Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday carpeted President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, for saying his boss is a better leader than the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and the late Nnamdi Azikiwe.
The group, in a statement issued by the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzo, said Adesina’s comparison was purposely to secure his job under Buhari, especially as Fani-Kayode had joined the APC.
FirstNews had reported that Adesina compared Buhari’s popularity to that of Azikiwe, Awolowo, Shehu Shagari and MKO Abiola.
Ohanaeze, reacting to this, said, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide idolises the immeasurable past contributions and legacies left behind by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, and others who worked with uncommon patriotism and selflessly to build a viable nation that functions, with the international community conceding that Nigeria remained Africa’s Pride in all ramifications.
“Azikiwe, Awolowo, and others had paid their dues for the country without resorting to nepotism, foreign loans, abuse of power and ineptitude leadership as witnessed by Nigerians since 2015, and they should be accorded with some respects.
“Yes, Femi Adesina was right because Buhari is greater than Azikiwe and Awolowo.
“After all, under his boss, Nigeria entered into recession twice; under Buhari, Nigeria became the world’s headquarters of poverty.
“Unlike Azikiwe and Awolowo that were fascinated with issues of good quality policies that boosted the standards of living of Nigerians in the early ’60s, which nourished the unity of the country and offered free education to the southwest, Buhari is surrounded by praise troubadours that helplessly watched Nigeria divide along ethnic and religious lines.
“The presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, might be afraid of the entrance of Femi Fani-Kayode into the mainstream party, as the latter might be a terrific replacement for his job and the best way to get hold of his office is to poke fun at President Buhari with sycophantic fallacies.
“For the records, President Buhari might be unique and extraordinary in his career and lifestyle, but comparing him with Azikiwe and Awolowo is like comparing IDI AMIN DADA of Uganda with Britain’s Wilson Churchill.
“Azikiwe and Awolowo are the progenitors of the nation,” the Ohanaeze quipped.