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. 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. Many politicians, commentators, journalists, activists and youths who used to criticise him are now celebrating him as our moral. Quotes six areas obasanjo scored buhari low the situation that made nigerians to vote massively to get my brother jonathan off the horse is playing itself out again. Nigerias season of uncertainty 181 lic statement by yaraduas spokesman referred to jonathan as vice, not acting, president. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after the civil war and since then, it has been a problem to all succeeding governments. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before. 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.
Nigerias goodluck jonathan faces first significant political. Iyabo obasanjo denies writing any letter to her father. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity nigeria. Olusegun obasanjo agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, p. Obasanjos open letter to buhari, 2019 full text by immhotep. Full text of obasanjos open letter to buhari punch. The office of the special adviser to the president on national assembly. Mr jonathans election as president had the backing of mr obasanjo, who later threw his weight behind mr buhari, an opposition candidate, to defeat mr jonathan in the 2015 presidential election.
Jonathan, from beginning, was too small for the presidency. Buhari as prison term arguing that nigeria deserves and urgently needs better than what they have given or what we know they. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. 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. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was.
Proposal introduction nigerian leaders often see their country as the natural leader of the african continent. Buhari in the open letter, accusing the president of ineptitude, clannishness and callousness in handling affairs of the country. 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. Tinubu who commended obasanjo when he wrote an open. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome. Obasanjos open letter to buhari, 2019 full text politics. Obasanjo in the book is quoted as saying that following umaru yaraduas death in 2010, he endorsed jonathan for the 2011 presidential election principally to solve the problems of minority agitation in nigeria. President olusegun obasanjo, chose to pollute the blissful week for humanity by releasing to the global audience an open letter he had addressed to the sitting president of nigeria, dr goodluck ebele jonathan, who was also in south africa at the head of the nigerian contingent to the farewell fiesta. Obasanjo writes jonathan, accuses president of lying. Yakubu gowon is the boss of all bosses just to set the records straight.
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. 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. For a former head of government, who should know better, to. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the guardian. Obasanjo blasts jonathan, writes 18page letter to president wednesday, december 11, 20 1. The great man is he who does not lose his childsheart. The basic for mutual understanding and communication among interlocutors is hinged on the way and manner language is expressed.
Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people. Sanusi lamido, in a letter sent to president goodluck jonathan. Photos obasanjo playing squash with his son who supports buhari. 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. Goodluck jonathan, first as vice president and later president of nigeria, we are constrained to state our displeasure over the highly subversive motive of the letter he has written and disingeniously leaked to the press. Obasanjos letter should bring out the best in jonathan. Obasanjos letter and jonathans many sins vanguard news.
Seven governors, 20 senators, others for obasanjos coalition. For the record read jonathans letter to obasanjo read jonathans letter to obasanjo on december 22, 20 8. December 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. Jonathan hosts obasanjo, describes former president as. Box 2286, abeokuta, ogun state, nigeria a letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. Jan 15, 2020 obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. President goodluck jonathan s reply to obasanjo s letter by aniomanine. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari. I dont see patriotism in general obasanjos letters. Obasanjo, 392 other passengers escape plane crash in lagos. For instance, in 2011 jonathan gave a presidential directive that all massob members detained across the country estimated to be over at that time should be released immediately, including uwazuruike.
Nigerias president jonathan pens reply to former president obasanjos critique of his administration. Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. Aug 19, 2019 obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. Goodluck jonathan was not the president of the country then. The house committee on health was treated exactly the same way. He did it to shagari, he did it to expresident ibrahim babangida, he did it to the late head of state, gen. 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. And the countrys foreign policy is best understood and assessed in the context of its regional and. In fact, all the letters written by general obasanjo to all. Full text of olusegun obasanjos statement on buhari not. 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.
The court had on december 8, 2014 granted an order restraining obasanjo from going on with plans to publish or have someone publish on his behalf his new autobiography, my watch. According to nan, the expresident was among the 393 passengers who were on board an aircraft that found it difficult to land at murtala muhammed international airport in lagos. President goodluck jonathan and the man widely regarded as his political father, former president olusegun obasanjo, have clashed publicly as their long. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter. Shehu yaradua had been obasanjos deputy when the latter. This essay is a pragmatic analysis of olusegun obasanjo. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two personaes, the paper takes a critical discourse analysis of former president olusegun obasanjo letter to president goodluck jonathan. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Between the partisans who said president jonathans federal government agents fabricated the iyabo letter and the purists who published it as true.
