Spokespersons and family members of expresident obasanjo allege presidency officials forged the letter as a way of getting back at mr. Dec 12, 20 nigerian president goodluck jonathan s office hits back at exleader olusegun obasanjo for a provocative letter condemning his leadership and telling him not to seek reelection. Olusegun obasanjos damning letter to president goodluck jonathan must rank as the. Obasanjo also wrote an open letter which summarized and rated very poorly the administration of jonathan.
In that letter, he accused jonathan of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying nigeria. Olusegun obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan a view. An apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo has written what clearly competes as one of the most acerbic letters in modern history to president goodluck jonathan, accusing him of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying nigeria. Obasanjos letter to buhari more respectful than jonathan. 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 objs letter. 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. After a long silence and much discussions by nigerians about former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo 18page letter to incumbent president, goodluck jonathan, obasanjos letter has finally received a reply from president jonathan. Below are excerpts from the long worded obasanjos open letter to president muhammadu buhari. 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. Obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. Dec, 20 former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private, letter that has been leaked to the press.
The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. Whilst i have written before that olusegun obasanjo himself is a disgrace. Obasanjo said in the 18page letter dated december 2, 20 and. It is no credit to the federal government that the herdsmen rampage continues with careless.
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. Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports buhari. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. See below for the abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of appendices, list of abbreviations and chapter one. After three years, in 1951, he moved on to the baptist day school in the owu quarter of abeokuta.
I dont see patriotism in general obasanjos letters. Sani abacha, the late president umaru yaradua and he did it to expresident goodluck jonathan. The former president of the federal republic of nigeria olusegun obasanjo reportedly sent the present head of states president goodluck ebele jonathan an 18page letter. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Dec 23, 20 president goodluck jonathan has replied former president olusegun obasanjo s letter which was titled before it s too late. Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped, mr. Im talking here of former president olusegun obasanjos letter to his political protege, president goodluck jonathan. The policy of is another enduring foreign policy thrust of nigeria foreign policy. Obasanjo is not the only big politician who supports a different candidate from their child. Sanusi lamido, in a letter sent to president goodluck jonathan. 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. In the letter, president jonathan stated 10 reasons why he needs to reply chief obasanjo. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people.
This distraction was the lengthy 18page open letter pdf written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan. President goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr. Elder statesman tanko yakasai on monday took a swipe at former president olusegun obasanjo, describing his open letter to president muhammadu buhari as selfish and unpatriotic. Nothing short of sincere and concrete answers and explanations to his predecessor allegations will make a difference. Nigeria row over obasanjo letter to goodluck jonathan bbc news. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. But of course, not all obasanjos auguries are expressed through an epistolary medium.
One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i should, before the door closes on. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. He did it to shagari, he did it to expresident ibrahim babangida, he did it to the late head of state, gen. 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. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja.
The herdsmencrop farmers issue is being wittingly or unwittingly allowed to turn sour and messy. Prior to that period, precisely on december 11, 20, the nigerian media was awash with obasanjos open letter to then president goodluck jonathan, titled before its too late. And i admire his preferred means of intervening in nigerias sociopolitical malaise. Doctor damages episode 116 olusegun obasanjos love letter.
Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity. Olajuwon and his father were recently pictured playing squash at obasanjos home in abeokuta. Heres president jonathan s response to expresident olusegun obasanjos letter here. A frustrated nigerian expresident olusegun obasanjo has written a critical letter to president goodluck jonathan. Obasanjos letter selfish, unpatriotic yakasai latest. I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.
The 18page letter entitled before it is too late warned that the nation was fast losing its moorings and drifting into chaos and uncertainty. Before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. The letter which contained several allegations against the current. Jan 24, 2018 the herdsmencrop farmers issue is being wittingly or unwittingly allowed to turn sour and messy. Obasanjo visits expresident goodluck jonathan in otuoke. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. A letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. 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. This was the case of former president goodluck jonathan. Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. Goodluck jonathan was not the president of the country then. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the. Obasanjo and jonathan the current phase of wonder is open letter. In fact, all the letters written by general obasanjo to all.
In december 20, obasanjo wrote an 18page letter to former president goodluck jonathan excoriating him for incompetence and nepotism. A platform through which the tough and the weak explore to vent their disagreement about the subject of their concerns. Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. Elder statesman, alhaji tanko yakasai has swiftly reacted former president olusegun obasnajos open letter to president muhammdu buahri, describing it as not only selfish, but unpatriotic, illconceived and a clear invitation to national disaster. Download the complete history and international relations project topic and material chapter 15 titled obasanjo s administration and nigeria s international diplomacy, 1999 2007 here on projects. Let goodluck address the substance of obasanjos letter. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. I must say, obasanjo has taken the art of letter writing to an enchanted stratosphere. Senator ebute, had in his reaction to former president olusegun obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari, on the state of the nation, allegedly disparaged jonathan s administration. Dec 11, 20 the former president of the federal republic of nigeria olusegun obasanjo reportedly sent the present head of states president goodluck ebele jonathan an 18page letter, accusing him of ineptitude. 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 situation that made nigerians to vote massively to get my brother jonathan off the horse is playing itself out again. Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathans style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation. 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.
Pdp, confirmed the reasons why obasanjo had chosen this ticket. Osinbajo, amaechi didnt hold meeting with obasanjo. Nigeria row over obasanjo letter to goodluck jonathan. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, is a nigerian military and political. Gani adams tells buhari what to do with obasanjos letter, jonathan s confab report. President jonathan goodluck has the right to confirm, refute or defend himself of the allegations. Did president jonathan respond to obasanjos letter properly. President goodluck jonathan s reply to obasanjos letter politics 5 nairaland. Jonathan, gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. 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. There was a report that obasanjo made the ministers sign their resignation letters before they even took their oath of office. Much harm has been donethe military obasanjo s letter to president goodluck jonathan 1.
