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Obasanjo Declares Support For Any Other But JONATHAN - ABJ by Nobody: 10:29pm On Jan 13, 2015
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo today
escalated his rejection of President Goodluck
Jonathan’s second term bid by declaring his
current mindset to be “Anything But
Jonathan” (ABJ).
Obasanjo and APC leaders in a group photograph
after the meeting t his hilltop mansion in Abeokuta
He expressed his feelings to several of his aides
following a late evening meeting with President
Jonathan at his home in Abeokuta. Both men were
in the presence of Pastor Adejare Adeboye, the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, and Bishop David Oyedepo of
Winner’s Chapel.
To make matters worse, a few hours after meeting
with Jonathan, Obasanjo met with leaders of the All
People’s Congress (APC) and their presidential
candidate, Muhammad Buhari, where he affirmed
he will support the best candidate regardless of
party affiliation.
Jonathan’s closed-door meeting with Obasanjo
clearly failed to soften the former leader’s hostility
towards his floundering re-election bid as
Obasanjo bluntly told him that having referred to
him as a “tout”, it was hypocritical for Jonathan to
turn around to describe him as the best president
Nigeria ever had. It would also be recalled that two
months ago, presidential adviser Doyin Okupe
gave Jonathan that honor.
On Sunday, as he received members of the
Northern Elders Council in Abuja, an angry Mr.
Jonathan had in a barely-veiled description of
Obasanjo, dismissed him as a statesman.
"Some people call themselves statesmen but they
are not, they are just ordinary politicians,”
Jonathan told his guests. “To be a statesman is
not because you have occupied a big office before,
but the question is what are you bringing to bear?
Are you building this country or are you a part of
people who tell lies to destroy the country?”
Upon arriving at the meeting with Obasanjo today,
Jonathan tried to turn on the charm, lavishing
praise on Obasanjo as he blamed the escalation of
attacks on him as the work of his (Jonathan) aides.
President Obasanjo apparently did not buy any of
the goods Jonathan was hawking. Shortly after the
encounter, he told his aides he would not change
his position on Jonathan’s presidential bid.
Obasanjo’s subsequent and open display of
affection towards the APC leadership is reportedly
sending shock waves up and down Jonathan’s
camp, where it is regarded as confirmation that the
conciliation efforts with Obasanjo have collapsed,
leaving him in grave political danger with the
election just one month away. It will be the first
time a PDP candidate tried to win the presidency
with Obasanjo not the candidate, or firmly on his
side.
SaharaReporters has also learnt that before the
meeting with Buhari today in Abeokuta, the former
president had written a letter to Buhari to
smoothen their relationship.
http://saharareporters.com/2015/01/13/olusegun-obasanjo-declares-he-now-‘abj’-anything-jonathan
Re: Obasanjo Declares Support For Any Other But JONATHAN - ABJ by SeverusSnape(m): 10:29pm On Jan 13, 2015
Oh!...beginning of the end.
Re: Obasanjo Declares Support For Any Other But JONATHAN - ABJ by datguru: 7:04am On Jan 14, 2015
A man prophesied its neither Gej nor buhari

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