A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that he wishes former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, never retired from politics.
Ribadu stated this recently, during a reception organised by Obasanjo’s close associates, to celebrate his 80th birthday.
Nuhu Ribadu in his remarks, praised the former President for his leadership achievements in the country, adding that, Obasanjo contributed immensely to his personal career.
“Things really happened during that period, and there were a couple of difficult moments, because 99 percent of the people we arrested, were Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members.
“He (Obasanjo) exercised self-restraint; he refused to interfere with the day-to-day running of the EFCC. Obasanjo is a living proof that hard work does not kill. I wish he would never retire. You can’t afford to retire.”
Similarly, a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, while praising Obasanjo during the event, described the ex-President, as “a bad man” who pushed everyone in his team to work hard.
“Baba is a bad man; even though he was the oldest in the team, he worked very hard, and expected others to do as well. I told him I did not have as much strength as he would expect, Baba retorted, ‘Ole, Ole!’ (Lazybones; thief!).”
