President Jonathan Replies Obasanjo......LOBATAN

I have been reading this well worded reply from Nigerias

 sitting President Goodluck Jonathan to Ex President

 Obasanjo and all i can say is .....*deep sigh*

''I pray this does not escalate into something else 

and i pray Obasanjo does not feel slighted by this to respond

 openly again''

His Excellency,

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR

Agbe L’Oba House, Quarry Road,

Ibara, Abeokuta...LOL

RE: Before It Is Too Late

I wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated December 2, 2013 

and other previous correspondence similar to it.

You will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. 

Although both of us discussed some of the issues in those letters, I

 had not, before now, seen the need for any formal reply since, to me, 

they contained advice from a former President to a serving President. 

Obviously, you felt differently because in your last letter, you complained 

about my not acknowledging or replying your previous letters....EH HEN

It is with the greatest possible reluctance that I now write this reply. 

I am most uneasy about embarking on this unprecedented and 

unconventional form of open communication between me and 

a former leader of our country because I know that there are 

more acceptable and dignified means of doing so....

OPEN COMMUNICATION IS GOOD,GIVES US INSIGHT 

INTO WHATS UP

But I feel obliged to reply your letter for a number of 

reasons: one, you formally requested for a reply and 

not sending you one will be interpreted as ignoring a 

former President.....SARCASM AT ITS FINEST

Secondly, Nigerians know the role you have played 

in my political life and given the unfortunate tone of your letter,

 clearly, the grapes have gone sour.  Therefore, my side of 

the story also needs to be told.....GO ON...

The third reason why I must reply you in writing is that your letter

 is clearly a threat to national security as it may deliberately or 

inadvertently set the stage for subversion. ....YES I AGREE

The fourth reason for this reply is that you raised very weighty i

ssues, and since the letter has been made public, Nigerians are

 expressing legitimate concerns. A response from me therefore,

 becomes very necessary. .....YOUR RESPONSE TAKE TOO LONG 

ABEG

The fifth reason is that this letter may appear in biographies and 

other books which political commentators on Nigeria’s contemporary 

politics may write. It is only proper for such publications to include my 

comments on the issues raised in your letter....THIS LETTER 

WILL APPEAR IN BOOKLET FORM FOR GO-SLOW IN THE

 MORNING

Sixthly, you are very unique in terms of the governance of 

this country. You were a military Head of State for three years and 

eight months, and an elected President for eight years. That means 

you have been the Head of Government of Nigeria for about twelve 

years. This must have, presumably, exposed you to a lot of information. 

Thus when you make a statement, there is the tendency for

 people to take it seriously...NOT REALLY

The seventh reason is that the timing of your letter coincided 

with other vicious releases. The Speaker of the House of Representatives

 spoke of my “body language” encouraging corruption. A letter written to

 me by the CBN Governor alleging that NNPC, within a period of 19 

months did not remit the sum of USD49.8 billion to the federation account,

 was also deliberately leaked to the public. ...OH WOW!

The eighth reason is that it appears that your letter was designed

 to incite Nigerians from other geopolitical zones against me and

 also calculated to promote ethnic disharmony. Worse still, your letter

 was designed to instigate members of our Party, the PDP, against 

me. ....SHUO,I THOUGHT THEY WERE ALREADY AGAINST 

YOU BEFORE THE LETTER?

The ninth reason is that your letter conveys to me the feeling

 that landmines have been laid for me. Therefore, Nigerians

 need to have my response to the issues raised before 

the mines explode. ........OMG

The tenth and final reason why my reply is inevitable is that you

 have written similar letters and made public comments in reference 

to all former Presidents and Heads of Government starting from Alhaji

 Shehu Shagari and these have instigated different actions and reactions.

 The purpose and direction of your letter is distinctly ominous, and before

 it is too late, my clarifications on the issues need to be placed on

 record.....YES I AGREE

Let me now comment on the issues you raised. In commenting 

I wish to crave your indulgence to compare what is happening 

now to what took place before.  This, I believe, will enable 

Nigerians see things in better perspective because we must 

know where we are coming from so as to appreciate where we now are,

 and to allow us clearly map out where we are going....WHERE 

ARE WE GOING?

