Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he will prefer to ignore President Goodluck Jonathan than join further issues with him over the latter’s response to his letter dated December 2, 2013, where he levelled weighty allegations of corruption, ineptitude, and training snipers to kill over 1000 Nigerians among others against the president.
Jonathan had on Sunday replied Obasanjo’s 18-page letter entitled: ‘’Before it is too late’’. The president denied all the allegations and accused Obasanjo of being a threat to national security. Rather than respond to Jonathan’s letter when confronted by the media today, Obasanjo who spoke through his media Aide, Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital said he will prefer to snub the president.
The text of the conference reads: “Since the publication of the letter written by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, which was in response to the letter earlier written by revered former President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR; we have received several requests from local and international media asking to know Chief Obasanjo’s reaction to Mr. President’s response.
“One, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, acknowledges Mr. President’s letter/response. However, Baba, as he already indicated in his December 2, 2013, does not wish to make further comments beyond the contents of his last letter to the Mr. President or react to the said letter/response from Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Let me quote from page fourteen, paragraph two of Chief Obasanjo’s letter to Mr. President dated December 2, 2013 and titled Before It Is Too Late:
“I will maintain my serenity, because by this letter I have done my duty to you as I have always done, to your government, to the party, PDP, and to our country, Nigeria.”
” Two, let me reiterate here, that Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR has tremendous respect for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Finally, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo sincerely appreciates all of you, my cherished colleagues; gentlemen and women of the media profession, who have been very upright, ethical and robust on the subject matter.”
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