Obasanjo remains my godfather — Jonathan

February 21, 2015 by Don Saint 4 Comments

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that he is not ready to join issues with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the latter’s decision to tear his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) membership card, on Monday.

Jonathan, who granted an interview to a team of Tribune editors, in Lagos, on Thursday, said that senior citizens must always remember the need to keep Nigeria united even when they have cause to disagree politically.

The president used the occasion of his first interview with a Nigerian media outfit to clear the air on a number of issues, including security, the sanctity of the March 28 and April 11 election dates, expected return of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls and fight against corruption.

He said he was confident of winning the rescheduled elections as none of the other candidates had any plan for the country that could rival his.

President Jonathan stated that Obasanjo remained his father, adding that disagreement should be expected between political children and their father.

When asked to comment on his quarrel with the former president and tell Nigerians exactly what was responsible for the criticisms he (Obasanjo) had launched against him in recent times, Jonathan said: “Obasanjo is a father to me.”

The president 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.

“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.”

– Tribune

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4 Responses to “Obasanjo remains my godfather — Jonathan”

james Reply February 21, 2015 at 16:13

I souport pdp
Oladimeji Reply February 21, 2015 at 09:21

Mr. President we hv no confident in u anymore, bcos u hv fail us, u & ur cabinet neva care 4 d masses. as a father can any of ur son cm 2 u & say i hv secure a job of #18,000 & u will b hapi abt it.
Gloria Amaka Ifeme Reply February 21, 2015 at 08:22

U ve spoken well my president. God is your strength. I wish u well in this forth coming election.
Chima Reply February 21, 2015 at 05:41

Is now clear that you really dont want to learn from your mistakes