You raised concerns about the security situation in the country. 

I assure you that I am fully aware of the responsibility of government 

for ensuring the security of the lives and property of citizens. My

 Administration is working assiduously to overcome current 

national security challenges, the seeds of which were sown

 under previous administrations.  There have been some setbacks; 

but certainly there have also been great successes in our efforts 

to overcome terrorism and insurgency......HMMMMMM

Those who continue to down-play our successes in this regard,

 amongst whom you must now be numbered, appear to have conveniently 

forgotten the depths to which security in our country had plunged

 before now....I AGREE WITH YOU BUT IT TOOK A TURN FOR THE 

WORSE WITH YOUR REGIME

At a stage, almost the entire North-East of Nigeria was under 

siege by insurgents. Bombings of churches and public buildings 

in the North and the federal capital became an almost weekly 

occurrence. Our entire national security apparatus seemed nonplussed 

and unable to come to grips with the new threat posed by the berthing of

 terrorism on our shores....GO ON

But my administration has since brought that very unacceptable 

situation under significant control. We have overhauled our entire 

national security architecture, improved intelligence gathering, 

training, funding, logistical support to our armed forces and security

 agencies, and security collaboration with friendly countries with

 very visible and positive results.....FOR REAL?WOW

The scope and impact of terrorist operations have been significantly

 reduced and efforts are underway to restore full normalcy to the

 most affected North Eastern region and initiate a post-crisis 

development agenda, including a special intervention programme to 

boost the region’s socio-economic progress....*CLAPPING*

In doing all this, we have kept our doors open for dialogue with the

 insurgents and their supporters through efforts such as the work 

of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and the Peaceful Resolution 

of the Security Challenges in the North-East. You also know that the 

Governor of Borno State provided the items you mentioned to me as carrots. 

Having done all this and more, it is interesting that you still accuse me of not 

acting on your hardly original recommendation that the carrot and 

stick option be deployed to solve the Boko Haram problem......

.OBJ SHOULD STOP GIVING ANYONE ADVICE THEN

Your suggestion that we are pursuing a “war against violence 

without understanding the root causes of the violence and applying 

solutions to deal with all the underlying factors” is definitely misplaced 

because from the onset of this administration, we have been 

implementing a multifaceted strategy against militancy, insurgency and 

terrorism that includes poverty alleviation, economic development, 

education and social reforms.......GREAT!

Even though basic education is the constitutional responsibility 

of States, my administration has, as part of its efforts to address 

ignorance and poor education which have been identified as

 two of the factors responsible for making some of our youth easily 

available for use as cannon fodder by insurgents and terrorists, 

committed huge funds to the provision of modern basic education

 schools for the Almajiri in several Northern States. The Federal 

Government under my leadership has also set up nine additional 

universities in the Northern States and three in the Southern States 

in keeping with my belief that proper education is the surest way of 

emancipating and empowering our people.....SCHOOL FEES IS 

HOW MUCH?HOW MANY STUDENTS CAN AFFORD IT?

More uncharitable persons may even see a touch of sanctimoniousness 

in your new belief in the carrot and stick approach to overcoming

 militancy and insurgency. You have always referred to how you

 hit Odi in Bayelsa State to curb militancy in the Niger Delta.  If the 

invasion of Odi by the Army was the stick, I did not see the corresponding

 carrot.  I was the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State then, and as 

 have always told you, the invasion of Odi did not solve any militancy

 problem but, to some extent, escalated it. If it had solved it, late

 President Yar’Adua would not have had to come up with the 

amnesty program. And while some elements of the problem 

may still be there, in general, the situation is reasonably better....

