President Jonathan’s mission for visiting Obasanjo’s
residence on Monday didn’t succeed after he allegedly
engaged the former military ruler in an intense war of
words.
According to a source at the meeting who requested
anonymity because he’s not permitted to leak the content of
the discussion to the media, about an hour into the meeting,
Jonathan practically begged to have Baba Obasanjo on
board but in a bid to end the meeting abruptly, Obasanjo told
Jonathan with a strong voice that “It’s too late to support
you; I’m very sorry”
The source said the presence of two popular clerics,
Oyedepo of Winners Chapel and Adeboye of Redeemed
Church didn’t convince Obasanjo to change his words. He
insisted he’s not willing to support a system of leadership
that has failed Nigeria and wanted to wash his hands clean
by not openly endorsing any candidate.
Few minutes after Obasanjo insisted on not supporting
Obasanjo, Jonathan reportedly mumbled a few words that
the source termed “weighty”.
GEJ was quoted to have said “elder statesman who talk like
motor park touts”. He, however, did not mention Obasanjo
directly but he said it after OBJ insisted on not supporting
him.
The statement was said to have angered Obasanjo, forcing
him to cut off the meeting abruptly after which Jonathan
and his men sneaked out of the building.
The source concluded that neither Oyedepo nor Adeboye
tried to convince Obasanjo, they just sat there as witnesses
invited by Obasanjo.
The former president has been a virulent critic of the Jonathan
administration, which he accused of embracing corruption and
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