Anyone saying Nigeria is doing well under Buhari regime needs to have their head examined – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented the poor standard of living in Nigeria, saying those saying the country is doing well under President Muhammadu Buhari need their heads examined.

“Nigeria is not where it is supposed to be today,” he said, adding, “If anyone says it is OK where we are at the moment, then the person’s head needs to be examined.”

Presidential media aides, Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina, have repeatedly painted the Buhari as a great leader and the best president Nigeria has ever had.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed and Minister of State for Labour and Productivity Festus Keyamo, among other apologists of the Buhari administration.

Obasanjo made the remarks while speaking at the Wilson Badejo Foundation’s 15th annual lecture.

He expressed worry about what could be the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and urged Nigerians to pray for God’s intervention.

Obasanjo said, “My friend, (the) late Ahmed Joda, used to tell me that God has given us everything a nation needs, and there’s no need for prayers because if God has given you everything and you squandered it, then something is wrong.

“I told him that even at that, we still need prayers as a nation because what is good needs prayers and on the other side too, we still need more prayers.”

The form President warned that things could go wrong if Nigerians did not elect the “right choice” in the 2023 general elections.

He said, “It is either we make the right choice in 2023 because if we make the right choice, we would get there.

“However, if we do not make the right choice in 2023, things would consume us, and we pray against that one.”