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| Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by ElRey01(op): 3:16am On Dec 01, 2014 |
IT emerged at the weekend that recent outbursts by former President Olusegun Obasanjo against President Goodluck Jonathan stemmed from the latter’s refusal to implement a proposal from the former president in respect of the 2015 elections. Sources in Abuja told Sunday Tribune that the former president had sent emissaries and also whispered to Jonathan that he would back his 2015 ambition if he (Jonathan) agreed to drop Vice-President Namadi Sambo as his running mate. It was gathered that the former president had spoken in favour of Jonathan fielding Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, as his running mate. A source confirmed that some common friends of the former president and Jonathan who attempted to talk Obasanjo into dropping his opposition against the president were told that he (Jonathan) had to agree to drop Sambo as his running mate. It was also confirmed that the former president had confirmed the proposal at a recent encounter between him and Jonathan. A source said the president was told that he would be on the same page with Obasanjo, if he agreed to pick Lamido as his running mate in 2015 and dropped Sambo. Sources spoken to by Sunday Tribune also confirmed the development, saying that Jonathan was, however, non-committal. “The president could not give Obasanjo any affirmative answer, because he believes that the request was uncalled for,” a source said. Sources also told Sunday Tribune that Jonathan believed that dropping Sambo would open a new fiat of trouble for his camp. “You don’t try and solve a problem and create another in the process,” a source said, adding that Sambo had worked assiduously with Jonathan without frictions. http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/22914-revealed-why-obasanjo-is-fighting-jonathan
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| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by ElRey01(op): 3:30am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Greed,personal interest is what is killing this country, it is a shame that we have never produced a nationalist as leader,rather what we have are sectional and religious ,tribal ,selfish scoundrels who are masquerading as leaders and statesmen. Will OBJ allow another to dictate to him while he was in power? He is a man of yesterday and should just keep quite and get lost. We are tired of seeing his ugly face around. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by tos4u(m): 3:37am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Abeg let baba go face his Ota farm. And besides, i am yet to see SAMBO RELEVANCE IN DIS ADMINISTRATION, is lik d office of VP never exist |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by medamillion(m): 4:59am On Dec 01, 2014 |
To be sincere, I hardly know that the office of the VP still exist. SAMBO? The name will even sound strange to most Nigerians. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by chronique(m): 5:24am On Dec 01, 2014 |
I would rather prefer Jonathan sticking with Sambo and losing,than dropping Him and creating fresh crisis in his party. Obasanjo should mind his business and enjoy his loot quietly. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Blackfire(m): 5:47am On Dec 01, 2014 |
...and some of u want to die for them. ndi ara |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by CzarRex: 5:47am On Dec 01, 2014 |
It can be for d interest of d north..since d northern leaders have nt been able to put dia house in order. Mayb sum1 like lamido culd do it. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by KanwuliaJara: 6:00am On Dec 01, 2014 |
A "family affair"! Okija Shrine Oath! ![]() |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Nobody: 6:03am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Silly and greedy old men, ruining Nigeria from the 60s. Somebody wants me to vote for Buhari. No,OBJ should come and contest too. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by tomakint: 6:22am On Dec 01, 2014 |
ElRey01:***WORDS ON MARBLE*** |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Truckpusher(m): 6:50am On Dec 01, 2014 |
ElRey01:These are the things that most gullible Nigerians don't know about in the polity. The call to drop Sambo is being pioneered by the core North and Obasanjo for an unfriendly bedfellow whose loyalty lies with the old political heavy weights and order,but Jonathan is finding it very hard to boot out a man that has remained loyal and respectful despite the rhetoric coming out from the North for just no excuse and he knew that these could cost him a reasonable portion of voters confidence considering the fact that sentiments for Sambo would grow if he decides to dump the party and join the another party or even the APC. The North's and the old order's constant call to drop Sambo has been one of Jonathan's too many sins against Obasanjo and his band of strange bedfellows mostly from the North and their promise was an absolute victory against every opposition,deliver the North to Jonathan and a clear road map in helping him to rein in boko haram by involving all the major stakeholders that knew who and who is running the real and the political boko haram, but Jonathan so far have refused to be blackmailed, hence the chaos and those that knew about how to solve the boko haram problem kept their plans to themselves and watch while the country spiral out of control under Jonathan.I guess they still have their plan B but we are waiting. Do you think that people like Asari and co are just making threats over nothing - There are people in this country that wants to decide what policies the President can make and the ones he dare not touch because to them Nigeria is their farm and everyone else their slave. People might be asking why would they want to change Sambo and replace him with somebody like Lamido? The reasons are simple; Sambo is independent of the old bloc and has refused them to use his office as a launching pad in controlling the policies of Jonathan hence he is not loyal and they needed to boot him out and put in their own man that would serve as their mouth,eyes and ear - Everything boils down to greed and personal selfish interest. The old bloc wants Nigeria back at all cost and in their quest to achieve this they are doing everything possible to frustrate this administration but God is watching. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Caseless: 7:10am On Dec 01, 2014 |
