GEJ speaks on why Obasanjo has been taking shots at him

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday,
February 15, finally revealed why former
President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo hates him.
He described Chief Obasanjo’s attacks on him
as the consequence of his failure to surrender
his administration to the former leader.
Responding to the recent outbursts of the former
president, President Goodluck Jonathan said
Obasanjo was so bent on controlling his
government that he would not mind installing
the devil in power so long as he can control him.
Also, it was learned at the weekend that the
Presidency and the Peoples Democracy Party,
PDP, have decided to pull back from earlier
plans to sanction Obasanjo over his perceived
anti-party activities.
Meanwhile, while addressing journalists
yesterday, in Abuja, Director, Media and Publicity
of PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation,
Chief Femi Fani- Kayode stressed that soon after
Jonathan won the 2011 elections, the former
president tried everything possible to control and
teleguide him, adding that he asked the
President to do a number of things that were
simply wrong and unacceptable to a government
with plans for the people.
In a statement released by the PDPPCO, Chief
Fani-kayode revealed why Obasanjo has been
attacking Jonathan.
Why Obasanjo is attacking Jonathan
He said: “After Jonathan came to power,
Obasanjo not only tried to control and teleguide
him, but he also asked him to do a number of
things that were simply wrong and
unacceptable. It is for President Goodluck
Jonathan himself to divulge those things and I
am sure that he will do so at the appropriate
time.
“Needless to say President Jonathan refused to
be teleguided and told what to do though at all
times he showed Obasanjo maximum respect
and accorded him all the privileges, access and
courtesies that are due to a former Head of
State and a father and mentor. This continued
to be the case even after Obasanjo consistently
attempted to undermine his government and
ridicule his efforts.
“Yet President Obasanjo could not be appeased
and was not satisfied. As far as he was
concerned, he must either control Jonathan or
Jonathan had to go. That is why he decided to
secretly support the APC and became their
‘navigator in chief’. He was determined to pull
the whole house down rather than allow
Jonathan to return to power. This is simply
because he believes that if he cannot control
someone, that person must be destroyed.
Control and domination is an obsession for
Obasanjo. That is the bottom line. He is
prepared to put even the devil in power provided
he can control him,”
Fani-Kayode, said.
Genuine democracy
“Obasanjo does not want genuine democracy.
He only pretends to want it. What he wants is
control and a stooge in power. It does not
matter what type of government it is as long as
he controls it and it is headed by his puppet. It
can be a military government, a civilian one, a
democratic one, an interim government or a
government of National Unity. To Obasanjo, it
does not matter as long as he can control it.
That is his objective. That is why he hates
Jonathan so much and that is why he wishes to
stop him at all cost.
“The bottom line is this: President Obasanjo’s
grouse with President Jonathan is personal and
it has nothing to do with Nigeria. He should
leave Nigeria out of it and let us all be. If he has
a personal score to settle with Jonathan, he
should not do so at the expense of the peace
and stability of Nigeria.
“If he wants to stop Jonathan, then let him
attempt to do so through the democratic
process and through the ballot box and not
through foul and unconstitutional means. We
said it before and we will say it again: Gone are
the days that any president can be teleguided
and controlled because we have all come of age.
“President Olusegun Obasanjo’s allegations are
serious and grave. They are also reckless. He
has raised issues and made assertions that are
capable of derailing our democracy and creating
chaos in the land. It is vital that we consider his
motives for this la