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 public affairs analyst. In a public letter, nigerias expresident olusegun obasanjo advised president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in the 2019. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. Iyabo letter to obj pdf a former nigerian senator, iyabo obasanjo, on saturday lambasted her detractors who are currently recirculating her letter to her father. 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.
Sanusi lamido, in a letter sent to president goodluck jonathan, emphasising. In an interview with the nation, lawal who is also a member of the board of the nnpc said security agents were watching insisting that obasanjos letter was not in goodwill but to create problem to destabilise the government. But of course, not all obasanjos auguries are expressed through an epistolary medium. In 20, former president olusegun obasanjo wrote a letter to the then president goodluck jonathan which he tagged. Much harm has been donethe military obasanjo s letter to president goodluck jonathan 1. Dont treat obasanjos letter with levity, catholic bishop.
Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, is a nigerian military and political. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. 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. The obasanjo in jonathan salisu suleiman nigerianstalk. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is inciting and nonsensical. Full text of olusegun obasanjos statement on buhari not. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics lengthy summary of the 18page obasanjos letter to president jonathan 1020 views obasanjos letter to senate and house of representatives photo of obasanjos letter to buhari. Ur level of reasoning worries me, i beleived u dont have to b educated to know that a president will not sit in front of a computer to write a letter himself, what this people were sayin is that the whole letter is not jonathan s thinking, it was his team of media officers who just sit together to write a response to obj s letter. After three years, in 1951, he moved on to the baptist day school in the owu quarter of abeokuta. Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathans style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation. Nigeria s senate on wednesday launched a probe into the letter to jonathan from the central bank, which said the stateoil.
Obasanjo writes jonathan, accuses president of lying. The leadership of nigerian peoples party npp and the unity party of nigeria upn favored the restoration of ties with israel nigerian forum 1983. Obasanjos father was a farmer and until he was eleven years old, the boy was involved in agricultural labour. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two personaes. Full text of olusegun obasanjos statement on buhari not to. A copy of obasanjos letter to president jonathan saying the president had failed to address the underlying causes of the boko haram menace, mr. A letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr.
Obasanjos letter and jonathans many sins vanguard news. December 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. Atiku urges elders to speak up former nigeria vice president, atiku abubakar, has called on the countrys leaders consulted by. This was the case of former president goodluck jonathan. Dec, 20 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 public affairs analyst. Nigerias senate on wednesday launched a probe into the letter to jonathan from the central bank, which said the stateoil.
In the 18page diatribe, obasanjo took president jonathan to task for his handling. By yemi bakare, while the scathing letter former president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president muhammadu buhari which became public tuesday is still generating different kinds of reactions among nigerians within and outside the country, what is correct is that obasanjo is no stranger to letter writing especially ones addressed to his successors in the. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Obasanjos letter to jonathan nigerian comedy skit watch full movie for free full hd. Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. Jun 03, 20 it is easy to underestimate president goodluck jonathan. Dec 17, 20 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. He did it to shagari, he did it to expresident ibrahim babangida, he did it to the. It certainly was not goodluck jonathans personal ambition or selfish interest that caused the pdp to lose the governorship of ogun state and all. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into. Jonathan orders nhrc to probe allegations of rights abuses. Yaradua could get there and jonathan can get there, any nigerian can.
Former nigerian president, chief olusegun obasanjo, has written his first letter to the presidentelect, asking him to be. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. Obasanjos letter to buhari in full text posterity media. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter. Reactions trail obasanjos letter to president buhari. On 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan, a letter that clearly competes as one of the most acerbic in. Iyabo obasanjo, the daughter of former president olusegun obasanjo, has lambasted supporters of the buhari administration for recycling a.
I hope those who celebrated obasanjo famous letter to jonathan in 2014 will also celebrate this one to buhari. Jan 24, 2018 but my letter to president jonathan titled. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. Jan 23, 2018 full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari. For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the. Pdf ahead of the 2019 general elections, two former heads of state. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the.
June 3, 20 it is easy to underestimate president goodluck jonathan. Apr 28, 2018 president muhammadu buhari has said that former president olusegun obasanjo was wrong in his poor assessment of the present administration which led him to advise the president not to seek re. Before it is too late this letter marked the beginning of the coalition and mobilization against the jonathan government which was toppled at. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable. A clarion call for coalition for nigeria movement notes that buhari has failed in leadership, performed below expectation, and. Dec, 20 former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan. One is nepotic deployment bordering on clannishness and inability to bring discipline to bear on errant members of his nepotic court. 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. President, before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. 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.
I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Atiku urges elders to speak up former nigeria vice president, atiku abubakar, has called on the countrys leaders consulted by former president olusegun obasanjo. Im talking here of former president olusegun obasanjos letter to his political protege, president goodluck jonathan. He wrote to jonathan, abacha and even to his vice, atiku. Full text of jonathans response to obasanjos controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Obasanjos catalog of jonathans shortcomings and mistakes runs the gamut from failing to address the. Full text obasanjos letter to buhari kunle awosiyan 2 years ago 2. When stationed abroad, he sent letters and presents to his fiance in nigeria. Obasanjo blasts jonathan, writes 18page letter to president. It has been gathered that vendors in abuja have started selling obasanjos letter to jonathan and iyabos letter to obasanjo.
