Keep Your Ambiguous Reply And Save Nigeria - Obasanjo Tells Johnathan

As the Presidency prepares a reply to the 18-page letter
written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to
President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of the
nation, indications emerged, yesterday, that the former
leader was not expecting any reply but action from
Jonathan.

A competent source told Sunday Vanguard that
Obasanjo was more interested in Jonathan addressing
the core issues he raised in his letter rather than
getting a reply to his damning missive, entitled, ‘Before
it is too late’.

The source, which also denied any breakfast meeting
between Obasanjo and Jonathan in Nairobi, the
capital of Kenya, said the story was made up by those
who tried to play down the importance of the former
leader’s letter.

The source said,”The truth of the matter is that former
President Obasanjo is not expecting President
Jonathan to reply him. Absolutely no. The President
did not consider it needful to respond to previous
letters privately written to him by the former head of
state and he does not expect any reply to this one.

“I can tell you that Obasanjo wrote the letter with the
best intentions for Jonathan and Nigeria and what he
wants from the President is courageous and timely
actions to save Nigeria from the brink. That’s all.

“Obasanjo will be a happy Nigerian if appropriate
steps are taken by President Jonathan to address the
burning issues of corruption and other challenges that
threaten to bring this country down.

“There is absolutely no reason to expect a reply from
the Presidency when previous letters written to him
were not even acknowledged.”
It was however learnt, at the weekend, that presidential
aides have drafted a response to Obasanjo’s letter.

The response was said to be awaiting Jonathan’s
approval.

Asked to justify the breakfast parley between the former
President and Jonathan in Kenya on the day the
bromide of Obasanjo’s letter was feasted on by the
media, the source said there was no meeting between
the two leaders.

The source said that Obasanjo and Jonathan only met
by chance and exchanged pleasantries as they lodged
in the same hotel in Nairobi.

Obasanjo stirred controversy when he wrote a letter to
Jonathan drawing his attention to myriad of issues
capable of taking Nigeria to the brink if not addressed.

But the Presidency fired back, describing the letter as
inciting, provocative and self-serving.

Presidential
spokesman, Reuben Abati, who’s issued a statement,
indicated that Jonathan would make a formal
response but did not say when he would do so.

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