President Jonathan has said Obasanjo is still is father despite his criticisms towards him. Speaking to Tribuneeditors he said
First and foremost, Obasanjo is a father to me. By divine providence and the grace of God, I am the President of Nigeria today. It is not by my strength. But God uses human beings to actualise His own blessings on human beings. And He used so many Nigerians, including former President Obasanjo, to play one role or the other for me. (Continue)
“I became the deputy governor of a state, became the governor, the vice president and president. I have no issues with him, and I really don’t want to join issues with President Obasanjo. I think it is not necessary.”
“But I will use this opportunity, because you asked, to just plead with my father that he is a leader, a former president of the country. He has led the country more than anybody — eight years of democratic governance and almost four years of military governance. No other person has that kind of record.
“So, actions and inactions, or utterances, should be guarded so that we don’t expose our country to the international community as if it is a country in danger, a country that is about to collapse. You are frightening investors, especially those who invest hot cash, to pull out their money from the country and that would affect the stock market and it would affect the economy.
“For one reason or the other, Obasanjo may disagree with me as his first political son. You can even disagree with your own biological children, as a human being, not to talk of disagreeing with your political children. So, he can agree or disagree with me, but the utterances have to be managed in a way that it does not affect the economy and security of this country.”
A very matured but late relationship management approach.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, he further need to call his loyalist to order as no true son will allow his friends to take on his own father.
OBJ has his fault no doubt but he too will want the President to know that in yoruba land, "Omo ti Baba ba bawi toh wa runki, iparun ko ji na si". (apologies to none yoruba speaking).
Who ever is redirecting the acts of GEJ to the new way, love him no doubt.
Your Transformation records being branded are looking good! Just that the effects to the Ordinary man is not felt because of high level corruption and indiscipline which regrettably is the selling point of your strongest opposing candidate.