Jonathan was too small for the presidency obasanjo ait. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. Jan 23, 2018 download full content of obasanjo letter to president buhari the way out. A clarion call for coalition for nigeria movement olusegun obasanjo former president chief olusegun obasanjo has urged president buhari to honourably dismount from the horse and join the league of the countrys former leaders whose experience, influence, wisdom, and outreach can be deployed. Jul 15, 2019 i am constrained to write to you this open letter. A former aviation minister, femifani kayode, on friday said that the controversial 18 page letter by former president olusegun obasanjo wrote spells doom for president goodluck jonathan and the. And the countrys foreign policy is best understood and assessed in the context of its regional and. 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. Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathans style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote. 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. 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.
Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. Jonathan had become terribly divisive and clannish, destroying his own party, polarizing the country along regional and religious lines and ridiculing nigeria in the comity of nations. 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. This was the case of former president goodluck jonathan. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. Jan 23, 2018 nigerias former president olusegun obasanjo, on tuesday, in an unbelievable and excoriating statement, commanded president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in 2019. It certainly was not goodluck jonathans personal ambition or selfish interest that caused the pdp to lose the governorship of ogun state and. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people.
Box 2286, abeokuta, ogun state, nigeria a letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. 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. I made it clear to jonathan that if he follows obasanjo, he will end up. Jan 23, 2018 obasanjo disclosed that he feels disappointed with buharis performance. Much harm has been donethe military obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan 1. It has been gathered that vendors in abuja have started selling obasanjos letter to jonathan and iyabos letter to obasanjo. 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. Nigerias season of uncertainty brookings institution. Obasanjo disclosed that he feels disappointed with buharis performance. The fourth reason for this reply is that you raised very weighty issues, and since the letter has been made public, nigerians are expressing legitimate concerns. His later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was an estimate, and there are no records of obasanjo s birthdate from the time itself. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome. Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria.
Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Dec 11, 20 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. Olusegun obasanjo agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, p.
Obasanjo blasts jonathan, writes 18page letter to president. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. Obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan the real deal. I took my time to read the letter described as historic by premium times which broke the story in detail. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter politics 32 nairaland. You told me to go to the stadium and tell the people on the podium to announce that the presidential candidate had taken ill onj morning but the rest of the team, including you and the vicepresidential candidate would. 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.
The third reason why i must reply you in writing is that your letter is clearly a threat to national security as it may deliberately or inadvertently set the stage for subversion. This distraction was the lengthy 18page open letter pdf written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu. Obasanjos letter to buhari in full text posterity media. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari. It may be on his order but he probably did not contribute anythin to d contents. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Obasanjo blasts jonathan in 18 page letter youtube. Obasanjo heaps praises on jonathan, says his leadership.
Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports buhari, 9ja news today, current news, latest news, letter to buhari by obasanjo, letter to mr president by obasanjo, naij news, naija current news, naija news now, naija news online, naija today news, news in nigeria, news today, nigerian news now, nigerian news today, obasanjo. 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. The great man is he who does not lose his childsheart. I have battled an inner urge to respond to the letter in a detailed and logical manner here.
Nigerias senate on wednesday launched a probe into the letter to jonathan from the central bank, which said the stateoil. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the. In the detailed letter, dripping of anger, frustration and what appears a genuine concern to rescue a nation on the brink, mr. Jul 15, 2019 nigeria news obasanjo to president muhammadu buhari. 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. Premium times, an online medium said today, that it is in possession of an 18page letter, dated 2 december, in which obasanjo severely excoriated jonathan for mismanaging nigerian affairs and of promoting tribal and religious chauvinism. President goodluck jonathan replies former president. Nigeria news obasanjo to president muhammadu buhari. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is inciting and nonsensical. Obasanjo letter to buhari pdf, obasanjo letter to buhari today, obasanjo letter to jonathan, obasanjo letterto jonathan pdf, obasanjos latest. Obasanjo letter to buhari, forget about 2019 says buhari. Former president olusegun obasanjo has explained some of the.
Introduction on december 2, 20, former president olusegun obasanjo wrote an unprecedented open letter to president jonathan expressing his. 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. In a public letter, nigerias expresident olusegun obasanjo advised president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in the 2019. Shehu yaradua had been obasanjos deputy when the latter. Full text of olusegun obasanjos statement on buhari not to. Jan 15, 2020 obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter.
A clarion call for coalition for nigeria movement notes that buhari has failed in leadership, performed below expectation, and. Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor obasanjo. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. It is public knowledge that obasanjo and buhari have had a public fallout following a open letter obasanjo wrote to buhari recently, advising the president not to run for a second term in 2019. 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. Download full content of obasanjo letter to president. Former president olusegun obasanjo has explained some of the reasons he insisted the immediate past president goodluck jonathan. Much harm has been donethe military obasanjo s letter to president goodluck jonathan 1. 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. But of course, not all obasanjos auguries are expressed through an epistolary medium.
Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports. Download full content of obasanjo letter to president buhari. Osinbajo, amaechi didnt hold meeting with obasanjo. Obasanjos letter marks end of jonathan and pdp fani. 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. President goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr. Jan 24, 2018 but my letter to president jonathan titled. By sheriff balogun in abeokuta former president olusegun obasanjo yesterday showered praises on former president goodluck jonathan for his exemplary leadership at his ibogun country home in ifo.
Former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private, letter that has been leaked to the press. Proposal introduction nigerian leaders often see their country as the natural leader of the african continent. 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. It certainly was not goodluck jonathan s personal ambition or selfish interest that caused the pdp to lose the governorship of ogun state and.
Download full content of obasanjo letter to president buhari the way out. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. Python if statements explained python for data science. Nigerias president jonathan pens reply to former president obasanjos critique of his administration. Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. 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. Before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a. Former president olusegun obasanjo has said that former president goodluck jonathan from his first days as president showed he was too small for the office, saying he, obasanjo, acted more as an opponent of jonathan than a supporter of muhammadu buhari ahead of the 2015 presidential poll. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the guardian. Full text of olusegun obasanjos statement on buhari not. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. 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. 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. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned nigerians and that means all.
He did it to shagari, he did it to expresident ibrahim babangida, he did it to the. Request pdf critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late to jonathan this paper asserts that language has a close link with politics. Dec 11, 20 in the detailed letter, dripping of anger, frustration and what appears a genuine concern to rescue a nation on the brink, mr. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. Full text of obasanjos open letter to buhari punch. President goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. Obj also wrote a similar letter in 20 against president goodluck jonathan, wrote. December 20 th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. 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. 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. People have learnt how to manipulate you by giving you what you crave. Jonathan has failed to deliver on his promises to the nigerian people, stem corruption, promote national unity and. Jonathans letter to obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. 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.
Nigeria jonathans letter to obasanjo december 20th. Even the horse rider then, with whom i maintain very cordial, happy and social relationship today has come to realise his mistakes and regretted it publicly and i admire his courage and forthrightness in this regard. December 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. Obasanjos letter to buhari, nigerias 2019 elections youtube. 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. Full text of jonathans response to obasanjos controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all. Obasanjo writes jonathan, accuses president of lying. 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. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into. 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. Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. It is only proper for such publications to include my comments on the issues raised in your letter. Nigerias former president olusegun obasanjo, on tuesday, in an unbelievable and excoriating statement, commanded president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in 2019.
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