Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late to jonathan. A letter of appeal to president goodluck jonathan his excellency, dr. He said that rather than take steps to advance nigerias interest and up the standards of living of nigerians, mr. President, i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that i. The letter which was highly personal in nature criticized the former military head of state as a father, a man, a leader and a statesman. Obasanjo and jonathan had a unique convergence of discourse in the. Obasanjo said in the 18page letter titled before it. His mother died in 1958 and his father died in 1959. I took my time to read the letter described as historic by premium times which broke the story in detail. Obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan the real deal. The truth is that the culture of service must return in deed and in truth to. In 1948, obasanjo enrolled into saint david ebenezer school at ibogun, for his primary school education. Obasanjo, grading the performance of the buhariadministration, said while credit must be given to buhari on strides made in fighting corruption and insurgency, there are other areas where he.
This distraction was the lengthy 18page open letter pdf written by former president olusegun obasanjo to president goodluck jonathan. The speech act analyses of obasanjogoodlucks open correspondence have. Jonathan and the ghost of obasanjos letter vanguard news. Home news full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari on july 15, 2019 11. 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. Obasanjos letter and jonathans many sins vanguard news. Read the full statement of the fg reply to obasanjos letter. Olusegun obasanjo was born on 5 march 1937 to his father amos adigun obaluayesanjo obasanjo bankole and his mother ashabi in abeokuta, ogun state, nigeria. Critical discourse analysis of obasanjos letter before is too late. Relying on the contents of obasanjos letter to goodluck jonathan and juxtaposing it with the grand corruption scandals at hand, obasanjos letter could be argued to have depicted what could be the michel nostradamus of our time, the man who saw nigerias tomorrow. This paper1 will start with an analysis of goodluck jonathans presidency, highly criticised. The potency of obasanjos 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. December 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr agbe loba house, quarry road, ibara, abeokuta. The controversial letter from nigerian former head of state.
See the question below in the open letter titled the way out. For the record, chief obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven. Pdf a speech act analysis of open correspondence between. A meta analysis of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Jonathan, gcfr president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria, presidential villa, asokoro, abuja. 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. Full text of jonathans response to obasanjos controversial letter december 20th 20 his excellency,chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfragbe loba house, quarry road,ibara, abeokuta. According to a statement released by president jonathans 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. Former president olusegun obasanjo witheringly criticizes president goodluck jonathans governance in an eighteen page, ostensibly private, letter that has been leaked to the press. According to report, the two former nigerian leaders met for several hours in ibogunolaogun, the hometown of obasanjo, located in ifo local government area of ogun state, before they reportedly strolled around the community where. A copy of obasanjos letter to president jonathan saying the president had failed to address the underlying causes of the boko haram menace, mr. Before it is too late was meant for him to act before it was too late. You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. Unilorin used obasanjos open letter to buhari to set exam.
Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote to president goodluck. This is a disgusting violation of the common rules of etiquette which speaks to the kind of degeneration that has entered activities at the presidency and. Nigerias jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor. Nigerias president jonathan pens reply to former president obasanjos critique of his administration. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the. Although details of what transpired between the duo during the meeting, which lasted about 30 minutes, were not revealed, it was gathered that obasanjo. Introduction on december 2, 20, former president olusegun obasanjo wrote an unprecedented open letter to president jonathan expressing his. Obasanjos letter to buhari, nigerias 2019 elections youtube. Full text of obasanjos letter to president jonathan. Obasanjo writes jonathan, accuses president of lying. For the record, chief obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time and time again. President and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria. For the record read jonathans letter to obasanjo read jonathans letter to obasanjo on december 22, 20 8. In the letter, obasanjo accused the president of pursuing selfish.
Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped, mr. Before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. Obasanjos historic letter to president goodluck jonathan on 2nd december, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated expresident olusegun obasanjo wrote. 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.
President, before it is too late i am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. 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. President goodluck jonathans reply to chief obasanjos celebrated letter left me nonplussed. Proposal introduction nigerian leaders often see their country as the natural leader of the african continent. President goodluck jonathan replies former president obasanjo december 20th 20 his excellency, chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr. Former nigerian president obasanjos letter to president. 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. Full text of obasanjos letter to president muhammadu buhari. 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 over his acerbic letter to president jonathan. The letter is reminiscent of obasanjos december 20 withering, eighteenpage critique he sent to thenpresident goodluck jonathan. Full text of fg response to obasanjos letter national. Here is the reason why expresident jonathan visited. Full text of obasanjos letter to president buhari the guardian.
Sanusi lamido, in a letter sent to president goodluck jonathan, emphasising a. Obasanjos daughter, iyabo, backs dad on letter to buhari. 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. On friday, ex president goodluck jonathan visited former president olusegun obasanjo to allegedly talk about and mend their broken relationship. President goodluck jonathan and former president olusegun obasanjo yesterday met over breakfast in kenya, a day after obasanjos vituperation against the president contained in a december 2 letter was made public. Jonathan wrote his open response on 20 december, 18 days after obasanjo wrote his.
Jonathan,gcfr, president and commanderinchief of the federal republic of nigeria presidential villa, asokoro, abuja dear mr. So obasanjos letter is incomplete without one to president muhammadu buhari to cut the cost of governance further. The much awaited response by president goodluck jonathan to former president olusegun obasanjos letter has come. 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. Nigerias goodluck jonathan faces first significant. A second republic minister for mines and steel paul unongo believes the open letter written by former president olusegun obasanjo is. 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. The letter dated december 2, 20 and titled, before it is too late became public knowledge on wednesday. Jonathan orders nhrc to probe allegations of rights abuses. In defence of obasanjos letter the guardian nigeria. We have read the press statement by former president olusegun obasanjo on the state of the nation.
And the countrys foreign policy is best understood and assessed in the context of its regional and. Jonathan, obasanjo meet in kenya udeozochibuzo blog. 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. Being the full text of the letter to the national assembly members by former president, chief olusegun obasanjo delivered to the lawmakers, dated january, 2016. Read jonathans letter to obasanjo read jonathans letter to obasanjo on december 22, 20 8. Considering this remark in relation to the truth as told by the former president, chief olusegun obasanjo in his memo to president buhari, and the ripple reactions that followed, one may be tempted to view the letter as more of a connotation than ordinary. Truth, in the words of thomas aquinas, is the agreement of what is in the mind with what is on the lips. Honourable yakubu dogara speaker, house of representatives.
Before it is too late i wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated december 2, 20 and other previous correspondence similar to it. 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. Sani aminu dutsinma, managaing director of the islamic banking and finance institute and martin. The situation that made nigerians to vote massively to get my brother jonathan off the horse is playing itself out again. Obasanjos 18 page letter entitled before it is too late, dated december 2, 20 to the present nigerian president jonathan. 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. Download the complete history and international relations project topic and material chapter 15 titled obasanjos administration and nigerias international diplomacy, 1999 2007 here on projects. Obasanjos letter to jonathan is almost treasonable. 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 jonathan to respond to obasanjos angry letter. A meta analysis of obasanjos letter to president jonathan by chris aniedobe. I agree with the contents of the open letter and like all people that wish africa well, hope that nigeria someday comes out of its death spiral to become a leading nation in the world. I hope those who celebrated obasanjo famous letter to jonathan in 2014 will also celebrate this one to buhari.
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