President goodluck jonathan and the man widely regarded as his political father, former president olusegun obasanjo, have clashed publicly as their long. Nigeria, 2015 government defence anticorruption index. He said that rather than take steps to advance nigerias interest and up the standards of living of nigerians, mr. Ngwu doctoral thesis dissertation communications media and politics, politic communications publish your bachelors or. Not only is the title very relevant to the broad theme of the discourse, higher education and national development, but it also depicts the contemporary challenges we are facing as a nation. Heres a copy of olusegun obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari. Chief olusegun obasanjos december 2 open letter to president goodluck jonathan certainly did more damage to the president than either he or his supporters care to admit. Relying on the contents of obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan and juxtaposing it with the grand corruption scandals at hand, obasanjos. He declared his renewed bid to rule nigeria again on the apc platform at a. Full text of jonathan s response to obasanjo s controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. Obasanjos letter to buhari is pure politics, says tinubu. If you do not see its contents the file may be temporarily unavailable at the journal website or you do not have a pdf plugin installed and enabled in your browser. However, i disagree strongly with several statements in the letter related to whether the clean air act amendments of 1990 mandated the use of mtbe. Dec 22, 20 for the record read jonathans letter to obasanjo read jonathans letter to obasanjo on december 22, 20 8.
President jonathan sends frontline pdp governors to beg most. Click here to read obasanjos letter to president goodluck jonathan he had remained silent since iyabos open letter to him was published in the medai, but has now responded in volume one of. Jan 16, 2014 chief olusegun obasanjos december 2 open letter to president goodluck jonathan certainly did more damage to the president than either he or his supporters care to admit. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari. Obasanjo wants jonathan to copy him as a role model but. Olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck jonathan, a letter that clearly competes as one of the most acerbic in modern history. The above citation from lafrique des villages, the immortal work of jeanmarc ela, a catholic priest and african theologian from cameroun, is a fitting introduction to the theme of this article. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is inciting and nonsensical dogo.
President, before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Jan 23, 2018 full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari. Some of the important products and byproducts such as the leaves, peels and the supernatant. Obasanjo wants jonathan to copy him as a role model but obasanjo has no shame and no morals. In the letter, obasanjo accused the president of pursuing selfish. Exclusive oryza rice enewsletter for entire global agriculture community. You told me to go to the stadium and tell the people on the podium to announce that the presidential candidate had taken ill onj morning but the rest of the team, including you and the vicepresidential candidate would. Dec 17, 20 the letter of a former president of nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, has been described in various forms with many saying the message should be looked at and not the messenger. Dec 28, 20 president goodluck jonathans reply to chief obasanjos celebrated letter left me nonplussed. Dec, 20 former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private, letter that has been leaked to the press. President jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. Expresident olusegun obasanjo full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. Political violence poses a serious threat to the legitimacy of the state and federal elections that will take.
Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped, mr. It is a birds eye view of the lamentations of african masses against their socalled political leaders and elites who have been operating since independence in 1960s with constitutions not. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. A copy of obasanjos letter to president jonathan saying the president had failed to address the underlying causes of the boko haram menace, mr. Nigeria news obasanjo to president muhammadu buhari. For example lets consider the letter e unless youve got a pretty good reason not to i expect to see a picture of a fscking egg when i open the e page of the book.
Riceplus magazien is a quarterly magazine that publishes research articles including industry realted for the rice sector. If you upload photo greater than 20kb or a different type like. It has been gathered that vendors in abuja have started selling obasanjos letter to jonathan and iyabo. Fhcabjcs37506, judgment, february 5, 2007 on file with human rights watch. Efore it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you. In this estimation, about 83 % of the people are in the age group of 1549 years. Nigerian press coverage of the 78 days presidential power vacuum crisis under president umaru yaradua christian c. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. Mr president, save nigeria text of obasanjos letter to jonathan. Testing democracy political violence in nigeria hrw. Ambassador godson echejue, abubakar umar sodiq and olukayode sodimu. Goodluck jonathan, was sworn in as interim president on monday, february 8. A second republic minister for mines and steel paul unongo believes the open letter written by former president olusegun obasanjo is a wakeup call to president muhammadu buhari. Friday 6th may 2016 by thisday newspapers ltd issuu.
