Jonathan orders nhrc to probe allegations of rights abuses. Full text of obasanjos open letter to buhari punch. A former senate president, ameh ebute, has launched a stinging attack on former president olusegun obasanjo for penning a fiercely critical letter accusing president goodluck jonathan of. Jul 15, 2019 home news full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari on july 15, 2019 11. 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. December 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. Full text of chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable. Full text obasanjos letter to buhari kunle awosiyan 2 years ago 3. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. The former president had written a letter to buhari asking him not to seek reelection in 2019 while also calling for the formation of a coalition for nigeria.
This is the full text of the letter former president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president muhammadu bahari on the state of the nation. Jan 15, 2020 obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. See below for the abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of appendices, list of abbreviations and chapter one. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. 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.
He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into ignoring the voice of caution. Full text of jonathans response to obasanjos controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. Former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private. 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. Obasanjos letter to buhari in full text posterity media. Jonathan, gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. Gowon was obasanjos boss from 1966 6o 1975, nine years. Chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president buhari. Shehu yaradua had been obasanjos deputy when the latter. Obasanjos letter to president buhari full text of the. Read jonathans letter to obasanjo read jonathans letter to obasanjo on december 22, 20 8. 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. Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports.
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. Full text of olusegun obasanjos statement on buhari not. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and. A letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. Nigerians have had mixed reactions to the letter, making obasanjo letter to buhari a top trending term.
A clarion call for coalition for nigeria movement notes that buhari has failed in leadership, performed below expectation, and. Exsenate president writes obasanjo, blasts expresident. Relying on the contents of obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan and juxtaposing it with the grand corruption scandals at hand, obasanjos letter could be argued to have depicted what could be the michel nostradamus of our time, the man who saw nigerias tomorrow. 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. President goodluck jonathans reply to chief obasanjos celebrated letter left me nonplussed. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Former president olusegun obasanjo on sunday took a swipe on president muhammadu buhari, in a strong worded open letter, accusing him of plotting to rig the general election and putting into practice the lessons he learned from abacha. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. No profound insight has been offered in former president olusegun obasanjos declaration of president muhammadu buhari as having not passed muster. Face acts and impoliteness strategies in olusegun obasanjos. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand.
Former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private, letter that has been leaked to the press. Obasanjo, who claimed to have spoken to the former president about the matter, and two of his close aides called the letter a forgery and vowed ms. 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 goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr. Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports buhari. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. First, obasanjos allegation that jonathan is training snipers as a strike force against political opponents strikes me as a case of taking scaremongering too far. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president goodluck. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was. 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. 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. President, before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.
Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the guardian. The letter obj wrote to current nigeria president has been gathering waves and have gone viral already since it was released yesterday. Obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan the real deal. Elder statesman, tanko yakasai, on monday criticized former president, olusegun obasanjo, describing his open letter to president muhammadu buhari as. Jan 25, 2018 a former nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo, is mobilising politicians and other nigerians to sign on to his coalition for nigeria project, to oust president muhammadu buhari from office. Obasanjo got it wrong on 2019 comment pmb leadership.
Some photos shared on social media showed osibanjo, amaechi and obasanjo together in a place, smiling and shaking hands with many suggesting that it was a meeting. And the hint is inescapable that there are, according to the letter, over people on political watch list. This distraction was the lengthy 18page open letter pdf written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan. Seven governors, 20 senators, others for obasanjos coalition.
People have learnt how to manipulate you by giving you what you crave. In an 18page letter to the president, obasanjo accused him. Nov 21, 2018 the presidency has denied reports making the round that vice president yemi osinbajo and minister of transportation met with ex president olusegun obasanjo yesterday. The same thing applies to abdul salami abubakar, who handed over power to obasanjo in 1999. Jan 23, 2018 full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. This time, it is a stinker from a former president, chief olusegun obasanjo. President muhammadu buhari left welcoming former president chief olusegun obasanjo to his office at the state house abuja on april 7, 2016. Obasanjos letter to president buhari full text of the paged letter politics nairaland. Operatives of the state security service sss who had earlier besieged the obasanjos hilltop mansion as early as 6a. I took my time to read the letter described as historic by premium times which broke the story in detail. Goodluck jonathan was not the president of the country then. Obasanjo are said to have signed on to his elaborate plan for a mass movement away from the ruling all progressives. President goodluck jonathan is under a fresh attack.
Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathans style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation. Juwons father, the former president obasanjo, meanwhile supports buharis main opponent in the 2019 election, atiku abubakar. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter. 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. Sep 19, 2014 the cashforarm scandal and security of nigeria s muslims by a. Jul 15, 2019 elder statesman, tanko yakasai, on monday criticized former president, olusegun obasanjo, describing his open letter to president muhammadu buhari as selfish and unpatriotic, the nation reports. The presidency has denied reports making the round that vicepresident yemi osinbajo and minister of transportation met with expresident olusegun obasanjo yesterday. The catch here is that olajuwon is an avid supporter of president muhammadu buhari and was recently appointed the president of buhari youth organization,byo. Jan 20, 2019 former president olusegun obasanjo on sunday took a swipe on president muhammadu buhari, in a strong worded open letter, accusing him of plotting to rig the general election and putting into. President goodluck jonathan s reply to obasanjo s letter by aniomanine. 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. Pdp, confirmed the reasons why obasanjo had chosen this ticket. This essay is a pragmatic analysis of olusegun obasanjo.
Iyabo obasanjo, the daughter of former president olusegun obasanjo, has lambasted supporters of the buhari administration for recycling a. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Nigerias president jonathan pens reply to former president obasanjos critique of his administration. 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. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari. This letter is not in support of president jonathan or apc or any other group or person, but an outpouring from my soul to god. Obasanjos letter to president buhari on state of nation.
The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two. 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. Nigerias former president olusegun obasanjo, on tuesday, in an unbelievable and excoriating statement, commanded president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in 2019. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote. Excerpts from obasanjos open letter to buhari vanguard news. 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 rightthinking nigerians and those resident in nigeria. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari on july 15, 2019 11. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into.
Nigerias goodluck jonathan faces first significant political. Not once did gowon utter a public criticism of obasanjo throughout his two tenures from 1976 1979 and 1999 to 2007. President and general, i am deeply worried about four avoidable calamities. 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. Nigerias season of uncertainty brookings institution. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu. Sanusi lamido, in a letter sent to president goodluck jonathan. Unlike the earlier linguistic studies of political discourse which focused on the genres of campaign speeches, presidential inaugural addresses, interviews, political advertisements and newspaper advertorials, this study examines the face acts and impoliteness strategies in obasanjos appeal letter to former nigerian president jonathan. Aug 22, 2019 i agree with the contents of the open letter and like all people that wish africa well, hope that nigeria someday comes out of its death spiral to become a leading nation in the world.
Yakasai blasts obasanjo over latest open letter to buhari. Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped, mr. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is inciting and nonsensical. Obasanjos open letter to buhari, 2019 full text politics. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. M jimoh how can a government which is not under any arm embargo decide to purchase arms using questionable means and shady characters. Obasanjo said in the 18page letter titled before it. The leadership of nigerian peoples party npp and the unity party of nigeria upn favored the restoration of ties with israel nigerian forum 1983. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it. 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 jonathans failings. 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. Osinbajo, amaechi didnt hold meeting with obasanjo.
Domian transfer as a strategy deployed to portray massive. The great man is he who does not lose his child s heart. Full text of chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari. Obasanjo s open letter to buhari, 2019 full text by immhotep. Host of politicians have also reacted to the letter and many thought is wise while some asked obasanjo to look in the mirror. Obasanjos letter to buhari former president olusegun obasanjo, yesterday, penned an open letter to president buhari advising him not to proceed with a second term for presidency. President goodluck jonathan and the man widely regarded as his political father, former president olusegun obasanjo, have clashed publicly as their long. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. President muhammadu buhari has said that the minister of information and culture, alhaji lai mohammed, disobeyed him by replying the letter by. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. Obasanjos government could therefore not do much torestore diplomatic relations israel,leaving the issue to be handled by second republicgovernment. And president goodluck jonathan goes to abeokuta to kowtow to him, with two respected pastors in tow. 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.
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