Olusegun Obasanjo, farmer and former president, has been at the forefront of the Buhari Must Go campaign, though he was one of those that supported his election bid in 2015. His current position has resulted in what analysts have described as Buhari breaking protocol to directly attack a former head of state and a retired General, a position that is uncommon due to the so called espirit-de-corps that exist between retired officers. Recently, where receiving his supporters at Aso Rock, Buhari obliquely referred to Obasanjo’s power project when he was in power, suggesting that there is nothing to show for the $16 billion dollar the Obasanjo pumped into the power sector. Though Obasanjo replied him by referring him to go and read his book to get details of how the money was spent, subtly alluding to the fact that President Buhari cannot read English but can only understand Hausa language. “If he cannot read the three-volume book, he should detail his aides to do so and summarize the chapters in a language that he will easily understand,” Obasanjo said. Almost simultaneously, the Catholic Church staged a nationwide demonstration against the government of Muhammadu Buhari, decrying the incessant Killings by Fulani Herdsmen, strategically fixed on the day the church is burying the dead priests that were killed. All over the country, there were demonstrations by the Catholics. Coming out in there millions, they caused so much traffic snarls in the country. And the Papal representatives were said to be part of the contingents to the Benue burials.
And within the same period, Arewa youths also insisted that both former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Buhari must step down on grounds of age as they do not want any candidate older than 70 years.
The altercations between Buhari and Obasanjo spell the next step in the silent war of the General. Obasanjo commands lots of international influence because he is said to belong to a small elite group in the world that decides the fate of world leaders. A few of these reside in Africa, and in Nigeria, the other members are said to be Alhaji Sule Gambari, General Ibrahim Babangida and Theophilus Danjuma. Obasanjo has been speaking with such confidence about overthrowing Buhari through the ballot box.