Former President Olusegun
Obasanjo
For over ten days now the
polity has been suffused with
the verbiage of the letter
written by former President
Olusegun Obasanjo to
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The latter has been under
pressure to respond to the
issues Obasanjo raised in his
letter. And for a while, it
seemed the silence from the
presidency implied consent, or
that the President was too
dazed by the vitriolic content
of the letter to respond.
But yesterday, the President
broke his worrisome silence,
when he called a press
conference and read out a
lengthy reply to the Ota
farmer. To be fair to President
Jonathan, he tried to clear the
fog on some of the issues, but
not without throwing some
jabs here and there at the
former president.
I captured some, yes, some of
the details in the response of
the President. He started like
this:
“His Excellency Chief Olusegun
Okikiola Matthew Obasanjo,
former President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
You must have wondered if I
did not know what to reply you
after you published what has
become your latest act of
infamy, in the name of a letter
titled “Before it is Too Late”
which you wrote to me.
Sir, I must confess that your
letter took me unawares. As a
respected Statesman, I did not
expect this unbecoming means
of communicating with me, if
the essence was not to play to
the gallery.
The other confession I must
make is that some of the
issues and accusations you
made against me, were
complete news to me. I have
long set up committees to
investigate the accusations
and the reports are already
coming in.
Before I deal on the specifics of
your letter, permit me to say
that, Sir, you must purge
yourself of the overflowing
messianic complex you have
always operated in. Yes, I had
said that after God and my
parents, you are the next most
important person in my life.
But that did not mean you are
my God or the provider of my
oxygen. When goats are sold,
the owner releases the rope.
But you have chosen to hold
on to the rope most
tenaciously. That is the
problem.
Indeed, we would have ignored
you completely after your dear
daughter, Dr Iyabo Obasanjo-
Bello, helped to put most of the
issue in the right political
perspectives in her own letter
to you. But we needed to do
this for the records.
I am somewhat disappointed
that you are lamenting my
performance in government.
His Excellency, I am sure we
would have moved at a faster
pace if the right foundation
was laid while you were in
charge.
As for the issue of whether or
not I will seek re-election in
2015, I am bemused that you
are making a huge drama out
of this even when you know I
am constitutionally permitted
to seek re-election. I cannot
remember the incidents of my
said promise not to seek re-
election. But even if I did sir,
am I not entitled to change of
mind on any issue depending
on the currency of information
available to me? I do not
expect you to be basing your
conclusions, at your level, on
the so-called fantasy of Body
language.
And pray, were we not all
witnesses of how you tried to
manipulate the National
Assembly to offer you the
illegal third term chance?
Senator Ken Nnamani is still
alive.
It is pure mischief powered by
uncharitable inclinations to
accuse me of “double game’ in
the support of gubernatorial
candidates in some states. I
personally participated in the
campaigns of all our
candidates. If they lost the
elections, I cannot be blamed
for that, as I am resolved to
distance myself from
manipulating electoral
outcomes as it used to be in
the past… you know what I
mean
You made me look like the
prince of corruption because of
the ancient malaise of crude oil
theft. Sir, it did not start with
me. I have tried to combat it.
There are many committees
and task forces in place to
check the roguery. Besides, it
is even exaggerated under me.
Did you not hear that the
garrulous CBN governor, who
raised the false alarm of
missing $49.8 Billion has eaten
the humble pie by recanting?
But sir, with all sense of
modesty, this does not
compare with the degree of
sleaze that characterized the
PTDF scam between you and
your former Vice, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar. We did not forget.
We have reformed the EFCC to
be an indiscriminate fierce
attack dog, unlike when it was
reduced to a weapon against
enemies.
As for the crisis in the PDP, we
know of supposed elders who
have been fraternizing with the
renegade governors, the
reason they were recalcitrant
and irreconciliable. You can
only force a horse to the river,
you cannot force it to drink
water. These renegade
governors simply refused to
drink water at the bank of
reconciliation.
I am a Knight of the Anglican
Church. I have never plotted to
shed blood for any reason. No I
have never. Therefore, the
phantom alarm of training of
killers are nothing but a tale
from the mountains. Only the
naïve are taken in by them.
God will judge such accusers
harshly.
By the Grace of Almighty God, I
will finish well and strong. My
good people of Nigeria are
behind me, contrary to what
you may wish to think. I have
told the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atu
Nasril Islam (JNI) to ensure that
they announce national fasting
of forty days and forty nights
to thwart all the plans of the
enemies of Nigeria, no matter
who they are.
That they must declare that no
weapon fashioned against
Nigeria, be it from Boko Haram
or whoever, will prosper.
Finally, let me assure you that
the transformation agenda of
my government has been
attracting international
investors and in no time, the
entire nation will soon become
one large construction and
industrial yard. We shall all be
witnesses.
Please accept my best
assurances of …”
Just as the President finished
reading the letter to pressmen,
his spokesman, Dr Rueben
Abati , looking agitated with
creases on his forehead,
stepped out to co-ordinate the
question and answer session,
as over a dozen hands were
already up, desirous to fire
follow-up questions at Mr
President.
Abati was just announcing the
modality of the question and
answer session, when the loud
blast of a heavy duty truck
woke me from my deep sleep,
as my house is by the
roadside. As I sprung up, I was
looking for President Jonathan,
asking breathlessly, “where is
he, where is the president?”,
and my children began to ask if
I was alright. It was only then I
realized I have been dreaming.
Hmmmmm.

