FORMER Nigerian military and civilian Head of State, General Olusegun
Obasanjo has warned African dictators and sit-tight leaders that their days were mumber: “You are
now endangered species.“We don’t have to worry ourselves over sit-tight rulers.
How many of them are left now? They are becoming endangered species,” Chief
Obasanjo said in an answer to a question on why Africa is menaced by a host of
power-thirsty rulers who do not want to leave office and often manipulate
elections to remain in power.
Looking at Africa leaders who still cling to power at all cost are:
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, who has been in power since
1980; Paul Biya of Cameroon (since 1982); Dennis Sassou Nguesso of Congo
Republic (1979 to 1992 and 1997 till date); Jose Euardo Dos Santos of Angola
(1979); Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea (1979); Yoweri
Museveni of Uganda (1986); Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso (1987) and Omar
Hassan Al-Bashir of Sudan (1989). Detail
OBJ, who in his time as the president of Nigeria tried but failed to secured a third term in office, is currently at war with President Jonathan over response to certain statement credited to OBJ on Jonathan perceived weakness for not adopting Odi precedent in handling Boko Haram issue. The war firing on between father and son was further stoke when it was filtered in that President Jonathan may run for office in 2015.
