MORE fact emerged yesterday on the visit of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday.Obasanjo, who wrote a critical letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, was said to have insisted that he stood by the issues he raised in his letter.He said he wrote the letter in the larger interest of the survival of Nigeria and its democracy, contraryto the notion that he was self-seeking, The Nation learnt.The letter contained many allegations, including that Jonathan was training snipers. The former President, according to sources, said he was ready to prove the allegations.Obasanjo reportedly opened up to some top leaders of the APC at a closed-door session in Abeokuta.It was gathered that although the ex-President had warmly received all members of the entourage, he bared his mind to select few on the state of the nation.A source, who spoke in confidence, said: “After the initial obeisance, banters, and the purpose of the APC mission, the ex-President had audience with a group of six or seven leaders.“He told the them that he believed in what he wrote and he had no regrets for doing so. He said he wasnot ‘self-seeking’ in writing President Jonathan.“The ex-President also told the team that ‘if it is necessary, I will provide evidence on some of the issues. I have my facts.’Another source said the ex-President’s body language was a “bit stronger on his point on snipers but he did not go into details”.Responding to a question, the source added: “Obasanjo restated his faith in a united and indivisible Nigeria. He also pleaded with APC leaders to remain committed to oneNigeria, irrespective of the political situation in the country.”The source quoted Obasanjo as saying: “I did not write the letter to curry favour or seek undue attention but at my age, I should talk when things are going wrong. I am not on a self-seeking mission.”The source said Obasanjo declared that he would not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).On the mission of APC leaders, a third source said a National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu captured it in his interview with reporters that they were not out to woo Obasanjo.“In fact, the APC leaders told Obasanjo that having consulted with past leaders on the state of thenation; they also owed him a duty to brief him on why they are after a change of leadership in 2015.”

SOURCE:thenationonlineng.net

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ckkris: Shameless liar. Who killed General Murtala Mohammed.

idiotta, is that ur problem, or the problem facing the country now?

Is that how corruption wldnt be encouraged by Jonathan,

Is that how we will av good infrastructures?

Instead of u to bother abt Nigeria not getting broke and demand on how this growth in th economy will be felt by the majority, u are asking one irrellevant question.

Now let me ask u one question too:

Who ran off the war front in a lady's cloth leaving his kinsmen to die on'?

Mtschew, can of worms

Baba, why are you as a card carrying member of PDP coordinating the affairs of APC? Who made you the kingmaker in Nigeria?

OBJ has an ulterious motive for his actions, even his daughter Iyabo confirmed it. Nigerians are no longer fo-ols.

ckkris: Shameless liar. Who killed General Murtala Mohammed.

Retar.d,who killed iyayi,former ASUU president?