Obasanjo Finally Breaks Silence on Biafra, Blasts Buhari

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has slammed those agitating for Biafra, calims that those clamouring for the disintegration of the nation were only waiting for ship at the airport.

The ex-soldier in an interview with a Liberian-based news portal, AfricanArgument, said the agitators don’t event know what the struggle was all about.

“There are elders in any community who are still respected…After all, they’re their fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, and can still be used effectively,” he said.

On federalism, Obasanjo said he does not believe in it and that those talking about devaluation and true federalism don’t know what they were talking about.

Obasanjo also carpeted President Muhammadu Buhari for not doing enough on unemployment and recession.

He added, “In fact, state governors are more powerful than the president. That’s the truth.”

He advised that if “youth empowerment, skill acquisition and youth employment – education are provided the ticking bomb of possible youth explosion out of restiveness and anger will subside. In fact, state governors are more powerful than the president.”