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  • OBJ: Frustration of failed godfather

    OBJ: Frustration of failed godfather

    SIR: Seriously, one would have taken General Obasanjo’s letter to President Jonathan seriously but for the last paragraph of the 18-page letter.

    Please hear General Obasanjo out: “I crave your indulgence to share the contents of this letter, in the first instance, with General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar, who, on a number of occasions in recent times, have shared with me their agonising thoughts, concerns and expressions on most of the issues I have raised in this letter concerning the situation and future of our country. I also crave your indulgence to share the contents with General Yakubu Danjuma and Dr. Alex Ekwueme, whose concerns for and commitments to the good of Nigeria have been known to be strong.”

    It is true that the letter is petty and boring. But all the same I managed to read some part of it.Not only has General Obasanjo passed his shelf life in Nigerian politics, all his antics of instigating the rebel PDP governors again President Jonathan and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has failed woefully. Therefore he decided to play his last card which is his nauseating and irritating letter to the President of the Federal Republic.

    If Jonathan should take my advice, he should not waste his valuable and precious time replying Obasanjo’s letter. He should just continue with his transformation agenda. Jonathan should remember that Obasanjo has been the hidden hand behind the rebel governors rebellious and unruly behaviors right from May 2013 up till date. The high point being the walk out staged during the PDP convention. Jonathan is a lucky man indeed. By the special Grace of God, he will be the longest serving President by the time he finishes his second tenure in 2019. That is what is annoying General Obasanjo as it is.

    No sound-minded and serious person not the least a Nigerian will take you serious when you talk of democracy and corruption yet you mention General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida as a person whose advise should be sought. By that singular act of mentioning Babangida, Obasanjo has spoilt his case.

    It is on record that both Generals Obasanjo and Babangida tried third term and failed. The architect of the problems bedeviling Nigeria is Babangida later exacerbated by Obasanjo and Abdulsalam Abubukar. What moral right does Obasanjo has to advise Jonathan. Talk less of Babangida and Abubukar?

    Obasanjo is frustrated. He is finished politically. He has tried all tricks to cause confusion in PDP using the rebel governors. It failed woefully. He decided to bear his pangs openly at last.

     

    • Ndiameeh Babangida Babreek,

    Minna

  • Nigeria can’t break up – Abdulsalami

    Despite the growing fear of a possible break up of the country by 2015, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has reassured  that Nigeria cannot split.

    He said those drumming for disintegration of the country will be disappointed as the umbilical cord of the federating units cannot be separated.

    According to Abdulsalami, “God has joined us together. Whether you break Nigeria into pieces, we will remain joined by our umbilical cord. No matter what happens our umbilical cord is still there. We will live together either as neighbors or as communities.”

    Abdulsalami who expressed this optimism while fielding questions from newsmen in Minna called on Nigerians to decide on what they want the country to become.

    “The issue is what do we want to become? Do we want to be a fire fighting nation where we always find ways of quenching the fire? Do we want to have a united nation? All Nigerians have to do is live together in peace and harmony. We must all join hands to bring peace and security to the nation.”

    On security challenges facing the country, the former leader stated that the security of the nation cannot be left in the hands of government alone as everyone has a role to play.

    He called on the public to pass relevant information regarding security to the authorities as most of the perpetrators live within the midst of the people while calling of the security agencies to protect their source of information to enable them get more relevant information.

    Abdulsalami also berated those engaged in oil theft urging them to search their conscience and turn a new leaf, describing them as unpatriotic.

    “It is sad that some people are unpatriotic. They think they are getting their share by stealing whereas they are not. I want them to search their conscience to see if they are doing the right thing and turn a new leaf so that we can have a peaceful and developing country”.