Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathans style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation. You can read the full letter here or continue to read the full exclusive report by premium times from premium times. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and since then. I do not know who will be president of nigeria after dr. Jan 26, 2018 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. Ekiti state governor, ayodele fayose, has attacked former president olusegun obasanjo.
The controversial letter from nigerian former head of state. Jan 12, 2015 operatives of the state security service sss who had earlier besieged the obasanjos hilltop mansion as early as 6a. January, 2016 distinguished senator bukola saraki, president of the senate, federal republic of nigeria, senate chambers, abuja. Presidency response full text leadership newspaper breaking news. By the constitution, i had to inaugurate or prorogue the national assembly on june 4, 1999. Jan 16, 2014 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. Obasanjos letter to me was abusive president buhari. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by. Obasanjos successor, president umaru yaradua came to power promising. Jonathan orders nhrc to probe allegations of rights abuses. Atiku urges elders to speak up former nigeria vice president, atiku abubakar, has called on the countrys leaders consulted by former president olusegun obasanjo.
Pdp has brought stability and substantial predictability to the polity and the system. Paulinus ezeokafor has advised president mohammadu buhari not to treat former president olusegun obasanjos letter to him with levity. The muhammadu buhari administration has issued its first formal response to a blistering attack by former president olusegun obasanjo who said the president. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Dont treat obasanjos letter with levity, catholic bishop. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. Ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the peoples. Chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president buhari. How an incumbent president was defeated in nigeria, written by. President goodluck jonathan replies former president. Much harm has been donethe military obasanjo s letter to president goodluck jonathan 1. President goodluck jonathan has finally responded to president olusegun obasanjos letter. Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor obasanjo.
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. The speech act analyses of obasanjogoodlucks open correspondence have. Tinubu who commended obasanjo when he wrote an open letter. Obasanjo s historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated ex president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck.
Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. Nigeria row over obasanjo letter to goodluck jonathan bbc news. It was a kind of love letter, a labour of love the writer titled before it is too late but which has been variously renamed by commentators. Goodluck jonathan was not the president of the country then. Obasanjo writes jonathan, accuses president of lying. Olusegun obasanjo was elected on the platform of the peoples democratic. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two.
Host of politicians have also reacted to the letter and many thought is wise while some asked obasanjo to look in the mirror. A copy of obasanjos letter to president jonathan saying the president had failed to address the underlying causes of the boko haram menace, mr. Did president jonathan respond to obasanjos letter. Honourable yakubu dogara, speaker, house of representatives, national assembly complex, abuja. The federal government has replied an open letter written by former president olusegun obasanjo advising president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in 2019, punch reports.
Jonathan and the ghost of obasanjos letter vanguard news. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. 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. Muhammadu buhari gcfr born 17 december 1942 is a nigerian politician currently serving as the president of nigeria, in office since 2015. Buhari is a retired military general of the nigerian army and previously served. It is appropriate to begin this letter, which i am sending to all members of the senate and the house of representatives through both of. Being the full text of the letter to the national assembly members by former president, chief olusegun obasanjo delivered to the lawmakers, dated january, 2016. Obasanjo refuses to see president jonathan flatimes.
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. In the letter obasanjo said president jonathan has failed to deliver on his promises to nigerians, stem corruption, promote national unity and strengthen national security. 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. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people. One of the daughters of former president olusegun obasanjo, senator iyabo obasanjobello, has backed her father on his recent open letter to president muhammadu buhari wherein the expresident advised the incumbent leader against seeking reelection in 2019. Olusegun obasanjo was born on 5 march 1937 to his father amos adigun obaluayesanjo obasanjo bankole and his mother ashabi in abeokuta, ogun state, nigeria. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. Former president olusegun obasanjo launching a socalled third force, coalition for nigeria movement, cnm, agbakoba leading a certain national intervention movement, nim, while oby ezekwesili is somewhere promoting her own red card movement are all indications that there is more to these movements than meets the eye. 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. 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. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. Jonathan hosts obasanjo, describes former president.
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. But with pdp policy and practice, i can reasonably guess from where, in term of the section of the country, the successor to president jonathan will come. Obasanjos letter to buhari selfserving, says fayose. Obasanjo in the letter advised president buhari to drop any plan to recontest in the 2019 elections. Drama as jonathan visits obasanjos village thecable. He was succeeded by vicepresident goodluck jonathan. Letters of credits issued from nigeria were no longer being. Obasanjo blasts jonathan in 18 page letter youtube. President muhammadu buhari left welcoming former president chief olusegun obasanjo to his office at the state house abuja on april 7, 2016. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. 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 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.
Predictably, the jonathan administration appears to be outraged over the fact the letter was leaked as well as its content. Obasanjos letter to buhari, nigerias 2019 elections youtube. Grassley, chairman, senate committee on the judiciary, and hon. Nigeria s former president, goodluck jonathan, on monday played host to another former president, olusegun obasanjo, at his country home in otuoke, bayelsa state. Obasanjos letter to senate and house of representatives. Jan 24, 2018 first republic minister, chief mbazulike amechi, while speaking with vanguard on tuesday concured with former president olusegun obasanjo statement where he advised president muhammadu buhari not contest the 2019 presidential election, saying that it was no longer in doubt that buharis policies were favouring a section of the country, which was not good for the unity of the country. Obasanjo s letter to me was abusive president buhari president buhari has described the january 23rd controversial letter former president olusegun obasanjo wrote to him asking him not to seek reelection as abusive. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and. Truth, in the words of thomas aquinas, is the agreement of what is in the mind with what is on the lips.
Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. Jonathan, gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. 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. 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. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. President jonathan, who took over the reigns of power after the. Feb 15, 2015 president goodluck jonathan has accused former president olusegun obasanjo of lobbying to head an interim government if elections do not hold in nigeria.
Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, is a nigerian military and political leader who served as military head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as president of nigeria from 1999 to 2007. 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. 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. President goodluck jonathan is under a fresh attack. Jonathan, gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into. Jan 23, 2018 full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari. The most important officer in the national assembly is the senate president and that office had been zoned to the southeast. Nigerian president goodluck jonathans office hits back at exleader olusegun obasanjo for a provocative letter condemning his leadership and telling him not to seek. I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.
Obasanjos letter and jonathans many sins vanguard news. Did president jonathan respond to obasanjos letter properly. Former president olusegun obasanjo in the book, against the run of play. How an incumbent president was defeated in nigeria, written by former. In an 18page letter to the president, obasanjo accused him. May i let you know that i received your letter, even though addressed to me, but was read first before me by the public through the media. Obasanjos letter to president buhari full text of the. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable akiri prt2. 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.
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. 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. Dec 12, 20 nigeria s jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor obasanjo. Here is the reason why expresident jonathan visited former. In a public letter, nigerias expresident olusegun obasanjo advised. The nation will pour over its language, nuance and content, to see whether it represents an end or a beginning of a relationship between two of the most powerful people in nigeria today. Before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.
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. 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 modern history, accusing him of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying nigeria. Business day trolls president buhari with satirical sketch after obasanjos letter. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it. Earlier this month, the former president of nigeria olusegun obasanjo sent an 18page letter to president goodluck ebele jonathan. 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. In a widely circulated 18page letter, mr obasanjo accused him of failing to deal with the many problems facing nigeria including an islamist insurgency in the. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable.
Obasanjo is lobbying to head interim govt president jonathan. Obasanjos letter to president buhari full text of the paged letter politics nairaland. Ex president 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. The letter obj wrote to current nigeria president has been gathering waves and have gone viral already since it was released yesterday. Nigerias goodluck jonathan, profile of a defeated president bbc. His mother died in 1958 and his father died in 1959. 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. Chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president buhari amechi. Nigeria s senate on wednesday launched a probe into the letter to jonathan from the central bank, which said the stateoil. Before the meeting, tinubu told curious state house correspondents to please, go back to. Business day trolls president buhari with satirical sketch. Nigeria row over obasanjo letter to goodluck jonathan bbc news uknewsworldafrica25348485. And here was where atiku abubakar, my vice president,first showed his hand and his character. Ron johnson, chairman, homeland security and governmental affairs committee, to hon.
Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. According to report, the two former nigerian leaders met for several hours in ibogunolaogun, the hometown of obasanjo, located in ifo local government area of ogun state, before they reportedly strolled around the community where. 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. 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. With so much pressure mounted on me by the nigeria and international media do i write to you once again before the year end. I have battled an inner urge to respond to the letter in a detailed and logical manner here. This time, it is a stinker from a former president, chief olusegun obasanjo. Former nigerias president, olusegun obasanjo has written a letter to nigeria s president, muhammadu buhari advising him not to seek reelection in 2019. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. Jan 25, 2018 no profound insight has been offered in former president olusegun obasanjos declaration of president muhammadu buhari as having not passed muster. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. Former president goodluck jonathan visited expresident obasanjo in his village in ibogun olaogun, ifo local government area of ogun state on friday. According to the bbc, jonathans office has characterized the letter as reckless, baseless, unjustifiable, and indecorous.
Specifically, the former president said president buhari must be given credit for obasanjos statement. Although both of us discussed some of the issues in those letters, i had not, before now, seen the need for any formal reply since, to me, they contained advice from a former president to a serving president. Jan 21, 2017 on friday, ex president goodluck jonathan visited former president olusegun obasanjo to allegedly talk about and mend their broken relationship. On may 2014, obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan requesting. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. 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 modern history, accusing him of ineptitude and. 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.
Obasanjo s 18 page letter entitled before it is too late, dated december 2, 20 to the present nigerian president jonathan. What obasanjo wrote could hardly have been more inflammatory from the pen of a former president of the country, and it may. Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathan s style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation. Chief olusegun obasanjo s december 2 open letter to president goodluck jonathan certainly did more damage to the president than either he or his supporters care to admit. We remember he tinubu also once issued a statement against his party chairman, oyegun, did he not have access to him. President of the senate federal republic of nigeria. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Reacting to the open letter former president olusegun obasanjo recently wrote to president muhammadu buhari, governor ayodele fayose of ekiti state. A few years ago when obasanjo had cause to write an open letter to former president goodluck jonathan, did tinubu not describe him as the compass that time. 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.
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. For those who know the former president well, the latest in his letters which are usually controversial, didnt come as any surprise. What obasanjo wrote could hardly have been more inflammatory from. 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.
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