Obasanjo, Ex-Heads of State, UK, US, Absent At Buhari’s Second Term Inauguration

May 30, 2019

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— They didn’t attend inauguration of a liar, a pretender, an imposter, an election-rigger and an electoral thief, says Fani-Kayode

President Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and some past military presidents of Nigeria were absent at the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for second term on Wednesday, Starnews reports.

The only past head of government present at the Buhari-Osinbajo inauguration was ex-Military Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), who occupied the middle section of the seats reserved for people in that category.

Starnews also learnt that the representative of the United Kingdom (UK) and the representative of the United State of America (US), among others, were absent at the inauguration.

Buhari’s inauguration for second term in office took place at the Eagle Square, Abuja.

Though the President had said that the inauguration would be in low-key but Starnews gathered that the absent of some past leaders, and the representatives of the UK and US might not be unconnected with the outcome of the 2019 general election which was alleged by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to have been massively rigged in favour of President Buhari by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Meanwhile, the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, FFK, has commended the former past leaders of Nigeria for snubbing president Buhari’s inauguration.

Reacting to their absence, FFK took to Twitter to commend them for not supporting the inauguration that came as a result of election-rigging.

He tweeted:

“I commend the courage and fortitude of OBJ and @GEJonathan for NOT attending the fraudulent inauguration ceremony that took place in Abuja this morning when a liar, a pretender, an imposter, an election-rigger and an electoral thief was purportedly sworn in as our President. 1/

The thief was so ashamed of himself that he could not even muster the courage to say “thank you” or offer a speech after being “sworn in”.

Instead he put his tail between his legs and crawled back to hide in his Villa- fortress without saying a word to anyone. Shame on him!

Former Heads of State Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar didn’t attend the show of shame either. Kudos to them.”