Gowon was obasanjos boss from 1966 6o 1975, nine years. See below for the abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of appendices, list of abbreviations and chapter one. Obasanjo said in the 18page letter titled before it. 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. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and. 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.
The great man is he who does not lose his child s heart. Sep 19, 2014 the cashforarm scandal and security of nigeria s muslims by a. Face acts and impoliteness strategies in olusegun obasanjos. Nigerias goodluck jonathan faces first significant political. 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. Obasanjo s open letter to buhari, 2019 full text by immhotep.
Former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private, letter that has been leaked to the press. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. Obasanjos letter to president buhari full text of the. President muhammadu buhari left welcoming former president chief olusegun obasanjo to his office at the state house abuja on april 7, 2016. Nigerias season of uncertainty brookings institution. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped, mr. Jonathan, gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. 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. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. A clarion call for coalition for nigeria movement notes that buhari has failed in leadership, performed below expectation, and. Domian transfer as a strategy deployed to portray massive. 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. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan.
Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable. Shehu yaradua had been obasanjos deputy when the latter. 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. Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathans style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people. Download the complete history and international relations project topic and material chapter 15 titled obasanjos administration and nigerias international diplomacy, 1999 2007 here on projects. Before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu. 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.
Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. 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. 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. 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. Excerpts from obasanjos open letter to buhari vanguard news. Juwons father, the former president obasanjo, meanwhile supports buharis main opponent in the 2019 election, atiku abubakar. Not once did gowon utter a public criticism of obasanjo throughout his two tenures from 1976 1979 and 1999 to 2007. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. 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. Read jonathans letter to obasanjo read jonathans letter to obasanjo on december 22, 20 8. Full text of chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari.
Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. 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 jonathans reply to chief obasanjos celebrated letter left me nonplussed. Iyabo obasanjo, the daughter of former president olusegun obasanjo, has lambasted supporters of the buhari administration for recycling a. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari on july 15, 2019 11. President goodluck jonathan and the man widely regarded as his political father, former president olusegun obasanjo, have clashed publicly as their long. Full text of chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was. 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. This is the full text of the letter former president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president muhammadu bahari on the state of the nation. Yakasai blasts obasanjo over latest open letter to buhari.
Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports. No profound insight has been offered in former president olusegun obasanjos declaration of president muhammadu buhari as having not passed muster. Nigerians have had mixed reactions to the letter, making obasanjo letter to buhari a top trending term. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two. Former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private. In an 18page letter to the president, obasanjo accused him. M jimoh how can a government which is not under any arm embargo decide to purchase arms using questionable means and shady characters. 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. 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. Obasanjos letter to president buhari full text of the paged letter politics nairaland. Jonathan orders nhrc to probe allegations of rights abuses. Osinbajo, amaechi didnt hold meeting with obasanjo. This distraction was the lengthy 18page open letter pdf written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan.
Obasanjos letter to jonathan is inciting and nonsensical. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. 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 goodluck jonathan is under a fresh attack.
He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into ignoring the voice of caution. 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. 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. Obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan the real deal.
Host of politicians have also reacted to the letter and many thought is wise while some asked obasanjo to look in the mirror. 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. Chief olusegun obasanjos letter to president buhari. This time, it is a stinker from a former president, chief olusegun obasanjo. A letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. And the hint is inescapable that there are, according to the letter, over people on political watch list. Sanusi lamido, in a letter sent to president goodluck jonathan. People have learnt how to manipulate you by giving you what you crave. 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. Full text obasanjos letter to buhari kunle awosiyan 2 years ago 3. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote.
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. 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. Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports buhari. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. 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. 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. The letter obj wrote to current nigeria president has been gathering waves and have gone viral already since it was released yesterday. And president goodluck jonathan goes to abeokuta to kowtow to him, with two respected pastors in tow. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria.
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. 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. Goodluck jonathan was not the president of the country then. Full text of obasanjos open letter to buhari punch. Operatives of the state security service sss who had earlier besieged the obasanjos hilltop mansion as early as 6a. 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. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. 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. Obasanjos letter to buhari in full text posterity media. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it.
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. President muhammadu buhari has said that the minister of information and culture, alhaji lai mohammed, disobeyed him by replying the letter by. I took my time to read the letter described as historic by premium times which broke the story in detail. Jan 15, 2020 obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. Obasanjo tore up the letter of appointment the kingmakers gave to their choice and engineered the imposition of his own candidate to the chagrin of owu kingmakers. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into. 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. 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. December 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta.
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. 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. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president goodluck. President goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr. The presidency has denied reports making the round that vicepresident yemi osinbajo and minister of transportation met with expresident olusegun obasanjo yesterday. Exsenate president writes obasanjo, blasts expresident. President and general, i am deeply worried about four avoidable calamities. Obasanjo got it wrong on 2019 comment pmb leadership. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Nigerias president jonathan pens reply to former president obasanjos critique of his administration. Obasanjos government could therefore not do much torestore diplomatic relations israel,leaving the issue to be handled by second republicgovernment. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari.
Nigerias former president olusegun obasanjo, on tuesday, in an unbelievable and excoriating statement, commanded president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in 2019. The leadership of nigerian peoples party npp and the unity party of nigeria upn favored the restoration of ties with israel nigerian forum 1983. Jan 23, 2018 full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari. Full text of jonathans response to obasanjos controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. Elder statesman, tanko yakasai, on monday criticized former president, olusegun obasanjo, describing his open letter to president muhammadu buhari as. Full text of olusegun obasanjos statement on buhari not. Obasanjos letter to president buhari on state of nation. This essay is a pragmatic analysis of olusegun obasanjo. 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. Obasanjos open letter to buhari, 2019 full text politics. The same thing applies to abdul salami abubakar, who handed over power to obasanjo in 1999. 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. President goodluck jonathan s reply to obasanjo s letter by aniomanine. Obasanjo are said to have signed on to his elaborate plan for a mass movement away from the ruling all progressives.
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