The panafrican news wire is an international electronic press service designed to foster intelligent discussion on the affairs of african people throughout the continent and the world. Danjuma subsequently served as minister of defence during the first term of president obasanjos administration from 1999 to 2003, and still has vast business interests in nigerias oil sector. Obasanjo said in the 18page letter titled before it. What issues does the national question address federalism. Late senator longjang was a peaceful man, committed to nigerian project lawan. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. He is a retired major general, who ruled nigeria between 1983 and 1985. Pdf ahead of the 2019 general elections, two former heads of state have. Olusegun obasanjo to current president goodluck jonathan, regarding obasanjos latest indignation at jonathans style of governance, albeit a selfserving vitriolic hocuspocus of indignation.
Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf federalism, military legacies and the restructuring debate in contemporary nigeria article pdf available december 2018 with 333 reads. Iyabo obasanjo denies open letter to father, blames president. Obasanjos letter to buhari, nigerias 2019 elections youtube. See the question below in the open letter titled the way out. Jonathan and the ghost of obasanjos letter vanguard news. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. Expresident olusegun obasanjo full text of obasanjo s letter to president jonathan before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. This letter was entered into the hearing record by the chairman.
Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor obasanjo. Dec 18, 20 a meta analysis of obasanjos letter to president jonathan by chris aniedobe. You are required to upload a recent passport size photograph of at most 20kb and of jpeg type. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the.
One of the daughters of former president olusegun obasanjo, senator iyabo obasanjo bello, has backed her father on his recent open letter to. He ignored it and it was too late for him and those who goaded him into. Pdf political season of letterwriting, nigerians disenchantment. Economic and financial crimes commission, federal high court of nigeria, suit no. Unilorin used obasanjos open letter to buhari to set exam. His later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was an estimate, and there are no records of obasanjos birthdate from the time itself.
You are to bring along with the screening slip, jamb sliporiginal. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. Boko haram is considered a threat to not only nigeria but also the entire world. See below for the abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of appendices, list of abbreviations and chapter one. The letter coming against the obvious disagreements between the two. The fourth episode of this weekly podcast, which looks at stories related to wikileaks from the past week, featured guest kevin zeese, who is with the bradley manning support network and, which is a project. Sani aminu dutsinma, managaing director of the islamic banking and finance institute and martin. Obasanjo writes jonathan, accuses president of lying. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i should, before the door closes on reason and promotion of national interest, alert you to the danger that may be lurking in the corner. Obasanjo s 18 page letter entitled before it is too late, dated december 2, 20 to the present nigerian president jonathan. Two federal government officials have gone to the united states for talks on president muhammadu buharis anticorruption war. In my own first reaction to obasanjos letter, i wrote as follows, yesterday, a letter was leaked to the media in nigeria from former president gen.
The row continues over the leaking of former president olusegun obasanjo s critical 18. President jonathan sends frontline pdp governors to beg most prominent critic, obasanjo president goodluck jonathan, who last week bragged that he was a better leader than olusegun obasanjo and. Femi gbajabiamila has tasked the committee saddled with the responsibility of hosting the 51st commonwealth parliamentary association cpa, a. Africa command africom, general carter ham, voiced concerns about the intent. Those allegedly defrauded by the american and his companies are. It is nevertheless expected that everyone especially leaders, should be brave enough to stand up, swallow their pride, damn the consequence for the truth. Did president jonathan respond to obasanjos letter. The situation that made nigerians to vote massively to get my brother jonathan off the horse is playing itself out again. The letter dated december 2, 20 and titled, before it is too late became public knowledge on wednesday.