THE CARROT AND STICK APPROACH IS NOT AN OPTION

In terms of general insecurity in the country and particularly the 

crisis in the Niger Delta, 2007 was one of the worst periods

 in our history. You will recall three incidents that happened in 

2007 which seemed to have been orchestrated to achieve sinister

 objectives.  Here in Abuja, a petrol tanker loaded with explosives 

was to be rammed into the INEC building. But luckily for the country, 

an electric pole stopped the tanker from hitting the INEC building. 

 It is clear that this incident was meant to exploit the general sense 

of insecurity in the nation at the time to achieve the aim of stopping 

the 2007 elections.  It is instructive that you, on a number of occasions,

 alluded to this fact..........*FAINTS*

When that incident failed, an armed group invaded Yenagoa 

one evening with the intent to assassinate me.  Luckily for me, 

they could not.  They again attacked and bombed my country 

home on a night when I was expected in the village. Fortunately, 

as God would have it, I did not make the trip..

..GOD BE PRAISED SIR,YOU ARE A CAT WITH NINE LIVES

I recall that immediately after both incidents, I got calls 

expressing the concern of Abuja.  But Baba, you know 

that despite the apparent concern of Abuja, no single arrest was ever

 made. I was then the Governor of Bayelsa State and the PDP

 Vice-Presidential candidate. The security people ordinarily should 

have unraveled the assassination attempt on me. ...

.THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION?

You also raised the issues of kidnapping, piracy and armed robbery. 

These are issues all Nigerians, including me are very concerned 

about. While we will continue to do our utmost best to reduce all 

forms of criminality to the barest minimum in our country, it is just as

 well to remind you that the first major case of kidnapping for ransom

 took place around 2006. And the Boko Haram crisis dates back 

to 2002. Goodluck Jonathan was not the President of the country 

then. Also, armed robbery started in this country immediately after 

the civil war and since then, it has been a problem to all succeeding 

governments.  For a former Head of Government, who should know 

better, to present these problems as if they were creations 

of the Jonathan Administration is most uncharitable.  ..

..NO MIND OBASANJO

Having said that, let me remind you of some of the things we have 

done to curb violent crime in the country. We have reorganized the

 Nigerian Police Force and appointed a more dynamic leadership to 

oversee its affairs. We have also improved its manpower levels as 

well as funding, training and logistical support.....AND THEY

 STILL COLLECT BRIBES?

We have also increased the surveillance capabilities of the Police and

 provided its air-wing with thrice the number of helicopters it had before 

the inception of the present administration. The National Civil Defence

 and Security Corps has been armed to make it a much more effective 

ally of the police and other security agencies in the war against 

violent crime. At both domestic and international levels, we 

are doing everything possible to curb the proliferation of the 

small arms and light weapons with which armed robberies, 

kidnappings and piracy are perpetrated. We have also 

enhanced security at our borders to curb cross-border

 crimes...OKIES

 We are aggressively addressing the challenge of crude oil theft

 in collaboration with the state Governors. In addition, the Federal 

Government has engaged the British and US governments for 

their support in the tracking of the proceeds from the purchase 

of stolen crude. Similarly, a regional Gulf of Guinea security strategy

 has been initiated to curb crude oil theft and piracy. ...CRUDE OIL

 THIEVES YA ALL BOUT TO BE BUSTED OH

Perhaps the most invidious accusation in your letter is the allegation

 that I have placed over one thousand Nigerians on a political watch

 list, and that I am training snipers and other militia to assassinate 

people. Baba, I don’t know where you got that from but you do me 

grave injustice in not only lending credence to such baseless 

rumours, but also publicizing it. You mentioned God seventeen 

times in your letter. Can you as a Christian hold the Bible and say that 

you truly believe this allegation?..HAHAHA REUBEN ABATI 

YOU GOT ME HERE,YOUR LETTERS ARE ALWAYS A CLASSIC!

The allegation of training snipers to assassinate political 

opponents is particularly incomprehensible to me. Since I 

started my political career as a Deputy Governor, I have never

 been associated with any form of political violence. I have been 

a President for over three years now, with a lot of challenges 

and opposition mainly from the high and mighty. There have certainly 

been cases of political assassination since the advent of our Fourth 

Republic, but as you well know, none of them occurred under

 my leadership......OKIES

Regarding the over one thousand people you say are on a 

political watch list, I urge you to kindly tell Nigerians who they are

 and what agencies of government are “watching” them. Your allegation 

that I am using security operatives to harass people is also baseless. 

