President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday,
February 15, finally revealed why former
President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo hates
him.
He described Chief Obasanjo’s attacks on him
as the consequence of his failure to surrender
his administration to the former leader.
Responding to the recent outbursts of the
former president, President Goodluck Jonathan
said Obasanjo was so bent on controlling his
government that he would not mind installing
the devil in power so long as he can control him.
Also, it was learned at the weekend that the
Presidency and the Peoples Democracy Party,
PDP, have decided to pull back from earlier
plans to sanction Obasanjo over his perceived
anti-party activities.
Meanwhile, while addressing journalists
yesterday, in Abuja, Director, Media and
Publicity of PDP Presidential Campaign
Organisation, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode
stressed that soon after Jonathan won the
2011 elections, the former president tried
everything possible to control and teleguide
him, adding that he asked the President to do a
number of things that were simply wrong and
unacceptable to a government with plans for
the people.
In a statement released by the PDPPCO, Chief
Fani-kayode revealed why Obasanjo has been
attacking Jonathan.
Why Obasanjo is attacking Jonathan
He said: “After Jonathan came to power,
Obasanjo not only tried to control and
teleguide him, but he also asked him to do a
number of things that were simply wrong and
unacceptable. It is for President Goodluck
Jonathan himself to divulge those things and I
am sure that he will do so at the appropriate
time.
“Needless to say President Jonathan refused
to be teleguided and told what to do though at
all times he showed Obasanjo maximum respect
and accorded him all the privileges, access and
courtesies that are due to a former Head of
State and a father and mentor. This continued
to be the case even after Obasanjo
consistently attempted to undermine his
government and ridicule his efforts.
“Yet President Obasanjo could not be appeased
and was not satisfied. As far as he was
concerned, he must either control Jonathan or
Jonathan had to go. That is why he decided to
secretly support the APC and became their
‘navigator in chief’. He was determined to pull
the whole house down rather than allow
Jonathan to return to power. This is simply
because he believes that if he cannot control
someone, that person must be destroyed.
Control and domination is an obsession for
Obasanjo. That is the bottom line. He is
prepared to put even the devil in power
provided he can control him,” Fani-Kayode,
said.
Genuine democracy
“Obasanjo does not want genuine democracy.
He only pretends to want it. What he wants is
control and a stooge in power. It does not
matter what type of government it is as long as
he controls it and it is headed by his puppet. It
can be a military government, a civilian one, a
democratic one, an interim government or a
government of National Unity. To Obasanjo, it
does not matter as long as he can control it.
That is his objective. That is why he hates
Jonathan so much and that is why he wishes to
stop him at all cost.
“The bottom line is this: President Obasanjo’s
grouse with President Jonathan is personal and
it has nothing to do with Nigeria. He should
leave Nigeria out of it and let us all be. If he
has a personal score to settle with Jonathan,
he should not do so at the expense of the
peace and stability of Nigeria.
“If he wants to stop Jonathan, then let him
attempt to do so through the democratic
process and through the ballot box and not
through foul and unconstitutional means. We
said it before and we will say it again: Gone are
the days that any president can be teleguided
and controlled because we have all come of age.
“President Olusegun Obasanjo’s allegations are
serious and grave. They are also reckless. He
has raised issues and made assertions that are
capable of derailing our democracy and
creating chaos in the land. It is vital that we
consider his motives for this latest outburst
and his credentials as a leader and an elder
statesman.
“The truth is that he knows that President
Goodluck Jonathan will win next month’s
presidential election and that is why he wants
to destroy the credibility of the whole process
right from the outset.
“What he is trying to say in his latest
contribution is that if President Jonathan wins,
then the election must have been rigged right
from the outset. This is not only wrong but it is
also unfair and uncharitable. If President
Obasanjo has any evidence to prove his
weighty allegations, he ought to present it
before the Council of State and take it up
there.
“He should also report to INEC itself and
present the data of whatever sinister plan he
believes that President Jonathan has to stay in
power ‘by hook or by crook’ to them. He should
tell INEC whatever it is that Jonathan is doing
in order for him to stay in power by all means
and he should give them all the details. That
should be the starting point.”
Postponement of polls
Asserting that the postponement of the
election was not a sufficient reason for
Obasanjo to criticize Jonathan given that polls
have been postponed in the past, the
president’s campaign image maker faulted the
comparison between Jonathan and former
Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo.
He said: “President Obasanjo spoke about
President Laurent Gbagbo and he claimed that
President Jonathan was attempting to do a
Gbagbo in Nigeria. The question that must be
put to him is this: “Who got Gbagbo out?” Was
it not Jonathan’s government that played a key
role in ensuring that democracy was fully
established in the Ivory Coast and did he not
play a key role in ensuring that the Gbagbo
‘stay in power forever plan’ did not work? If
anyone doubts this, they should ask President
Alhassan Outtara of Cote D’Ivoire the role that
Jonathan and Nigeria played in helping to
restore democracy and stability back to his
country.
“They should also find out the role that former
President Obasanjo played in attempting to
keep President Laurent Gbagbo in power at all
costs and the deep friendship that exists
between the two men. It is a matter of fact and
public record that when he was President of
Nigeria, Obasanjo, perhaps more than any
other African Head of State with the
exception of President Jacob Zuma of South
Africa, propped up and supported President
Gbagbo and it is an irony of fate and history
that he is now condemning the actions of his
old friend and accusing others of trying to
emulate him.
“Again it is ironic that President Obasanjo has
accused President Jonathan of having a grand
plan to stay in power at all cost and by all means
yet it is the same Obasanjo that tried to stay
in power for a third term even though the
Nigerian constitution specifically forbade it. He
tried all he could to change the constitution but
the whole thing failed and he was compelled to
leave power.
“We continue to hold Obasanjo in high esteem
but his recent actions and utterances are
beyond the pale. He has been unfair to
Jonathan, to Nigeria and even to himself. Most
importantly the days of intimidating others
with his harsh words and overbearing influence
are long over. Obasanjo is not God. Only God is
God and He alone determines the fortunes of
men and the destiny of nations.”
Will of the people
Fani-Kayode continued: “We sincerely hope that
Obasanjo appreciates the gravity of what he is
attempting to do and we shall continue to pray
that God will guide him and deliver him from
whatever it is that makes him want to destroy
all those that love him the most. Whether he
likes it or not, democracy has come to stay in
Nigeria and the will of the Nigerian people will
be done in next month’s presidential elections
and thereafter. We believe that it is God’s plan
and not even one million Obasanjos can stop it.”
It would be recalled that Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo came under strong criticism from
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when he
accused and warned President Goodluck
Jonathan to be ready to face the dire
consequences of delaying the elections.
Chief Obasanjo also said that President
Jonathan’s fear is that the ex military head of
state, General Muhammadu Buhari will send him
to jail if elected.

