Controversial letter: Obasanjo is as guilty as Jonathan – Bakare

Renowned Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has faulted former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for leveling some allegations against President Goodluck Jonathan in his (Obasanjo) most controversial letter to President Goodluck Jonathan.
Bakare, while speaking during a church sermon in Lagos, on Sunday, observed that the content of the letter clearly raised similar issues which the former President was equally guilty of during his reign as the President of the country.
Recall that Obasanjo had written an 18-page letter to Jonathan, blaming him (Jonathan) for the present national debacle, and cautioning him against certain policies that could destroy the country.
In his response, Jonathan had in turns upheld his policies, asking the former President to present all proofs that could justify the allegation that he was training about 1, 000 snipers against 2015 election.
Speaking on ‘The parable of letters and the cacophony of voices,’ Bakare wondered why the ex-president could “turn around” to blame Jonathan for any of his actions when Obasanjo “imposed him and Yar’Adua” on the nation.
Bakare further asserted that Obasanjo’s claims in the letter further indicted him (Obasanjo) as he was equally guilty of the same allegations he levelled against President Jonathan.
He said, “Last Sunday, I told you that the President’s (Jonathan) reply was on the way; and expectedly, few hours later, it was already on the airwaves. Well, Obasanjo marshalled his arguments well in his letter. But, that is not the point. The point is how can Obasanjo turn around to accuse Jonathan of wrongdoing when they are both guilty of the same offence?

“Was it not the same Obasanjo that imposed (the late Umaru) Yar’Adua and Jonathan on the PDP and ensured that they emerged winners in the Presidential election? How can the same person be accusing Jonathan of wrongdoing? Besides, Obasanjo’s letter is just about himself; that is, he has written a letter that tells his own story.”

Bakare blamed the nation’s problems on “ having low people in high places.”
He added, “Shehu Shagari already decided that he wanted to be a Senator in the Second Republic; he had obtained and submitted his form for a senatorial seat. Then, they dragged him to be the President. Obasanjo was brought out of prison broke, but was sponsored and given money to become the President. In the same vein, Yar’Adua was about completing his two terms of eight years (as the Katsina State governor) and he just wanted to return to the classroom as a lecturer but they brought him to become the President, hiding his ailment from the rest of us.
“So, you have people, who ordinarily do not have any business in governance occupying sensitive offices. What do you want them to do? That is the roots of our problem.”
Bakare further confirmed that he got cow gifts from the Presidency and the Ogun State Government during the Christmas, but he rejected them with an appeal that the President and the governor tackle the challenges of providing basic necessities of life for the people, instead of sending out cow gifts.
“I was prevailed upon not to return the gifts like the late Gani Fawehinmi did to (Buba) Marwa, when Marwa was the military governor of Lagos State. I don’t eat such meat. That does not mean that I will not tell the President to face his work and do it well. We need good roads; not cow. We need water, power supply; not cow meat,” he said.

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