The Presidency on Sunday said
President Goodluck Jonathan was
favourably disposed to mending
fences with former President
Olusegun.
The Special Adviser to the President
on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed
Gulak, made this known on Sunday
just as The PUNCH gathered that the
feud between Jonathan and Obasanjo
was adding to the worries of the
leadership of the Peoples Democratic
Party.
The sour relationship between the
duo became public knowledge in
December 2013 when Obasanjo
wrote a letter titled “Before it is too
late” to Jonathan.
In the letter, he accused the President
of condoning corruption, training
snipers, putting some persons on a
watch list and engaging in other acts
capable of destroying the country.
Jonathan replied Obasanjo openly,
saying his letter was designed to
incite Nigerians against him.
There were however speculations that
some former leaders had approached
the President and Obasanjo to
reconcile them.
Although Gulak, in an exclusive
interview with one of our
correspondents in Abuja, said he was
not aware of such moves, he added
that there was nothing wrong with it.
He stated that in spite of the
exchange of letters between the two
leaders, Jonathan still held Obasanjo
in high esteem.
The presidential aide said the
President did not only see Obasanjo
as a leader but also as his father.
He said the President had nothing
against Obasanjo because he
believed strongly that only God was
perfect.
The Presidential aide said, “We are
not aware of the reconciliation moves
but there is nothing wrong with it. In
fact, it is a good development
because our party, the PDP, is always
open to reconciliation.
“Only God is perfect. If in the wisdom
of the nation’s elders, there is a need
for reconciliation, there is no problem.
“Let me assure you however that
President Jonathan has nothing
against Chief Obasanjo. He considers
the former President as a leader and
a father, that is why he calls him
Baba.
“President Jonathan has highest
respect for Chief Obasanjo. The recent
exchange of letters does not mean
that he does not hold the former
President in high esteem.
“Nobody is perfect. No leader is
perfect, it is only God that is perfect.
There is no alternative to peace in the
country and in our party.”
However, a media aide to Obasanjo,
Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, said on
Sunday that the ex-president was not
at war with Jonathan.
Oladunjoye, in a telephone interview
with one of our correspondents in
Abuja, also said he was not aware of
any move to reconcile the two
leaders.
He said, “Baba did not write that
letter as an enemy. He said he wrote
the letter as part of his duties to his
political godson, the PDP and the
nation.
“I can tell you without any fear of
contradiction that Baba is not at war
with anybody, including the
President. That is why when the
President wrote his own letter, Baba
said he had no comment to make.”
Oladunjoye wondered why some
people felt they could profit from a
dispute that did not exist between
Obasanjo and Jonathan.
He added that Obasanjo had, in his
letter, stated that he would maintain
his serenity.
But a top source in the PDP said the
ruling party’s leadership was at a
crossroads on how to handle the
misunderstanding between the two
leaders.
The source said the disagreement
was not good for the PDP, especially
at this critical period when all hands
must be on the deck ahead of the
2015 general elections.
The source said, “Those who are
saying that the former President is
not popular and cannot even win
election in his home state are
ignorant of the enormous popularity
he has in and outside the country.
“The former President is very popular
in the North and even in the South-
South because he was responsible for
the Jonathan Presidency. So, people
there still respect him for that.
“Remember that it was this same
former President who calmed the
frayed nerves at the Eagles Square
during the 2011 presidential
primaries and he was also the one
who asked the late President, Alhaji
Umaru Yar’Adua to step aside if he
knew his health could no longer allow
him to do the job when he was sick.”
He added that some PDP governors
loyal to the former President could
secretly go to him to seek advice on
any issue, including the running of the
party and the country.
“The President should know that his
popularity and that of the party is
declining since the sycophants
around him would not tell him “ he
added.
He said he expected the President
and the PDP leadership to take
precautionary measures in dealing
with the crises in the party.
The source said, “We have lost five
governors and 37 members of the
House of Representatives and we
may also lose more.
“The 2014 budget is still there before
the National Assembly and all these
are happening in an election year.
Definitely, we have rookies at the
helm of affairs of the party and those
advising the President are not helping
him.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/president-open-to-reconciliation-with-obasanjo-presidency/

After they have successfully watch their dirty linen outside.Good Riddance anyway.