Obasanjo nails buhari on six counts january 24, 2018 0 elder statesman, chief olusegun obasanjo, on tuesday, slammed the president muhammadu buhariled government for performing below the expectations of nigerians. Pdp, confirmed the reasons why obasanjo had chosen this ticket. Dec 12, 20 nigeria s jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor obasanjo. Nigerias president jonathan pens reply to former president obasanjos critique of his administration. News editors, in terms of anger, could only be compared with obasanjos famous interview with a news magazine in the early 90s, when he demolished babangidas regime for being dishonorable obasanjo, was clearly in his elements in launching the acerbic attack on jonathan, who ought to have been a protege, having influenced his emergence from the. Obasanjos daughter, iyabo, backs dad on letter to buhari. Following allegations of various human rights violations contained in the 18page letter written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan, the president has directed the national human rights commission nhrc to investigate the. Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor obasanjo.
Olusegun obasanjo umaru yaradua goodluck jonathan muhammadu buhari. Jan 23, 2018 read the full text here pdf but there are three other areas where president buhari has come out more glaringly than most of us thought we knew about him. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan. Full text of jonathan s response to obasanjo s controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta.
Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu. It seeks to expose hidden facts about the real intention of the letter. In the unsparing letter which criticised various actions of the current government, obasanjo told the president it is time to rest in a clear message to buhari that he shouldnt bother contesting for the 2019 elections. In fact, from his open letter, chief obasanjo seemed to have given up hope on the. After eight of olusegun obasanjo s rambunctious inyoureyesand noise style, followed by umaru yaradua s studiedly aloof interregnum, the approachable and quick to smile jonathan had a humanity many could relate with. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter politics 32 nairaland. Angry jonathan replies obasanjo, says letter selfserving, provocative.
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. Much harm has been donethe military obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan 1. I thk he wil continue 2 dwell in corruption because 2 him he belv dat nigeria can nev be free of corruption as a man thinketh so is he out of d abundance of d hrt, d mouth speaketh. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. Expresident olusegun obasanjo full text of obasanjo s 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. Thus,under obasanjos civilian administration19992007, nigeria revisited the policy of economic diplomacy aimed at receiving debt relief and attracting foreign directinvestment fdi through the instrumentalities of the breton woods institutions bwis.
By category alphabetically by country list all titles free to read titles. In my own first reaction to obasanjos letter, i wrote as follows, yesterday, a letter was leaked to the media in nigeria from former president gen. The policy of is another enduring foreign policy thrust of nigeria foreign policy. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. Obasanjos letter dated december 2, 20, and titled, before it is too late had all. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. Nigerias goodluck jonathan faces first significant. Obasanjos letter to buhari, nigerias 2019 elections youtube. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics lengthy summary of the 18page obasanjo s letter to president jonathan 1020 views obasanjo s letter to senate and house of representatives photo of obasanjo s letter to buhari. It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the vigilance, with the responsibility to his people to speak up and speak.
Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the guardian. Jonathan to adopt a carrot and stick approach in dealing with the insurgency explaining that conventional military actions based on standard phases of military operations alone. Olusegun obasanjos my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. Pdf political season of letterwriting, nigerians disenchantment.
Obasanjos catalog of jonathans shortcomings and mistakes runs the. Aged eleven, he then started an education at the local village primary school, something encouraged by his father. President muhammadu buhari has said that former president olusegun obasanjo was wrong in his poor assessment of the present administration which led. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Obasanjo s father was a farmer and until he was eleven years old, the boy was involved in agricultural labour. It certainly was not goodluck jonathan s personal ambition or selfish interest that caused the pdp to lose the governorship of ogun state and all. Obasanjo writes jonathan, accuses president of lying, destroying nigeria, promoting corruption. After eight of olusegun obasanjos rambunctious inyoureyesand noise style, followed by umaru yaraduas studiedly aloof interregnum, the approachable and quick to smile jonathan had a humanity many. Expresident 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. Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable akiri prt2. Nigerias former president olusegun obasanjo, on tuesday, in an unbelievable and excoriating statement, commanded president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in 2019. Obasanjos government could therefore not do much torestore diplomatic relations israel,leaving the issue to be handled by second republicgovernment.
On may 2014, obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan requesting that he should. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. According to a statement released by president jonathans 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. Obasanjo got it wrong on 2019 comment pmb leadership. Before it is too late this letter marked the beginning of the coalition and mobilization against the jonathan government which was toppled at the wake of the 2015 general elections. 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. Dont treat obasanjos letter with levity, catholic bishop tells buhari. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly. Obasanjo s historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck. 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. Former president, olusegun obasanjo, wrote another open letter to president muhammadu buhari where he talked about security, as he call for urgent actions to combat the challenges okay. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote. I made it clear to jonathan that if he follows obasanjo, he will end up like zik as a native of south south because obasanjo is a betrayer, he has betrayed east, west, south north etc.
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