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Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed why he opposed the re-election of immediate past president, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election.
Mr. Obasanjo’s reasons are contained in a book, Against the Run of Play, written by Mr. Segun Adeniyi, Chairman of the Editorial Board of ThisDay Newspapers.
The book, an account of what happened in the 2015 presidential election, is due for public presentation in Lagos on Friday.
The relationship between the former presidents, noted the author, had soured long before the election. Mr. Jonathan, whose political rise is widely credited to Mr. Obasanjo’s influence, had sought to make up with his presumed benefactor and keep him on his side for re-election. He arranged for a meeting with Mr. Obasanjo in his Abeokuta home.
Before leaving for the Ogun State leg of his campaign in January 2015 wrote the author, Mr. Jonathan had concluded plans to visit Mr. Obasanjo, who had agreed to meet him.
Mr. Obasanjo, however, gave a condition: Jonathan must come along with someone of sufficient credibility to act as a witness at the meeting. Mr. Jonathan agreed to bring one along.
He approached the hugely influential General Overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor EA Adeboye, who accepted to play the role of a witness.
But on the evening of 12 January 2015, the agreed date of the meeting scheduled for Mr. Obasanjo’s Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Pastor Adeboye arrived in the company of Bishop David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel.
“It was only Pastor Adeboye that Jonathan told me was coming with him, but Bishop Oyedepo is a man I also know very well, so I had no problem with his presence at the meeting,” Mr. Obasanjo was quoted as saying.
The meeting, stated the author, was an unpleasant one for Mr. Jonathan, a man Mr. Obasanjo had assisted to become Vice President and then President. Mr. Obasanjo frontally told Mr. Jonathan that he was not going to support his re-election bid, saying he considered his performance as president sub-par and that he had acted less than honorably for reneging on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement, which prescribed that it was the turn of the North to produce the president.
“I told him in the presence of his witness that I was not going to support him for a second-term and I gave my reasons. Aside the issue of zoning on which he was reneging, his stewardship up to that point had also shown very clearly that he was not up to the job,” Obasanjo reportedly said to the author in December 2016.
Mr. Obasanjo, according to the author, claimed to have nothing personal against Mr. Jonathan, explaining that his disagreement with him was based on certain principles on which he was not prepared to compromise.
“My decision was based on what would be for the good of Nigeria and since I didn’t consider Jonathan god enough, I told him to his face. What would I be afraid of?” asked Obasanjo.
The outcome of the meeting was a huge blow to Mr. Jonathan, who was initially billed to be on the ballot in February 2015 before the eventual postponement of the election. Mr. Jonathan, expectedly, left Abeokuta dejected.
The outcome of the meeting was the culmination of years of disdain, initially muted, with which Mr. Obasanjo held the Jonathan presidency. Signs of his irritation first manifested on 3 April 2012, when he resigned his position as chairman of PDP Board of Trustees.
Two months later, he delivered a wounding assessment of the Jonathan’s administration’s capacity to confront corruption.

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Source: saharareporters.com/2017/04/27/jonathan-used-boko-haram-insurgency-turn-nigeria-his-atm-obasanjo

OP, stop lying. That was u

uzoclinton:
very funny question.. Didn't even bother to tell us the location.... in case you don't know, the cost it will take to construct a building depends on the location

hes not constructing a building, he wants to roof an already constructed 1room self con

euphorbia:
even the people that have ruined this county are loved by many- who don't know their evil deeds.the wicked and evil people give generously too....my point is only God knows who is who.

Honestly, i dint dispute ur opinion, but i was on ground, and u wont believe Nobody, i mean nobody said anything wrong about him. Then, i kept wondering that is it possible not just to see 1 person that will say something negative

Papiikush:
Rip to the dead but if he is one of those destroying this country may he suffer for eternity. One down, many more to go

Far from dt. He was loved by many. All his people loved him. Hes a father to all. He gives generously to the masses and empower them. So many students are currently being sponsored by him.

@ last, after several consultations and pleading.
Peace.

dingbang:
Lol they will now Go and start worshipping it.. Mumu people

But its better than seeing d name of one sun god inside pawpaw or beef

Haaaa haaaa. This story dey very complex sef. they gave him out to someone who gave him to somebody who later gave him to some person.....
Confusion in d land.
Push back d change

I guess they are trying to form an association of those who work from home, just like their kunu sipping pay master
#WorkFromHome
Meanwhile, d way i'm looking at them...

This is d first time someone is writing something very useful and related to d Nigerian Job market. Kudos. Unlike those copying from unrelated American blogs

alexistaiwo:
If you catch anybody here giving bleeps
Anoint him/her with you know na

Honestly, i wanted to. But i dont have any Bleep remaining to give.

I now work from home, just like Buahri

u be embassy?

Sahara reporter, copy

achieverme:
You will be disappointed bro. Fraternity like that doesn't work in Nigeria. In this country, it is every man for himself.

Read d history. U will be super-disappointed

Journalism, globally, is a kind of fraternity or brotherhood. Buhari shd not expect something positive from the 4th arm of govt with this singular act. All d media, apart from NTA, are are coming for u.

Following the abolishment of the Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) dichotomy at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), its spokesman, Joseph Attah, has declared that staff morale has dramatically improved since the old order was dismantled.
He said in Abuja that the bad blood that the dichotomy generated between BSc and HND holders has substantially ebbed: “The reaction has been positive. It has been morale-lifting across the commands of the NCS from both officers who were affected and those who were not affected.

“The dichotomy was not right because there is no clear-cut yardstick for measuring performance between a degree holder and an HND holder.
“By that singular decision to bridge the divide, the Comptroller-General of Customs has restored dignity, integrity and pride to the affected officers.”
He added that internal checks revealed that there were cases where HND holders did quite better than BSc holders.
“Besides, Customs is a profession that trains you irrespective of what one has read. One goes to the Customs training college and undergoes formal training and reads Customs-related courses, which are not taught in the polytechnic or university.
“In my own view, reducing the rank of an HND holder because he does not have a B.Sc was not a perfect decision,” he said.
Source: sunnewsonline.com/bschnd-unification-boosts-customs-staff-morale/

But, where is Aregbe sef? He hasnt visited d place since ysterday nor release a personal condolence speech.

these are too techy ooi

This one weak me ooi

What is happening to these road unsafety Officers these days. The other time, one of their Ogas turned himself to a barber.
Anyway, they shd pave way for people who are ready to work

I hope this is not connected to 2018 guber election in d State, because he was already gunning for it. Ahhhh. RIP sir

successmatters:
South west out, north to replace him.

For d SGF, zoning formula must still b respected. As for d NIA, d next most superior officer will take over, irrespective of tribe or gender

Benekruku:
A building under high tension!


Such incidents re unavoidable.....


More of it to happen if regulatory agency's still allow such.

Am still waiting for who will come blame the devil....

Do we even need regulatory agencies bf we stop building under high tension wires? These are little safety measures that can safe a generation. I wish our people can be safety conscious like our friends in advanced countries. u will see carpenters climbing high buildings without helmet or safety harness. May they rest in peace.

ChristyB:
Happy birthday. May God's light continually shine on your path.

Thx. well appreciated

omenkaLives:
The Grasscuter is yet to absorb the full import of the reality that blindsided him.

F grasscutter indeed. No rest for yam.eaters

Sahara reporters....

*modified*

just saw it on Channels TV as breaking news. Now i can move to another thread

lonelydora:
Just watch as women flood this post hailing him. How much is baby stroller?

Bondesniger:
i just hope this one is from the heart not just media

Apart from these 2, every other persons above hailed d guy 4 his unusual act. This is wot every lady dreams of