Nigerians are waiting for your evidence of proof. That was an accusation

 made against previous administrations, including yours, but it is 

certainly not my style and will never be. Again, if you insist on the 

spurious claim that some of your relatives and friends are being 

harassed, I urge you to name them and tell Nigerians what 

agencies of my administration are harassing them.

....BABA ARE YOU ARE,OVER TO YOU!

I also find it difficult to believe that you will accuse me of 

assisting murderers, or assigning a presidential delegation 

to welcome a murderer. This is a most unconscionable and 

untrue allegation. It is incumbent on me to remind you that I am

 fully conscious of the dictates of my responsibilities to God and our 

dear nation. It is my hope that devious elements will not take

 advantage of your baseless allegation to engage in brazen and 

wanton assassination of high profile politicians as before, hiding

 under the alibi your “open letter” has provided for them.....TRUE

Nevertheless, I have directed the security agencies and 

requested the National Human Rights Commission to carry

 out a thorough investigation of these criminal allegations 

and make their findings public....WE DEY WAIT,IF EVERYTHING 

IN NIGERIA BEGINS TO BE OPEN,THEN THERE IS HOPE!

That corruption is an issue in Nigeria is indisputable.  It 

has been with us for many years. You will recall that your kinsman, 

the renowned afro-beat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti famously 

sang about it during your first stint as Head of State. Sonny Okosun 

also sang about corruption. And as you may recall, a number of Army 

Generals were to be retired because of corruption before the Dimka

 coup.  Also, the late General Murtala Mohammed himself wanted to 

retire some top people in his cabinet on corruption-related issues

 before he was assassinated.  Even in this Fourth Republic,

 the Siemens and Halliburton scandals are well known....

..CORRUPTION IS FOLLOWING NIGERIA AND 

NIGERIANS LIKE A SHADOW,EVEN YOU JONATHAN DON

 WACK THE PIE SO ABEG ABEG ABEG

The seed of corruption in this country was planted a long time ago,

 but we are doing all that we can to drastically reduce its debilitating 

effects on national development and progress. I have been 

strengthening the institutions established to fight corruption. I 

will not shield any government official or private individual involved 

in corruption, but I must follow due process in all that I do. And whenever

 clear cases of corruption or fraud have been established, my 

administration has always taken prompt action in keeping with the

 dictates of extant laws and procedures. You cannot claim to be unaware 

of the fact that several highly placed persons in our country, 

including sons of some of our party leaders are currently 

facing trial for their involvement in the celebrated subsidy scam affair. 

I can hardly be blamed if the wheels of justice still grind very slowly

 in our country, but we are doing our best to support and encourage 

the judiciary to quicken the pace of adjudication in cases of 

corruption....HMMMMMMM

Baba, I am amazed that with all the knowledge garnered from 

your many years at the highest level of governance in our

country, you could still believe the spurious allegation contained in a 

letter written to me by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria

 (CBN), and surreptitiously obtained by you, alleging that USD49.8 

billion, a sum equal to our entire national budget for two years, is 

“unaccounted for” by the NNPC. Since, as President, you also 

served for many years as Minister of Petroleum Resources, you 

very well know the workings of the corporation. It is therefore 

intriguing that you have made such an assertion. You made a lot

 of insinuations about oil theft, shady dealings at the NNPC and the 

NNPC not remitting the full proceeds of oil sales to the of CBN. 

Now that the main source of the allegations which you rehashed

 has publicly stated that he was “misconstrued”, perhaps you will 

find it in your heart to apologize for misleading unwary Nigerians 

and impugning the integrity of my administration on that score...

