NIGERIANS REACT.........2019: I have no preferred presidential candidate – Obasanjo

Nigerians on social media have reacted to a statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that he has no preferred presidential candidat for the 2019 election.

Obasanjo made the statement at the 27th annual Owu National Convention, held in Iwo, Osun on Saturday, while warning Nigerians on who to vote for in the forthcoming presidential election.
Obasanjo, who some people believed has decided to support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he needed Nigerians to vote wisely for a credible candidate, who can liberate the country.

His statement has since stirred divergent reactions from Nigerians on social media, querying his unstable support for Atiku Abubakar.
Here are some comments gathered by Fidelis Chidi Blog from Twitter:
@Adainado “Obasanjo is a master tactician. He is being technically tactical. But history has it, “the persons he has supported in the past, has occupied the Villa”, even the incumbent is jittery. They criticize OBJ during day, but go to him like thieves in the night for his blessings”

@Seunbamgbose15 “Baba is just either confused or beginning to make peace with God.”
@Congress15257 “Baba iyabo is in between two opinion. Which is either to follow after His Conscience or after Dollar. The choice is his.”
@Adam_Yakub “This old man is confused, He is afraid of Buharis policies. They hate to see Nigeria growing.”
@Dejiblac1 “Baba don see say the road no pure for Atiku,he wan play safe( sharp man)
@Patmanjudy “I said it ! Obasanjo is that type of a politician who can never support a single candidate . Meaning that he is a double minded person who talks from both sides of the mouth. Before the end of January 2019,he’ll drop a very big bombshell. Watch out !
@Muhamma02667155 “Obasanjo engaged in a tactical manoeuver to escape embarrassment after 2019 elections. Why did the old man earlier endorsed Atiku without proper analysis.”
@Kingkessy10 “No one needs your opinion again, you’re Old as hell! The youths are supposed to be the one with opinions now in this country.”
@AdepojuAShittu “Baba knows that the movement called Buharism will sweep him away come 2019, he is tactically falling in line.
PDP is a dead party and Atiku is not a good product, Obasanjo knows that.”
@Abubakar47i “Obasanjo is that scalar quantity in physics. Unlike a vector quantity, he’s directionless. Today he’s with Atiku, tomorrow, he doesn’t have a candidate.”


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he has no preferred candidate in the forthcoming general elections.

Obasanjo said he would not tell Nigerians to vote or not to vote for any particular candidate, but should vote wisely.
Obasanjo, who some people believed had decided to support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he needed Nigerians to vote for a credible candidate.

He made the remarks at the 27th annual Owu National Convention, held in Iwo, Osun on Saturday.
The former President, however, urged Nigerians to vote for credible candidates, who can liberate the country.
In his remark, Chairman, Supreme Council of Owu Obas, Oba Hammed Oyelude, said Owu, being the largest Yoruba speaking ethnic group in the South West, has been contributing to the development of Nigeria.

Hammed, who is the Olowu of Owu Kuta, said Royal Union of Owu People (ROUP) is not a political party, but must contribute to the policy direction of the country.
He called on Owu people to participate in politics, in order to have a say in the running of the affairs of the country and be able to contribute their quota.
Oyelude also called on sons and daughters of Owu to support and vote for any Owu indigene contesting for any political office.