Source:
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jonathan-8216-s-reply-to-obasanjo/167021/

FTC! All thanks to Obatala and Amadioha!

dnt mind the old man jare,he is just tired of his old life."team GEJ "

OBJ'S letter was a bomb all these team GEJ are replying are throwing stones.
Give us bomb reply or remain bombed in pieces (RbIP).
Me too,I take the massage n kick d messenger.

If my presido puts it this way I wont be disappointed. Gud psyching dreamer.

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You must go back to the sleep and finish the dream, make sure that nothing happens to our president.

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LMAO. Some people didn't even read the thing and they are commenting.

Op you just made me spill my cereal. Hahahahaahah.

Reading it I knew the presidency couldn't have written that. Was too light.

You try sha

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This is a Reply Every Nigerian should send to OBJ

Forensic Analysts needed to ascertain the source of this reply



The quote especially the part in bold format got me cracking.

I am a Knight of the Anglican Church. I have never plotted to shed blood for any reason. No I have never. Therefore, the phantom alarm of training of killers are nothing but a tale from the mountains. Only the naïve are taken in by them. God will judge such accusers harshly.

Some dreams lead to celebration while some lead to imprisonment! Op which one is yours? I suspect you to be the author of letter to OBJ. You are under watch...

I dey present oh

Joke section pls

The Satire is Realism

I wld av also replied instantly if nt dt it was a nightmare to u. Cos I was wondering y d president will call a press conference to reply OBJ's letter and nt call a press conference on crious national issues(security)

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@Israel007 u are very correct. The write up is too cheap.

9jii.:
OBJ'S letter was a bomb all these team GEJ are replying are throwing stones.
Give us bomb reply or remain bombed in pieces (RbIP).
Me too,I take the massage n kick d messenger.

Yabo's nuclear war-head has already zeroed in

The guy is either shell shocked or foundation is being laid for a response beginning with Iyabo's letter. OBJ wrote on existing circumstances, looking into the future and warned of the consequences. I wonder what form this reply will take anyway.

I suggest a paradigm shift in the way we conduct government affairs. Accept there were wrongs, say why certain allegations were unfounded but silence is certainly not the solution.

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oshyno: If my presido puts it this way I wont be disappointed. Gud psyching dreamer.

. . . why didn't your President also sit during the question and answer session?

Didn't see this earlier, very funny piece

Jokes section, but frontpage!

This is a brilliant Satire

Enuff of dis letter ish jare

rubbish!

u r seein nd hearin 'commiteees" even in ur dreamz? u r doomed