....OBJ APOLOGISE AND EMBARRASS HIMSELF?...NOT IN 

THIS CENTURY

Your claim of “Atlantic Oil loading about 130, 000 barrels sold by

 Shell and managed on behalf of NPDC with no sale proceeds

 paid into the NPDC account” is also disjointed and baseless 

because no such arrangement as you described exists between 

Atlantic Oil and the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company. 

NPDC currently produces about 138, 000 barrels of oil per day from 

over 7 producing assets. The Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) 

of the NNPC markets all of this production on behalf of NPDC with

 proceeds paid into NPDC account......YOU SHOULD 

HAVE ATTACHED PROOF

I am really shocked that with all avenues open to you as a former 

Head of State for the verification of any information you have

 received about state affairs, you chose to go public with allegations

 of “high corruption” without offering a shred of supporting

 evidence. One of your political “sons” similarly alleged recently 

that he told me of a minister who received a bribe of $250 Million 

from an oil company and I did nothing about it. He may have 

been playing from a shared script, but we have not heard from him 

again since he was challenged to name the minister involved

 and provide the evidence   to back his claim.  I urge you, in the same

 vein, to furnish me with the names, facts and figures of a single 

verifiable case of the “high corruption” which you say 

stinks all around my administration and see whether the corrective

 action you advocate does not follow promptly. And while you are at

 it, you may also wish to tell Nigerians the true story of questionable

 waivers of signature bonuses between 2000 

and 2007....HAHAHHAHAHAHHA JONATHAN WHAT 

ARE YOU IMPLYING?

While, by the Grace of God Almighty, I am the first President 

from a minority group, I am never unmindful of the fact that I 

was elected leader of the whole of Nigeria and I have always acted 

in the best interest of all Nigerians. You referred to the 

divisive actions and inflammatory utterances of some individuals 

from the South-South and asserted that I have done nothing to 

call them to order or distance myself from their ethnic chauvinism. 

Again that is very untrue. I am as committed to the unity of this country 

as any patriot can be and I have publicly declared on many occasions

 that no person who threatens other Nigerians or parts of the country is

 acting on my behalf...GOOD

It is very regrettable that in your letter, you seem to place sole r

esponsibility for the ongoing intrigues and tensions in the PDP at 

my doorstep, and going on from that position, you direct all your appeals 

for a resolution at me. Baba, let us all be truthful to ourselves, God and 

posterity. At the heart of all the current troubles in our party and the larger 

polity is the unbridled jostling and positioning for personal or group advantage

 ahead of the 2015 general elections. The “bitterness, anger, mistrust, 

fear and deep suspicion” you wrote about all flow from this singular

 factor.....YES!

It is indeed very unfortunate that the seeming crisis in the party 

was instigated by a few senior members of the party, including

 you. But, as leader of the party, I will continue to do my best to 

unite it so that we can move forward with strength and unity of 

purpose. The PDP has always recovered from previous crises with 

renewed vigour and vitality. I am very optimistic that that will be 

the case again this time. The PDP will overcome any temporary 

setback, remain a strong party and even grow

 stronger....SO BABA HAS A HAND IN THIS PDP BROUHAHA!

Instigating people to cause problems and disaffection within 

the party is something that you are certainly familiar with. You 

will recall that founding fathers of the Party were frustrated out 

of the Party at a time.  Late Chief Sunday Awoniyi was pushed out, 

Late Chief Solomon Lar left and later came back, Chief Audu Ogbeh 

and Chief Tom Ikimi also left. Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo left and later 

came back. In 2005/2006, link-men were sent to take over party structures

from PDP Governors in an unveiled attempt to undermine the state governors.