Obasanjo letter to buhari pdf, obasanjo letter to buhari today, obasanjo letter to jonathan, obasanjo letterto jonathan pdf, obasanjo news, obasanjos latest letter. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. His father was amos adigun obaluayesanjo obasanjo bankole and his mother was bernice. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is. President goodluck jonathans reply to obasanjos letter by aniomanine. Your allegations against me show lack of common sense, obasanjo tells awujale of ijebuland by saharareporters, new york jan 04, 2017 obasanjos response was contained in a letter dated december 30, 2016, and was a direct riposte to a welter of allegations contained in the traditional rulers 2010 autobiography, awujale. This is a disgusting violation of the common rules of etiquette which speaks to the kind of degeneration that has entered activities at the presidency and. 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.
Obasanjos letter to jonathan is inciting and nonsensical. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. 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. In the page letter dated december 16, exclusively obtained by vanguardiyabo accused her father of orchestrating a third term for himself as president, cruelty to family members, abandonment of children and grandchildren, and also, a legendary reputation of maltreatment of women. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Obasanjo blasts jonathan, writes 18page letter to president. Introduction on december 2, 20, former president olusegun obasanjo wrote an unprecedented open letter to president jonathan expressing his. Former president olusegun obasanjo in the book, against the run of play. Nigerias season of uncertainty brookings institution. A copy of obasanjos letter to president jonathan saying the president had failed to address the underlying causes of the boko haram menace, mr. Beyond obasanjos letter to buhari the guardian nigeria. 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. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two. Asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu, the national leader of the ruling all progressives congress apc, has accused former president olusegun obasanjo of playing politics with his recent statement concerning president muhammadu buhari.
Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. In a public letter, nigerias expresident olusegun obasanjo advised president muhammadu buhari not to seek reelection in the 2019. Jonathan was too small for the presidency obasanjo ait. 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. However, the situation has since improved substantially, with the departure of obasanjo from the seat of power and the inauguration of president umaru yaradua and the goodluck jonathan presidency. This is the full text of the letter former president olusegun obasanjo wrote to president muhammadu bahari on the state of the nation. Full content of obasanjo letter to buhari mystatenews. Former president obasanjo, 392 other passengers escape potential plane crash in lagos. Obasanjo s open letter to buhari, 2019 full text by immhotep. Nigeria news obasanjo to president muhammadu buhari. Jul 15, 2019 nigeria news obasanjo to president muhammadu buhari.
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. Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. Tinubu had in an interview with journalists on friday in owerri, the capital of imo state, said that if obasanjo had meant well, he. 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. I saw the emergence of jonathan as an opportunity to solve the problem of minority agitation. Yakasai blasts obasanjo over latest open letter to buhari. Obasanjos letter to buhari, nigerias 2019 elections youtube. Obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan the real deal. Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor. Former president olusegun obasanjo escaped what could have ended as a plane crash in lagos on wednesday. The obasanjo in jonathan salisu suleiman nigerianstalk. Jun 29, 2015 the deeprooted nigerian political establishment, with its strong tendency to conservatism, shifted towards considering the apc as a possible party of government when former president obasanjo, who had already publicly undermined jonathan in a public letter writing fallout in december 20, publicly tore up his pdp party card in front of.
Jonathan is behind that stupid letter iyabo obasanjo blasts. Open letter to former president olusegun obasanjo chief olusegun obasanjo, obasanjo ial library, abeokuta, ogun state. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. Released by kehinde akinyemi special assistant media.
Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. Dec 14, 20 this distraction was the lengthy 18page open letter pdf written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan. 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. We take very strong exception to chief obasanjo s attempt to present. Jul 15, 2019 reacting to obasanjos letter to buhari dated july 15, yakasai said. Obasanjos letter to buhari in full text posterity media. But what he didnt take cognizance of is that buhari is not goodluck or yaradua. Domian transfer as a strategy deployed to portray massive.
How an incumbent president was defeated in nigeria, written by former. Obasanjo letter to buhari, forget about 2019 says buhari. Sani abacha, the late president umaru yaradua and he did it to expresident goodluck jonathan. Obasanjos letter to president buhari on state of nation. Excerpts from obasanjos open letter to buhari vanguard news. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too. I took my time to read the letter described as historic by premium times which broke the story in detail. People have learnt how to manipulate you by giving you what you crave.
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