President jonathan s cabinet as acting president after the death of president umaru musa yaradua, dr. In fact, obasanjo tore his pdp party membership card ceremoniously then to show goodluck jonathan that he will not support him or his party at the 2015 elections. Former vicepresident of nigeria, atiku abubakar has reacted to expresident obasanjos 18page letter titled before it is too late which addressed president jonathan. The public outrage as a result of former president olusegun obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan has continued to increase as the political opposition, apc, has reacted via an. One of the major online news outfits captured the scenario. Some of those bringing the pressure to bear, including danjuma, who is also the chairman of jonathan s presidential advisory council, pac, may be right because of obasanjo s long history of. Jonathan orders nhrc to probe allegations of rights abuses. Obasanjo s father was a farmer and until he was eleven years old, the boy was involved in agricultural labour. Did president jonathan respond to obasanjos letter. Purported iyabo obasanjos letter a forgery expresident.
On may 2014, obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan requesting that he should. Government, believes that swapping the girls for the terrorists will not only violate the spirit and letters of the terrorism prevention act but also hurt its allies us, uk, france and others which have joined in the search for the girls. Aged eleven, he then started an education at the local village primary school, something encouraged by his father. Obasanjos letter capable of causing political crisis.
First, obasanjos language is more respectful in his letter to buhari than it was in his letter to jonathan. I have battled an inner urge to respond to the letter in a detailed and logical manner here. Request pdf critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too. Democracy and the making of the presidents cabinet in.
What nigerians will not settle for is an evasive letter that is tainted in sentiments and emotions. President goodluck jonathans letter to former president. Dec, 20 doctor damages episode 116 olusegun obasanjos love letter to pres. President goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. Chief obasanjo was scheduled to meet president goodluck jonathan last night either in lagos or accra.
Based on the allegations of various human rights violations contained in the 18 paged letter written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan, the national human rights commission nhrc is set to summon former president olusegun obasanjo to apppear and defend the allegations on the said human rights abuses. President the same way he claimed he wrote four series of letters to former president goodluck jonathan before addressing him. President goodluck jonathan replies former president. What obasanjo wrote could hardly have been more inflammatory from. A recent letter titled before it is too late written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan made an extremely bad impression on me. President, before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. I wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. The report was subsequently confirmed by one of the affected ministers, alhaji a. His excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta.
Jul 15, 2019 reacting to obasanjos letter to buhari dated july 15, yakasai said. Nigerias goodluck jonathan faces first significant political. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. A letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan december 2, 20 his excellency, dr. This is one moment of nigerias history that will not pass me by. Nigeria, a wonderful country, shall never cease of both natural and humanabracawonder. The speech act analyses of obasanjogoodlucks open correspondence have. Political godson of former president goodluck jonathan, chief george turnah, has lashed out at a former senate president, ameh ebute, over his unkind and uncharitable comments against jonathan. Excerpts from obasanjos open letter to buhari vanguard news. Nigerian president goodluck jonathan s office hits back at exleader olusegun obasanjo for a provocative letter condemning his leadership and telling him not to seek reelection. Olusegun obasanjos damning letter to president goodluck jonathan must rank as the most narcissistic and the narcissism of our rulers is legendary action.
In what appeared like renewed realignment, former president olusegun obasanjo on friday evening visited ex president goodluck jonathan in his country home in otuoke, bayelsa state. Dear president goodluck jonathan, i write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of september 22, 2015. Obasanjo was so into the game as he had to remove his shirt to enjoy the game. Obasanjo, who served for two terms as president on the platform of opposition people democratic party pdp, expressed his disappointment in buhari, whom he supported during the 2015 presidential election against former president goodluck jonathan, who ran as the candidate of pdp, obasanjos party at the time. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan. Obasanjos letter and jonathans many sins vanguard news. But what he didnt take cognizance of is that buhari is not goodluck or yaradua. Yakasai blasts obasanjo over latest open letter to buhari. Obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan the real deal. 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. Obasanjos daughter, iyabo, backs dad on letter to buhari. Last wednesday, former president goodluck jonathan also advised buhari to adopt the reports of the 2014 national conference. Atiku abubakar reacts to obasanjos letter to president.
Pdp chieftain mentioned by obasanjo in his letter denies accusations. Dec 24, 20 nigerias goodluck jonathan faces first significant political crisis. I took my time to read the letter described as historic by premium times which broke the story in detail. When stationed abroad, he sent letters and presents to his fiance in nigeria. What buhari can learn from obasanjos letter younewsng. Yakasai who spoke to a group of journalists in kano said obasanjos letter to buhari dated july 15 and released by. By samuel ogundipe screaming grave injustice and character assassination, a chieftain of the peoples democratic party. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and since then. A group under the auspices of muslim rights concern, muric, has called on president goodluck jonathan to reply the recent 18page letter addressed. Read obasanjos letter in response to jonathans open. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two.
Nigerias former president olusegun obasanjo has responded to goodluck jonathan s open letter. We have heard of how buhari and his party are going about his own. By adeola aderounmu many nigerians are reacting to the letter that olusegun obasanjo wrote to goodluck jonathan. Former president, chief olusegun obasanjo, recently stirred up a storm with an explosive letter to president goodluck jonathan detailing what he perceived to be the presidents shortcomings. Jan 23, 2018 full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by. On 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.
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