 In spite of that, the Governors did not leave the Party because nobody 

instigated and encouraged them to do so....WOOOOW

The charge that I was involved in anti-party activities in governorship 

elections in Edo, Ondo, Lagos, and Anambra States is also very

 unfortunate. I relate with all Governors irrespective of political party 

affiliation but I have not worked against the interest of the PDP.  What

 I have not done is to influence the electoral process to favour our 

Party. You were definitely never so inclined, since you openly 

boasted in your letter of how you supported Alhaji Shehu 

Shagari against Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe 

and others in the 1979 presidential elections while serving as a 

military Head of State. You and I clearly differ in this regard, because 

as the President of Nigeria, I believe it is my duty and responsibility 

to create a level playing field for all parties and all candidates

....LMAO THIS ONE NA RIGGING THINGS

Recalling how the PDP lost in states where we were very strong 

in 2003 and 2007 such as Edo, Ondo, Imo, Bauchi, Anambra, and 

Borno, longstanding members of our great party with good memory

 will also consider the charge of anti-party activities you 

made against me as misdirected and hugely hypocritical. It certainly 

was not Goodluck Jonathan’s “personal ambition or selfish 

interest” that caused the PDP to lose the governorship of 

Ogun State and all its senatorial seats in the last general 

elections...LOL

You quoted me as saying that I have not told anybody that I will

 seek another term in office in 2015. You and your ambitious 

acolytes within the party have clearly decided to act on your conclusion

 that “only a fool will believe that statement” and embark on a virulent 

campaign to harass me out of an undeclared candidature for the 

2015 presidential elections so as to pave the way for a 

successor anointed by you....YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST

 TOLD US YOUR STAND ON 2015 NA

You will recall that you serially advised me that we should refrain 

from discussing the 2015 general elections for now so as not to 

distract elected public officials from urgent task of governance. 

While you have apparently moved away from that position, I am still 

of the considered opinion that it would have been best for us to do all 

that is necessary to refrain from heating up the polity at this time. 

Accordingly, I have already informed Nigerians that I will only speak

 on whether or not I will seek a second term when it is time for such 

declarations. Your claims about discussions I had with you, Governor 

Gabriel Suswam and others are wrong, but in keeping with my 

declared stance, I will reserve further comments until the appropriate 

time...OKIES,WE UNDERSTAND,LOL

Your allegation that I asked half a dozen African Presidents to speak 

to you about my alleged ambition for 2015, is also untrue.  I have never

 requested any African President to discuss with you on my behalf.  

In our discussion, I mentioned to you that four Presidents told 

me that they were concerned about the political situation in Nigeria 

and intended to talk to you about it.  So far, only three of them have 

confirmed to me that they have had any discussion with you. If I made 

such a request, why would I deny it?.

.....I WONDER

The issue of Buruji Kashamu is one of those lies that should not be 

associated with a former President.  The allegation that I am imposing 

Kashamu on the South-West is most unfortunate and regrettable.  I do 

not even impose Party officials in my home state of Bayelsa and there 

is no zone in this country where I have imposed officials.  So why would

 I do so in the South West?  Baba, in the light of Buruji’s detailed public 

response to your “open letter”, it will be charitable for you to render an

 apology to Nigerians and I.......OBJ NEEDS TO PROVIDE PROOF

 IN HIS NEXT REPLY

On the issue of investors being scared to come to Nigeria, 

economic dormancy, and stagnation, I will just refer you to FDI 

statistics from 2000 to 2013. Within the last three years, Nigeria 

has emerged as the preferred destination for investments in Africa,

 driven by successful government policies to attract foreign investors. 

For the second year running, the United Nations Conference on Trade 

and Investments (UNCTAD) has ranked Nigeria as the number 

one destination for investments in Africa, and as having the fourth

 highest returns in the world...YOU DONT SAY!

Today, Nigeria is holding 18 percent of all foreign investments 

in Africa and 60 percent of all foreign investments in the ECOWAS

 Sub-Region. Kindly note also that in the seven years between 

2000 and 2007 when you were President, Nigeria attracted a 

total of $24.9 Billion in FDI.  As a result of our efforts which you 

disparage, the country has seen an FDI inflow of $25.7 Billion in

 just three years which is more than double the FDI that has gone to 

the second highest African destination. We have also maintained 

an annual national economic growth rate of close to seven per cent 

since the inception of this administration. What then, is the 

justification for your allegation of scared investors and economic 

dormancy?...SO MUCH AND YET POVERTY IS WRAPPED

 AROUND NIGERIANS LIKE A CLOAK?