Obasanjo is an old rag, na death dhe worry d man. Jona free am to die in piss

I don't believe it.
No source

So, the man who ruled as a military dictator and a civilian president who never once allowed crisis in his administration is not a true Democrat?

Those suggestions that weren't acceptable to GEJ would probably have saved him all these embarrassments


Furthermore the man who GEJ is calling a clown today has more than 10 years presidential experience compared to GEJ who magically rose from God to vp to p while his predecessors die or encounter trouble

I thought people always said learn from elders

This is what happens when you allow a chimp to live among humans.

Political kikunkrakum

Story for the breeze!

Obasanjo, should go and sit down, nobody give a f*ck about him.... Nonsense!!!!

I read the military told him...










see my signature

OBJ, always wanting to be relevant.

ok

Krinel:
This is what happens when you allow a chimp to live among humans.

And what are you. A discombobulated cretin and skank

Obj's hunger for power is abnormal, GEJ not giving him the priviledge to direct things brought all this bitterness out of him.

elari:

And what are you. A discombobulated cretin and skank

. Y are u so abusive, i didnt mention your name or anybody's name, nd ur direct on me, check urself well because from ur spellings and choice of words, i know where yo belong.

DaBullIT:
So, the man who ruled as a military dictator and a civilian president who never once allowed crisis in his administration is not a true Democrat?

Those suggestions that weren't acceptable to GEJ would probably have saved him all these embarrassments


Furthermore the man who GEJ is calling a clown today has more than 10 years presidential experience compared to GEJ who magically rose from God to vp to p while his predecessors die or encounter trouble

I thought people always said learn from elders

Did I just hear you say he never allowed crises during his administration?? Please, Go back to your history book if at all you went to school in the first place.

I need a direct comment from Jonathan himself not through FFK, he could have pinched again and start saying what Jonathan/FG didn't send him. That is the implication of making a drug addict your spokesman.

Krinel:
This is what happens when you allow a chimp to live among humans.

See the nose of someone calling someone else a chimp. Smh.

U never see anythin...this will be the longest 6 weeks of ur life

ThankGodEdeh:
Did I just hear you say he never allowed crises during his administration?? Please, Go back to your history book if at all you went to school in the first place.

Did Obj not magically rise to d position of military head of state when Murtala Mohammed was assassinated. Did he not magically rise from a common prisoner to President in 1999. Was it Jonathan dt brought the problems on his predecessors? Abegiii!!!

We need more food in d nation...so OBJ should pls go back to farm.

A chimp ruled your parent ? Dats aweful

Krinel:
This is what happens when you allow a chimp to live among humans.

cacali:
Did Obj not magically rise to d position of military head of state when Murtala Mohammed was assassinated. Did he not magically rise from a common prisoner to President in 1999. Was it Jonathan dt brought the problems on his predecessors? Abegiii!!!

How is this related to your earlier assertion that OBJ never allowed crises during his administration?

AwesomelyMade:
OBJ, always wanting to be relevant.

He's becoming irrelevant.

Nigerian politics and its many wahala

lanicky:



He's becoming irrelevant.

He's dumping himself into the bottomless pit of irrelevance.

Old news

K

obj can go and die....

ThankGodEdeh:
How is this related to your earlier assertion that OBJ never allowed crises during his administration?

Pls go back and check, the assertion was not made by me.

Krinel:
This is what happens when you allow a chimp to live among humans.

And you allowed a chimp to rule over you?, shows you have nothing to offer the world.

ThankGodEdeh:
Did I just hear you say he never allowed crises during his administration?? Please, Go back to your history book if at all you went to school in the first place.

It would be hard for someone who didn't go to school to be on here wouldn't it ? ? ?

anyways , instead of that reference, why didn't you cite an incident and prove to me that you know history