Jonathan, more of a democrat than Obasanjo -Umar

    
A former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar(retd), declared on Wednesday in Kaduna that President Goodluck Jonathan is more of a  democrat than ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo in the way he is running the affairs of the country.

Umar said he wondered the fate of Governor Rotimi Amaechi and other G-7 governors or even the opposition APC members under an Obasanjo administration.
The G-7 governors include Rotimi Amaechi(Rivers), Rabiu Kwankwaso(Kano), Murtala Nyako(Adamawa), Abdulfattah Ahmed(Kwara), Aliyu Wamako(Sokoto), Sule Lamido(Jigawa) and Aliyu Mu’azu(Niger)
“Unlike President Obasanjo, Jonathan has proven so far to be a more authentic democrat. This is evident in his consistent respect for the wishes of the electorate in all elections in which his party the PDP, was defeated,” Umar told newsmen in Kaduna.
Umar said  contrary to Obasanjo’s accusation against the current regime, Jonathan was not a despot and his administration was not infamous for human rights abuse as being claimed.
He noted that when the President made attempts to torment his opponents,  he(Jonathan) always succumbed to public disapproval by pulling back.
“I shudder to imagine the fate of Governor Rotimi Amaechi and other G7 governors or even the opposition APC members under an Obasanjo administration,” he said.