Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he has no regrets being a part of the process that led to the emergence of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as president.
Obasanjo said this in an interview over the weekend.
But speaking further on the perceived non-performance of Jonathan while in office, Obasanjo said the South South representative just misused the opportunity of the minority.
He said: “I believe that Nigeria politics will be strengthened even more if we have the opportunity to allow the minority in its own right to emerge as President and I do not have any apology for anybody because the purpose I wanted Nigeria to achieve had been achieved: that any Nigerian can become president.
“It is not a regret for Nigeria and for me because Nigeria gave him that opportunity.
“He used, abused, misused as he wished and at the appropriate time, Nigerians said thank you for what you have done and what you have not done and Nigeria said bye bye, which is the beauty of democracy.”
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