Jonathan told obasanjo his letter was a threat, deliberate or inadvertent, to national security. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. Only on monday, the speaker of the house of representatives, aminu tambuwal, said jonathan was paying lip service to the anticorruption campaign in the country. Jonathan orders nhrc to probe allegations of rights abuses. Obasanjo s historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck. It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the vigilance, with the responsibility to his people to. Has presidential speeches including the inaugural speech by president obasanjo following his swearingin as president of nigeria 29th may, 1999, national symbols national anthem including audio file, coat of arms, flag, pledge, the federal cabinet, useful commission agency parastatal addresses, information on mail letter scams, full. Nigerian press coverage of the 78 days presidential power. The controversial letter from nigerian former head of state. President and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria. See more ideas about inspirational quotes, me quotes and words. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. Obasanjo nails buhari on six counts january 24, 2018 0 elder statesman, chief olusegun obasanjo, on tuesday, slammed the president muhammadu buhariled government for performing below the expectations of nigerians. Political participation and discourse on social media, during the 2011 presidential electioneering, a paper presented at the acce, covenant university, ota.
Request pdf critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late to jonathan this paper asserts that language has a close link with politics. December 18, 20 chinewizu believes that obasanjo s 18 page diatribe was a carefully contrived ruse to divert critical attention from the national confab snc which portends grave danger for the 1999 constitution that institutionalized lootcracy in nigeria. Reactions trail obasanjos letter to president buhari saga. After the registration, you are expected to print the screening slip. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the guardian. A clarion call for coalition for nigeria movement, obasanjo raised some issues of national importance. Following in the steps of his previous memoirs, my command and not my will, olusegun obasanjo s my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. President of the senate, ahmad lawan has said that senator.
Jonathan to adopt a carrot and stick approach in dealing with the insurgency explaining that conventional military actions based on standard phases of military operations alone. A letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. Pdf federalism, military legacies and the restructuring. The record of nigerias economic and financial crimes. Seen from some angles, nigeria is a remarkable success story. Here is an interview by africa in fact editor constanza montana of john endres, ceo of this new kid on the block of organizations working to improve governance in africa. National leader of the all progressives congress apc, bola tinubu, has described the open letter former president olusegun obasanjo, wrote to president muhammadu buhari, as gimmick and his. A yaradua interview on bbc caused further confusion and after lawsuits demanding respect for constitutional provisions andor yaraduas resignation, a letter was produced informing the national assembly that he was on vacation. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck.
Obasanjo writes letter to buhari on nigerian insecurity council on. People have learnt how to manipulate you by giving you what you crave. The english language is pretty messed up, so just choosing any word that starts with the letter in question just wont do. The government of india estimated in the year 2009, there were about 2. Dec, 20 the letter of a former nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo, to president goodluck jonathan is almost treasonable and capable of inciting nigerians against the president, a public affairs analyst.
December 18, 20 iyabo obasanjo denies open letter to father blames president jonathan \obj is d best dad in the world\ do you guys remember the viral open letter purportedly written by the daughter of exnigerian president olusegun obasanjo that came out few hours ago. Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. Here is the link to the entire issue for pdf download. President olusegun obasanjo since we are still in the month of january, it is appropriate. Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. Dec 12, 20 the potency of obasanjo s criticisms and the public nature of the spat add to a weight of embarrassment for jonathan, coming days after another leaked letter, this time from the central bank. According to a statement released by president jonathan s spokeperson, reuben abati yesterday evening in abuja said while the presidency acknowledged the receipt of the letter sent by the former president, president goodluck would like to deal with the matter personally as he intends to pay obasanjo a visit and try to clear out the air on the issue. Dec 12, 20 premium times claims to have obtained an 18page letter written by an angry and frustrated former president olusegun obasanjo to president jonathan, accusing the current president of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying nigeria. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable akiri. Obasanjo over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. Full text of joint forces quarterly 47 internet archive. The three concepts in the title are inextricably linked, that is, education is a source of security.
Volume iii issue iii international journal of research. Software sites tucows software library software capsules compilation shareware cdroms cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd. I supported the chairman in his efforts to make npras views known to the committee. Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it.
Following allegations of various human rights violations contained in the 18page letter written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan, the president has directed the national human rights commission nhrc to investigate the. Before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. A clarion call for coalition for nigeria movement by. Obasanjos letter to president jonathan news of the people. Now the open letter has been used as part of a question to be answered by 100 level mass communication students of the university of ilorin. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja.