President Goodluck Jonathan has been accused of dishonesty by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo made the accusations in a letter written to Jonathan earlier this month.
In the letter obtained and published by Premium Times, Obasanjo also accused the President of failing to deliver electoral promises to Nigerians, failure to fight corruption and not sticking to his promise to only run for one term.
In the letter entitled, “Before It Is Too Late”, Obasanjo said, “It would be unfair to continue to level full blames on the Chairman (Tukur) for all that goes wrong with the party.
“The chairman is playing the tune dictated by the paymaster (Jonathan). But the paymaster is acting for a definitive purpose for which deceit and deception seem to be the major ingredients.
“Up till two months ago, Mr. President, you told me that you have not told anybody that you would contest in 2015. I quickly pointed out to you that the signs and the measures on the ground do not tally with your statement. You said the same to one other person who shared his observation with me. And only a fool would believe that statement you made to me judging by what is going on. I must say it is not ingenious. You may wish to pursue a more credible and more honorable path.”
Obasanjo said Jonathan told him in 2011 that he would not seek a second term.
Obasanjo added, “As a leader, two things you must cherish and hold dear among others are trust and honour both of which are important ingredients of character. I will want to see anyone in the Office of the Presidency of Nigeria as a man or woman who can be trusted, a person of honour in his words and character.”
He said it would be “fatally morally flawed” for Jonathan to contest in 2015.