Stop making jest of presidents – Osinbajo’s ex-aide to Obasanjo

Laolu Akande, a former spokesperson for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has urged ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to refrain from mocking other leaders.

This follows Obasanjo’s recent remark referring to President Bola Tinubu as “baba go-slow” during a lecture at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University, where he criticized the 2023 elections as flawed and accused INEC of compromising the BVAS system.

Speaking on Channels TV’s Inside Sources, Akande attributed Nigeria’s political challenges to a crisis of leadership.

He said: “On #InsideSources yesterday, we took the view during the segment- MY TAKE that former presidents such as General Obasanjo should do better than merely making jest of other presidents.

“The Nigerian situation suffers from political leadership challenges, but even more serious is the deeper problem that itself produces the political leadership challenges.”