Nigerians react to Jonathan’s response to Obasanjo

Jonathan’s reply came about two weeks after Chief Obasanjo’s 18-page letter accused him of maladministration and making moves to default on  his alleged words not to contest the 2015 general elections. Nigerians have been quick in reacting to Jonathan’s reply. While some have been backing the president, there are others unmoved by its content, maintaining […]

Jonathan’s reply came about two weeks after Chief Obasanjo’s 18-page letter accused him of maladministration and making moves to default on  his alleged words not to contest the 2015 general elections.
Nigerians have been quick in reacting to Jonathan’s reply. While some have been backing the president, there are others unmoved by its content, maintaining that Obasanjo said the truth in his letter, especially about the state of the nation. New Media brings their comments:
Collins Esogbuzie Nwokolo
GEJ, after reading the tone and content of your letter, I can see that you really have respect for OBJ. Because if actually you want to let the cat out of the bag, all the old files in your office will be dusted for Nigerians to see and many heads will roll. I keep telling people that to be a leader, it is wisdom before honesty.
Esan Olawale Lateef: Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan are the same… birds of the same feather. I read their letters and felt sorry for the common man in Nigeria.
Charles Anukam: What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul? You (Obasanjo) have been a kingmaker, a godfather, and a head of state on two occasions. Time has come for you to say what the way forward is for Nigeria.
John Abiodun Olaitan: I am not a fan of Goodluck Jonathan and Obasanjo, but this eventual response to OBJ’s letter is intelligent, apt, illuminating and I am pleased. Now, let the real work start. Let us all feel governance. Let the excuses and fiction end.
Terence T Dafiaghor: Jonathan may be a simple man but, he is nobody’s fool. I have always believed that Nigeria’s so-called “founding fathers” got it wrong by the kind of political structure and leadership that they bequeathed us. That’s why people like OBJ without a pedigree – in terms of class or character – do not know when to leave well alone and will continue to strive for relevance that is completely bigger than them until death comes calling and diminishes their  bad legacy.
Surely, Nigerians are divided between the two leaders and their letters. But what everyone is unsure of is whether the development would affect the PDP in the general elections in 2015 or not.