medamillion:even the presence of C-in-C himself is not being felt, not to talk of the VP. The only time we feel the power of the president is in deploying more security to a peaceful state during election, while he looks away when the few security men sent to the northeast are defecting due to boko haram fire power. And we feel the power of gej when it comes to fighting the opposition or putting the national assembly under lock. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by oluakadinma: 7:18am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Am loling in China. OBJ the master planner. It's only a baby that won't see through this cheap plot. So you subtle want to return power to the north thesame way you collected. Oga Jonathan, na poison dem go give you straight no time for impeachment. Watch it |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by benuejosh: 8:02am On Dec 01, 2014 |
OP, the only reason why Obasanjo is fighting Jonathan is the fact that obasanjo doesnt want him to be sworn in thrice as president. when him his godfather was sworn in just twice. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by mogentle(m): 8:27am On Dec 01, 2014 |
And how does this concern the whole Nigeria? Let them solve their mathematics. At least, without OBJ, GEJ wouldn't have gone beyond Bayelsa. I lied? |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by omenka(m): 8:31am On Dec 01, 2014 |
These are mere conjectures. Someone else could come up with something else as being behind the rift between both men. Whatever it is, Baba gets my support in this. Jonathan is just a very tragic page that needs to be expunged from the history books of Nigeria. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by 100Cents: 8:57am On Dec 01, 2014 |
ElRey01:Seconded ! |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Swizdoe(m): 9:57am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Plain Gibberish...... Because an unconfirmed news from an imaginary source satisfies your partisan interest, you swallow it hook, line and sinker. You are even more gullible than I thought |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Truckpusher(m): 9:59am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Swizdoe:I don't care as long as your asss is wallowing in ignorance.Be my guest. ![]() |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Nobody: 10:02am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Truckpusher: |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by petroski: 11:16am On Dec 01, 2014 |
OBJ want GEJ to drop Sambo for Sule Lamido his boy so that he will poison GEJ to death, then his boy (SL) can take over. Nothing more. OBJ is an unrepentant evil man (am sorry if that is an insult anyway) |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by leofab(f): 11:35am On Dec 01, 2014 |
Caseless:fools will be wowed at your own foolishness!!! Note: Don't insult me i am a lady!!! |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Caseless: 1:52pm On Dec 01, 2014 |
leofab:if u are a lady and u refused to respect urself, and u dancing like an ashawo whose service has not been paid for by her customer, then get ready to b treated like one. U are a headless dog! |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Adminisher: 3:41pm On Dec 01, 2014 |
Lies, Lies, Lies. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by leofab(f): 12:35pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Caseless:you date insult a lady? Posterity will judge you |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Caseless: 5:58pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
leofab:this gal ehn.... Posterity ko, prosperity ni. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by major466(m): 6:48pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Truckpusher:You deserve a Gold Medal. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Nobody: 6:57pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Truckpusher:GEJ TILL 2025 !!!! GOODBYE TO THOSE BABOONS THAT HELD NIGERIA HOSTAGE...!!! SAY NO TO OLD DICTATORS!!!! SAY NO TO DEMOCRACY KILLERS!!!!!!!! GEJ TILL 2050!!!!! |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by major466(m): 7:17pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
OBJ of all people should know that leaders don't like being dictated upon and controlled like some servant. This is pure disrespect and very uncivilized. *Sips Tea to repel the cold* He can give brotherly advice and share experiences as a former President to a fellow colleague President (GEJ) on national issues, at least this is what happens in sane societies. He can't go around dishing out instructions on a daily basis to GEJ as if he works for him. Is Goodluck Jonathan his house boy? Just because he was instrumental to GEJ rising to power doesn't mean he can interfere with his government at will. GEJ is the President of Nigeria elected by Nigerians in 2011 and so deserve respect from everyone including OBJ. Of all the leaders we have had in this country, two have control issues. look at these guys, Yakubu Gowon, Shehu Shagari, IBB, and Abdulsalam Abubakar. None of them are as intrusive and stubborn as OBJ. OBJ and the other one are just too obsessed with power. Who is the other one? Your guess is as good as mine. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by Kelly32: 7:55pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Truckpusher:I like how you have clearly put your points forward. One of the problems we have with a great majority of Nigerians is that they don't pause to ask questions. Like you have clearly said, vested interests are at work but they forget too soon. Obj should remember how God brought him out of Jail and put him on the throne but now he has become a god that decides. God is watching. |
| Re: Revealed: Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan by ISpiksDaTroof: 8:06pm On Dec 02, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Whats your favorite drug of choice? |
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