The Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the party in the South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu, yesterday reacted to the statement made by Obasanjo that President Goodluck Jonathan has performed below average,

The PDP chieftain disclosed that wave of insurgency being witnessed in the North Eastern states started during the administration of former President  Olusegun Obasanjo.

Kashamu also said Obasanjo should have nipped Boko Haram in the bud when he was the President few years ago, saying, obasanjo felt unconcerned when the problem of insurgency started during his tenure as president in the country.

Kashamu said, contrary to Obasanjo’s claims, Jonathan has performed above average and deserves a second term.

The statement reads, “It is utterly nauseating how he catches on the slightest opportunity to publicly cast aspersion on the President Jonathan, with the intent of inciting the people against the President and swaying public opinion against him.

“If this occasional outburst is how he wants to regain his lost political relevance in the South West, then it would be counterproductive. We thank God that since he turned his back on the PDP, the party has been repositioned and we have been winning elections fair and square.

“It is high time Obasanjo is reminded that he is not the only former leader in this country. If he is not content  with tending to his chicken and farm, at his age and level, he should commit himself to courses that would outlive him.

 “Obasanjo should have nipped Boko Haram in the bud when he was the President but he looked away and down played it when some Northern states adopted the Sharia criminal codes saying it was “political sharia”, now, Boko Haram says it is fighting to have country governed with the same Sharia criminal codes…”

Kashamu said despite the orchestrated security challenges, the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration had achieved so much in various areas. He said the present administration has set Nigeria in the right direction making her to be one of the 26th largest economy in the world and the largest in Africa, with half a trillion naira Gross Domestic Product (GDP).