Obasanjo Explained Why Jonathan Acted Slowly To #BringBackOurGirls

‪Former President Olusegun Obasanjo revealed why President Jonathan’s reaction to abduction of over 200 girls from GGSS Chibok, Borno State, on April 14-15, 2014, was such slow.

* Olusegun Obasanjo's interview. Snapshot from a video.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV Africa OBJ stated that president could not believe that the students were abducted, lived in denial for almost 18 days, and only growing international pressure was able to wake him up.

Obasanjo noted that time was critical. President Jonathan did not give valuable orders, which could have brought the girls back home in 1, maximum 2 days. Instead, he preferred to wait, and did not react to information, which appeared with him about 12 hours after the horrible act.

The former president believed that Jonathan had doubts and preferred to wait after receiving reports about the abduction, because this information looked like a plot by some of his political opponents, who wanted to discredit him.

OBJ concluded that Jonathan’s passive position and slow reaction were among the most unfortunate aspects of the whole development.

‪Describing the overall performance of President Jonathan during his four years in the office Obasanjo said: “I don’t believe he has performed to the expectations of many Nigerians, not just me.”