to judge him. Pastor Bakare was President Buhari’s running mate in 2011 when he contested on the platform of the then Congress for Progressive Change.
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