President Goodluck Jonathan has begun moves to reconcile with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as a means of ending the rift between himself and his benefactor.
Jonathan and Obasanjo had fallen apart over the last few months, following critical comments made by Obasanjo about the government.
In a recent interview on Cable Network News, the former president criticised Jonathan’s handling of the Boko Haram insurgency and advised him to initiate a dialogue with the extremist sect.
Obasanjo told the CNN in the interview that Jonathan had been applying less of dialogue and more of force in solving the Boko Haram issue.
But the Presidency, in a reaction to the ex-President’s submission, said Obasanjo’s position on the Boko Haram issue had been contradictory.
Both men also disagreed on the choice of the chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees. While Jonathan rooted for a former BOT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, his predecessor reportedly backed a former PDP National Chairman, Dr. Ahmadu Ali.
The division between the President and his predecessor led to a stalemate at the last meeting of BOT members at the Presidential Villa on January 8.
After a three-hour meeting, BOT members failed to produce a new chairman of the board as expected.
The meeting was meant to elect a replacement for Obasanjo who resigned from the position last year for personal reasons.
However, Jonathan made a U-turn on his rift with Obasanjo when he agreed to reach out to the former president at a meeting with some former national chairmen of the party on Wednesday evening at the Presidential Villa.
The former chairmen were said to have been led to the parley by Bamanga Tukur.
“The party elders and the President spoke at length on the ways to resolve the crisis in the party. But one of the decisions reached was the need for the President to mend fences with former President Obasanjo.
“They believe that once the two leaders are together, the tension in the party will be reduced to the barest minimum,” a PDP leader who attended the meeting said.
In line with the decision, it was further gathered that Jonathan is now ready and has started a process of sending men to beg the former president to "please let peace reign".
Obasanjo always quarrelling with ppl! Jonathan,big Rivers Mumu lazy fool! Nigeria is finished. Nothing gets done for each term except settling quaRrells!
ReplyDeleteSame thing happened btw Atiku and Obasanjo They quarrelled until Obasanjos 8yrs expired without achieving nathing! ***Spits***
Jonathan consentrate on developing Nigeria or get out of that place. Obj is not your problem but to develop Nigeria
ReplyDeleteDats mumu of d century, that is not a national issue for God's sake, dat shld be ur personal issue, a yorubaman will always betray u so jst 4get abt dat chimpazee & concentrate on national issue, abi u hav 4gottn wat d chimpazee did to charles taylor? a man who trusted obj to save him, turned arnd & betrayed him..........dan
ReplyDeleteGEJ is only interested in second term without any agenda that's why he's now begging OBJ to help him achieve his goal.OBJ will surely use this opportunity to collect big money from the mugu.Shame on these bastard mumu leaders.Its only a bloody revolution that will stop these mess and wipe these bastards away.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I'm so sorry 4 this country. Is a fight between that mumu Jonathan and obasanjo suppose to be a national issue? Among african countries, we are the least in term of monumental and infrastructural developments and we call ourselves GIANT of AFRICA. Jonathan should be thrown out of that seat. South/South people are too gulible.
ReplyDeleteU dis dan na ur mouth go kil u
ReplyDeleteDan i want u 2 knw dat Yoruba man dat u r talking abt is d father of Africa dats y UN always consult d Yoruba man 2 settle issues in African countries.If u n ur tribe does nt hv any responsible person in ur tribe n ur family dat will make u point finger at Yoruba as betrayer,i think u better go n ask ur father abt history.
ReplyDeleteI tink it is wrng 4 nigns 2 inslt ech odr on d 2 ledas rathr 2 edct nigns on hw 2 vot wisjy & lern on hw 2 devnd d vots if nt d frdstrs wil contnu dir impostn & see hw milions sufrin in povrty/ unemplymt.If u tlk dey dey cretin jobs & wealt.SO NIGNS UNITE & FIGT 4 OUR RIGTS. UNTD WE STND DIVDED WE FALL.
ReplyDeleteObj no dey 4give.
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