President Jonathan Has Directed That None Of His Aides Should Reply Obasanjo- Reuben Abati

We have noted the publication on several websites today of a
letter recently written by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan. The Presidency acknowledges that it has indeed received the
said letter from Chief Obasanjo.

We however find it highly unbecoming, mischievous and
provocative that a letter written by a former Head of State and respected elder
statesman to President Jonathan  has been
deliberately leaked to the mass media in a deplorable effort to impugn the
integrity of the President and denigrate his commitment to giving Nigeria the
best possible leadership.

While many patriotic, objective and well-meaning Nigerians
have already condemned the leaked letter as self-serving, hypocritical,
malicious, indecent, and very disrespectful of the highest office in the land,
President Jonathan has directed that none of his aides or any government
official should join issues with Chief Obasanjo over it.

The President himself will, at the appropriate time, offer a
full personal response to the most reckless, baseless, unjustifiable and
indecorous charges levied against him and his administration by the former Head
of State.