Politics

Buhari’s govt, worst in Nigeria’s history – Agbakoba

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6 years ago

November 20, 2018

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association , Dr Olisa Agbakoba ( SAN ) , said on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari’ s administration is the worst in the history of Nigeria .Agbakoba, who is one of the leaders of the National Intervention Movement , described the last four years under Buhari as locust years , saying the Coalition of United Political Parties were determined to save the country by bringing Buhari ’ s reign to an end .

He described Buhari’ s re – election mantra of “ Next Level , ” as a failed document and one lacking in “ conceptual overhang ” .

Agbakoba, who rated the campaign document of the Peoples Democratic Party’ s presidential candidate , Atiku Abubakar , better than Buhari’ s, said were the presidential election to hold today , Atiku would win , while Buhari would come “distant second” .

He, however , expressed the fear that Buhari, if defeated , might not be willing to relinquish power , decrying the presence of the service chiefs at the launch of Buhari’ s re -election campaign on Sunday .

The lawyer spoke with journalists in his Ikoyi , Lagos office on Tuesday morning .

He said, “ We clearly understand that to win the forthcoming elections , we require a united opposition. So , all the parties are simply presenting their presidential candidates but by January , the CUPP will formalise its consensus candidate .

“It may well be Atiku or it may not but the person who will be chosen must be one who has the heavy-lifting , who can get the job done .

“Personally , I ’ m pro – Atiku because I think he has the heavy- lifting but I will not preempt anything .

“We are all united in the mantra and the strong song around our campaign; that is: Anybody but Buhari . That ’ s the campaign – Anybody but Buhari.

“ We are making sure that the four locust years from 2015 to 2019 will never repeat themselves in Nigeria . This has been the worst government in Nigeria ’ s history .

“Unemployment rate at 20 million, youth unemployment is so high , inflation at about 18 per cent , borrowing requirement or interest rate at about 22 per cent ; nothing is working . So , we need to do something to reclaim it .

“So , that ’ s the message ; we are working with the united opposition party , which we now have . Obasanjo ’ s own is called ADC, I am affiliated to the Peoples Trust and all of these come under the umbrella of the third force . ”