According to a statement released by president jonathan s spokeperson, reuben abati yesterday evening in abuja said while the presidency acknowledged the receipt of the letter sent by the former president, president goodluck would like to deal with the matter personally as he intends to pay obasanjo a visit and try to clear out the air on the issue. Former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathan s governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private, letter that has been leaked to the press. Posterity media goes back memory lane to bring you the 18page equally unsparing letter which obasanjo wrote the then sitting president goodluck jonathan in december 20. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. Introductory chapter federal public service foreign affairs. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. Reactions have continued to trail a letter by a former nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo to nigerias president, muhammadu buhari advising him not to seek reelection in 2019 obasanjo who spoke in a strongworded statement issued on tuesday, january 23, said the president has performed below expectation and should perish the thought of continuing in power. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, is a nigerian military and political. President the same way he claimed he wrote four series of letters to former president goodluck jonathan before addressing him. The letter obj wrote to current nigeria president has been gathering waves and have gone viral already since it was released yesterday. Jonathan and the ghost of obasanjos letter vanguard news. Pdf since nigeria returned to democratic governance in may 1999, the fight. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.
For those who know the former president well, the latest in his letters which are usually controversial, didnt come as any surprise. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated ex president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck. Former president, olusegun obasanjo had written a letter to president jonathan accusing him of failing to deliver on his promises to the nigerian people, stem corruption, promote national unity. President the same way he claimed he wrote four series of letters to former president goodluck jonathan. President goodluck jonathan is under a fresh attack. What obasanjo wrote could hardly have been more inflammatory from the pen of a former president of the country, and it may. Pdp, confirmed the reasons why obasanjo had chosen this ticket. Is it a letter written out of love for nigeria, which is.
I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Ekiti state governor, ayodele fayose, has attacked former president olusegun obasanjo. The letter which contained several allegations against the. On 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated ex president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan, a letter that clearly competes as one of the most acerbic in. Chief olusegun obasanjos december 2 open letter to president goodluck jonathan certainly did more damage to the president. Purported iyabo obasanjos letter a forgery expresident. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. Former president goodluck jonathan always suffered from a lack of legitimacy. First, i thought i knew the point where president buhari is weak and i spoke and wrote about it even before nigerians voted for him and i also did vote for him because at that time it was a matter of any option but jonathan aobj. Since premium times broke the story of general obasanjos letter to president jonathan, a debate has been raging on his intentions. Im talking here of former president olusegun obasanjos letter to his political protege, president goodluck jonathan. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i should, before the door closes on reason and promotion of national interest, alert you to the danger that may be lurking in the corner. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is inciting and nonsensical. This time, it is a stinker from a former president, chief olusegun obasanjo.
Paulinus ezeokafor has advised president mohammadu buhari not to treat former president olusegun obasanjos letter to him with. Nigeria row over obasanjo letter to goodluck jonathan bbc news. A probuhari youth group, the democratic youths congress for buhari 2019, has described former president olusegun obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari as an open confrontation against. Host of politicians have also reacted to the letter and many thought is wise while some asked obasanjo to look in the mirror.
Obasanjos daughter, iyabo, backs father on letter to. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. Sanusi lamido, in a letter sent to president goodluck jonathan. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. Nigeria by the print media during the administrations of presidents obasanjo. Obasanjos letter to president buhari full text of the. In an 18page letter to the president, obasanjo accused him. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria.
Jonathan, gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria. President goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. Secret declassified top secret top secret double top secret date from to title memorandum for the president memorandum for the chief of staff of the army memorandum for the president memorandum for the special committee on non terrestrial science and technology letter of transmittal content expended 1430 rounds of ammunition. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. Chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president buhari. Ghanas vicepresident aliu mahama was also mentioned in the fbi documents. He was succeeded by vicepresident goodluck jonathan.
Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. The duo, who arrived the state house few hours after former president olusegun obasanjo made public his letter to buhari, were chauffeured to the president. Reactions trail obasanjos letter to president buhari. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable. Particularly considered offensive to the ijaw, who are jonathan s kinsmen, is the use of quotations mark to describe their ethnic nationality by the former president in his controversial letter.
Truth, in the words of thomas aquinas, is the agreement of what is in the mind with what is on the lips. Former vice president atiku abubakar has said although he was not competent to speak on former president olusegun obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan because he was not privy to the. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated ex president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president. In defence of obasanjos letter the guardian nigeria. Now it is time for president jonathan to use his mandate to show that he is.
Atiku urges elders to speak up former nigeria vice president, atiku abubakar, has called on the countrys leaders consulted by former president. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. In the neverbeforeseen, top secret memo supposedly written on nov. President goodluck jonathan has replied former president olusegun obasanjos letter which was titled before its too late. When stationed abroad, he sent letters and presents to his fiance in nigeria. Obasanjo blasts jonathan in 18 page letter youtube.
Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president goodluck. Obasanjos successor, president umaru yaradua came to power promising to reform and continue the. Letters of credits issued from nigeria were no longer being. In may 2007 president obasanjo, along with many of the state governors, left. Spokespersons and family members of ex president obasanjo allege presidency officials forged the letter as a way of getting back at mr. The record of nigerias economic and financial crimes commission. A former senator, and daughter of former president olusegun obasanjo, iyabo obasanjo has weighed in on the open letter her father wrote to president muhammadu buhari.
App fielded chief olusegun obasanjo as its candidates for the presidential seat. Sandwiched between obasanjo and buhari was the umaru yar. The daughter of the former president, chief olusegun obasanjo, senator iyabo obasanjobello, has given support to her father on his recent open letter to president. On may 2014, obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan requesting that he should. Nigerian president goodluck jonathans office hits back at exleader olusegun obasanjo for a provocative letter condemning his leadership and telling him not to seek. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Dont treat obasanjos letter with levity, catholic bishop. When he wrote his famous letter to president goodluck jonathan, he appeared to speak the minds of most. Full text of jonathan s response to obasanjos controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. Subsequently, president babangida postponed the transition to an. Obasanjos letter to buhari selfserving, says fayose.
President jonathan, who took over the reigns of power after the. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan. Premium times claims to have obtained an 18page letter written by an angry and frustrated former president olusegun obasanjo to president jonathan, accusing the current president of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying nigeria. Pdf comparative analysis of mass media coverage of the fight. Obasanjos daughter, iyabo, backs dad on letter to buhari. The letter of a former nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo, to president goodluck jonathan is almost treasonable and capable of inciting nigerians against the president, a. His later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was an estimate, and there are no records of obasanjos birthdate from the time itself. President olusegun obasanjo was reelected in 2003 and the election process. Chief olusegun obasanjos december 2 open letter to president goodluck jonathan certainly did more damage to the president than either he or his supporters care to admit.
Widespread bribery and extortion by rankandfile officers, and a system of. The balogun of owu, abeokuta, did not make an impromptu speech at a public forum, he took his time to pen what he felt to be jonathan s failings. The epic battle between president obasanjo and his deputy abubakar is. Ex president olusegun obasanjo full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. The letter of a former president of nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, has been described in various forms with many saying the message should be looked at and not the messenger. President obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people. Obasanjos letter and jonathans many sins vanguard news. Obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. Considering this remark in relation to the truth as told by the former president, chief olusegun obasanjo in his memo to president buhari, and the ripple reactions that followed, one may be tempted to view the letter as more of a connotation than ordinary. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it.