"OBASANJO RAISED THE MOUNTAIN OF CORRUPTION TO AN UNIMAGINABLE LEVEL" - BAKARE

The convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare said
former President Olusegun Obasanjo took corruption to new heights in
Nigeria.
He made the statement whilst he spoke as the guest speaker at the 10th
Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture/Symposium organized by the
Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja chapter.
He said, "Media was censored, outspoken critics were targeted and
judicial decisions were subjected to executive interpretations.
Meanwhile, Obasanjo himself raised the mountain of corruption to an
unimaginable level.
"As apathy set in among the electorate, General Obasanjo, indignant
that he could not foist third term agenda on Nigeria, imposed sick
president on the nation through a fraudulent election, I beg your
pardon, selection, overseen by Prof. Maurice Iwu."
"The atmosphere of abundance provided the breeding ground for personal
aggrandisement as politicians, from the Presidency to the state and
local governments, helped themselves to the nation's resources.
"Then, complacency set in as General Obasanjo, satisfied with his
supposed achievements, which however did not reflect significantly in
the living condition of the average Nigerian, sought to perpetuate
himself in power and so unleashed the machinery of state against
perceived enemies among the political class."
Bakare said a potential solution to the country's problems was for the
proposed National Conference to morph into a people-driven
constitutional conference where the errors in the current federal
system could be corrected.