Although it was not emphasized in your letter of December 2, 2013, 

you also conveyed, in previous correspondence, the impression that 

you were ignorant of the very notable achievements of my 

administration in the area of foreign relations. It is on record that 

under my leadership, Nigeria has played a key role in resolving 

the conflicts in Niger, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Guinea Bissau and others.

..WELL DONE

The unproductive rivalry that existed between Nigeria and 

some ECOWAS countries has also been ended under my watch 

and Nigeria now has better relations with all the ECOWAS countries. 

 At the African Union, we now have a Commissioner at the AU Commission

 after being without one for so long. We were in the United Nations 

Security Council for the 2010/2011 Session and we have been voted

 in again for the 2014/2015 Session. From independence to 2010, we 

were in the U.N. Security Council only three times but from 2010 to 

2015, we will be there two times....WELL DONE

    

This did not happen by chance.  My Administration worked hard for 

it and we continue to maintain the best possible relations with all

 centres of global political and economic power. I find it hard therefore, 

to believe your assertions of untoward concern in the international 

community over the state of governance in Nigeria.

.NO MIND BABA,NA OLD AGE

With respect to the Brass and Olokola LNG projects, you may 

have forgotten that though you started these projects, Final Investment 

Decisions were never reached.  For your information, NNPC has not

 withdrawn from either the Olokola or the Brass LNG projects.

...CHEI BABA IYABO

On the Rivers State Water Project, you were misled by your informant.

 The Federal Government under my watch has never directed or 

instructed the Africa Development Bank to put on hold any project 

to be executed in Rivers state or any other State within the Federation. 

The Rivers Water Project was not originally in the borrowing plan

 but it was included in April 2013 and appraised in May. Negotiations 

are ongoing with the AfDB.  I have no doubt that you are familiar with

 the entire process that prefaces the signing of a Subsidiary Loan 

Agreement as in this instance...OBJ AND HIS OLOFOFS PLEASE 

TAKE NOTE..LOL

 Let me assure you and all Nigerians that I do not engage in

 negative political actions and will never, as President, oppress the 

people of a State or deprive them of much needed public services as a 

result of political disagreement..AWWWWWW*HUGS*

  

I have noted your comments on the proposed National Conference. 

Contrary to the insinuation in your letter, the proposed conference is 

aimed at bringing Nigerians together to resolve contentious national 

issues in a formal setting. This is a sure way of promoting greater 

national consensus and unity, and not a recipe for “disunity, confusion 

and chaos” as you alleged in your letter......EH HEN,THIS OBJ EEEEN

Having twice held the high office of President, Commander-In-Chief

 of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I trust that you 

will understand that I cannot possibly find the time to offer a line-by-line 

response to all the accusations and allegations made in your letter while 

dealing with other pressing demands of office and more urgent

 affairs of state......AFTER THIS LONG RESPONSE,THERE

 IS MORE?*WIDE EYED*

I have tried, however, to respond to only the most serious of the charges 

which question my sincerity, personal honour, and commitment to the oath 

which I have sworn, to always uphold and protect the interests of all 

Nigerians, and promote their well-being.

*NODS HEAD*

In closing, let me state that you have done me grave injustice with 

your public letter in which you wrongfully accused me of deceit, 

deception, dishonesty, incompetence, clannishness, divisiveness

 and insincerity, amongst other ills....ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE 

AND WAR...YOU ALSO CALLED HIM NAMES IN SHORT

 RESPONSE BEFORE THIS

I have not, myself, ever claimed to be all-knowing or infallible, 

but I have never taken Nigeria or Nigerians for granted as you

 implied, and I will continue to do my utmost to steer our ship of

 state towards the brighter future to which we all aspire.....AMEN

Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration and warm

 regards....LMAO

GOODLUCK  EBELE JONATHAN

WELL DONE REUBEN,NICE WRITEUP,YOU NEVER 

FAIL ME WITH THE WAY YOU CHOOSE WORDS.