Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. There are striking similarities between obasanjo s letter to jonathan in 20 and his recent missive to. Indications that obasanjo accepted his maltreatment and was looking in a different direction, perhaps, to take his pound of flesh, manifested in. This is a comic skit lampooning the letter between expresident obasanjo and president goodluck. It is only proper for such publications to include my comments on the issues raised in your letter. Obasanjo commended the otuokeborn politician for the dinner and appreciated dickson for facilitating the meeting. December 12, 20 full transcript of olusegun obasanjo s open letter to president jonathan obasanjo s open letter to president goodluck jonathan.
Obasanjos letter to buhari, nigerias 2019 elections youtube. As the reader will have noticed, the question is not who is better between obasanjo. Obasanjo put them there in the first place by making the notherners heads of key positions in the nations parastatals. But i think femi falana had put it very correctly, when he described jonathan as a student of the obasanjo.
Nigerias former president olusegun obasanjo has responded to goodluck jonathan s open letter. Secret letter from obasanjo to jonathan stirs anger. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. It was very clear in the letter that obasanjo did not like the prominence of kashamu in the southwest pdp, who was allegedly recommended to jonathan by obasanjo. In spite of the breakfast meeting between president goodluck jonathan and former president olusegun obasanjo in nairobi, kenya on thursday, the president is likely to issue a written response to the former presidents allegations next week, saturday punch has learnt. Obasanjo blasts president jonathan in open letter stop. 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. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the.
Read full electronic copy here stop taking nigerians for granted, theyre not fools less than two weeks ago, former president of nigeria, olusegun obasanjo wrote an 18page letter to the current president of nigeria, goodluck ebele jonathan. I stand by my letter to jonathan obj vanguard news. Obasanjo told journalists after the meeting that he had a special dinner with jonathan. Obasanjo and jonathan have been at loggerheads following the formers constant attacks on the jonathan government. The public outrage as a result of former president olusegun obasanjo s letter to president goodluck jonathan has continued to increase as the political opposition, apc, has reacted via an. Introduction on december 2, 20, former president olusegun obasanjo wrote an unprecedented open letter to president jonathan expressing his. Download eedris abdulkareem letter to obasanjo mp3 by thelegendaryhustler online free from desktop or your mobile device on mino. For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the guardian. Read what obasanjo did to jonathan at shagaris birthday. Secret letter from obasanjo to jonathan stirs anger by zerocoolm. December 20 th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. Reflecting on obasanjo and jonathans policies legit.
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. A funny representation of the letter written by former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo to the incumbent, president goodluck jonathan. Goodluck jonathan was not the president of the country then. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan.
There have been loads of reactions to obasanjo s letter, as he old correctly predicted. Read obasanjos letter in response to jonathans open. In a public letter, nigerias expresident olusegun obasanjo advised president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in the 2019. 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. The meeting reportedly held at jonathan s residence in otuoke, ogbia local government area, bayelsa state this morning. Former nigerian leaders including expresidents olusegun obasanjo, goodluck jonathan and their chiefs of staff are to receive n2. 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. The much awaited response by president goodluck jonathan to former president olusegun obasanjo s letter has come.
Obasanjo s 18 page letter entitled before it is too late, dated december 2, 20. Full text of jonathan s response to obasanjo s controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. This is a comic skit lampooning the letter between ex. Ikechukwu eze, told our correspondent that obasanjo was in his principals house on a courtesy visit. 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. A former aviation minister, femifani kayode, on friday said that the controversial 18 page letter written by former president, olusegun obasanjo spells doom for president goodluck jonathan. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into. Evidence of a sour relationship between the duo came to fore in december, when abati, speaking for jonathan, said obasanjo s letter was mischievous, provocative and selfserving. On may 2014, obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan requesting that he should. I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.
Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. Since obasanjo s letter to the president went viral in december 20, the president stopped all forms of felicitation or commiseration with the former head of state. Jonathan wrote his open response on 20 december, 18 days after obasanjo wrote his. Box 2286, abeokuta, ogun state, nigeria a letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. Former president obasanjo meets jonathan, wife in otuoke.
A source close to the meeting told our reporter on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the media. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, is a nigerian military and political. Obasanjos letter to jonathan 2 nigerian comedy skit. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and since then. 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.
You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. The former presidents held a close door meeting with other dignitaries including the governor of bayelsa, mr. Obasanjo s historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote. 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.
Obj also wrote a similar letter in 20 against president goodluck jonathan, wrote. Obasanjo writes angry letter to president goodluck jonathan. Pdf political season of letterwriting, nigerians disenchantment. But jonathan in his reply to obasanjo s letter, which was dated december 20, 20, treated him with some ditch of respect, and replied to all the allegations and issues as raised in the objs 18page letter. It is a discussion or an argument that i have been reluctant to encourage.
Before then, though, jonathan had nothing but the greatest respect for obasanjo and he had said he would not probe his benefactor. Obasanjo and that letter it is still incomprehensible to most diasporan nigerians why former president olusegun obasanjo decided to write a venomous letter to president goodluck jonathan, in the hope that nigerians would proclaim him a hero. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. Obasanjo meets jonathan, wife in otuoke punch newspapers. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. 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. Read and download obasanjo s historic letter to president jonathan according to premium times an 18page letter written by an angry and frustrated former president olusegun obasanjo to president jonathan, accusing the current president of ineptitude and of. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity. Obasanjo disclosed that he feels disappointed with buharis performance.
Obasanjo said he was forced to write an open letter because, among other things, jonathan had not acknowledged nor replied any of the four or more letters he had written to him in the past. Download full content of obasanjo letter to president. In his december 2 letter to the president, obasanjo said jonathan interfered with the court process to set a murderer free, and organised a presidential reception for him. Read and download obasanjo s historic letter to president jonathan according to premium times 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. Chief olusegun obasanjo, a former nigerian president has met with another expresident, goodluck jonathan and his wife, patience recently. The former president described the visit as a meeting of brothers. Obasanjo meets with jonathan and his wife in otuoke photos. Abacha abdulsalami abubakar olusegun obasanjo umaru yaradua goodluck jonathan muhammadu buhari. This was the case of former president goodluck jonathan. Olusegun obasanjo agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, p. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two. Free subscription get the hottest stories from the largest news site in nigeria. Dear president goodluck jonathan, i write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of september 22, 2015.
Im tell jonathan for di letter say make im no seek reelection for 2015. By the response given by jonathan to obasanjo s letter, the impression seems to be that jonathan lacks a. At the celebration president goodluck jonathan and the all progressives congress apc presidential candidate, general muhammadu buhari rtd, congratulated the former president shagari, on his 90th birthday. Obasanjo s letter to jonathan 2 nigerian comedy skit watch full movie for free full hd.