Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for doing little to stop killings by herdsmen amid the general insecurity in the country.
Obasanjo, who paid a condolence visit to Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State said the magnitude of security challenges the country is facing under Buhari was on the high side when compared to what happened during his tenure.
Obasanjo admitted that although there were problems during his time in government, “but not in this magnitude.”
“Even in my time, we had problems but not in this magnitude; we thought we were dealing with them as of that time but the earlier we deal with it, the better. I believe we can find solutions, we must find solutions,” he emphasised.
The former President, however, expressed optimism that solutions could be found to address the challenges and extended his condolences to the bereaved families.
Obasanjo said,
“I’m here (in Jos) to express my condolences; what happened is very sad that in this day and age, this type of barbaric act is taking place in our country. I have suggested and I will say it again that we should find out the root cause of this problem and deal with it.
“There must be the remote and immediate cause, if we deal with it; we are not going to be multiplying condolence visits. I believe that any human problem has human solutions, I do hope and plead with the government at the federal level, those of you in states and even local government level, to join hands even at the community level to find the causes and deal with them permanently. We offer our condolences to the bereaved families, all we can say is that God knows the best.”
In his response, Lalong appreciated Obasanjo for the visit, saying that a phone call would have been okay.