If OBJ wants Forgiveness, he will get it , but he cant run the country by proxy. GEJ is not known to keep enemies, even the opposition are not seen as enemies, that's why they are running their mouths from the two sides. God Bless Nigeria!

As we always say in the hood “B4 Nko” no permanent enemies in politics… it is us, the masses who are the maga’s mugus…

As we say in Saffi and Waffi, “Bros, with money Iron can float on top of water”… On a more serious note, how will this reconciliation deepen true democracy and add value to the life of the common man? Your guess is as good as mine… their truce and handshake will cause another disappearance of millions of $

Whatever it is, Jonathan should watch his back because Obasanjo hardly forgives especially at such a time like this. Obasanjo should not be held closely by the Presidency because the man is more dangerous now.

GEJ let his aides, Abati, Okupe, Gulak and Omokri to talk to a person like OBJ in a lose manner. Baba go treat GEJ fück up.

JECBOSS: If OBJ wants Forgiveness, he will get it , but he cant run the country by proxy. GEJ is not known to keep enemies, even the opposition are not seen as enemies, that's why they are running their mouths from the two sides. God Bless Nigeria!

really! wat abt Amechi's case.

POLITRICKS in play.

Was it obj dat ran to aso rock or its GEJ dat ran to ota to beg??

JECBOSS: If OBJ wants Forgiveness, he will get it , but he cant run the country by proxy. GEJ is not known to keep enemies, even the opposition are not seen as enemies, that's why they are running their mouths from the two sides. God Bless Nigeria!

A.jeez:
Was it obj dat ran to aso rock or its GEJ dat ran to ota to beg??

dont mind them.

Gej has no choice but to beg OBJ.




















OBJ doesnt forgive

Jonathan don dey beg, hahaha!

Everyone knows OBJ does not forgive madness.

The drunken master is now a begger?

the story of the slave and the master...

at the end, the slave begs the master..

.....So GEJ can make an attempt to beg OBJ?

Punch Newspaper again
This APC propaganda machine has since gone to the dogs

For those saying Gej would beg Obj can i ask a question? Where's power, is it at Ota or Aso rock?

By writing an open letter Obj finished himself politically.
Even before Gej replied Obj, the gods fought on his behalf.

Just waiting for Gbenga's open letter detailing his father's affair with his wife.

Gbenga should do us all a favour by putting the final nail on Obj's coffin.

Jonathan should just do me one favour by jailing this (OBJ) troubler of Nigeria. No one appointed him (OBJ) kingmaker over Nigerians.

How Far?:
For those saying Gej would beg Obj can i ask a question? Where's power, is it at Ota or Aso rock?

By writing an open letter Obj finished himself politically.
Even before Gej replied Obj, the gods fought on his behalf.

Just waiting for Gbenga's open letter detailing his father's affair with his wife.

Gbenga should do us all a favour by putting the final nail on Obj's coffin.

people like you should be in the romance section.

A.jeez:
Was it obj dat ran to aso rock or its GEJ dat ran to ota to beg??

When did GEJ go to Ota to beg . . .?

jmaine:

When did GEJ go to Ota to beg . . .?

where were u then?

How Far?:
For those saying Gej would beg Obj can i ask a question? Where's power, is it at Ota or Aso rock?

By writing an open letter Obj finished himself politically.
Even before Gej replied Obj, the gods fought on his behalf.

Just waiting for Gbenga's open letter detailing his father's affair with his wife.

Gbenga should do us all a favour by putting the final nail on Obj's coffin.

Keep deceiving yourself. As far as OBJ is alive Ota Farm remains the de facto capital of Nigeria. Aso Rock is just de jure. When he was the President, he was receiving presidents and heads of states there. He spent his weekends there, not Aso Rock.

Obiagelli:
He would choose Obj over you anytime, any day.

I f only you know me, you for don kidnap me.

jamace:

I f only you know me, you for don kidnap me.

Kidnap you ke? There is no destitute home or psychiatric hospital here abeg.

TribalEAST: where were u then?

Is this suppose to be an answer . . .?