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| OBJ vs GEJ |
I should think that we have all been drawn back to the WAEC classes we failed back in secondary school. I say this because there seem to be a repetition and update of letter and essay writing lectures lately in the nation. letters have been flying across the room with reckless abandon lately. Here's GEJ's response to OBJ's 18paged letter;
“His Excellency,
Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR
Agbe
L’Oba House,
Quarry
Road,
Ibara,
Abeokuta.
RE:
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
I
wish to formally acknowledge your letter dated December 2, 2013 and other
previous correspondence similar to it.
You
will recall that all the letters were brought to me by hand. Although both of
us discussed some of the issues in those letters, I had not, before now, seen
the need for any formal reply since, to me, they contained advice from a former
President to a serving President. Obviously, you felt differently because in
your last letter, you complained about my not acknowledging or replying your
previous letters.
It
is with the greatest possible reluctance that I now write this reply. I am most
uneasy about embarking on this unprecedented and unconventional form of open
communication between me and a former leader of our country because I know that
there are more acceptable and dignified means of doing so.
But
I feel obliged to reply your letter for a number of reasons: one, you formally
requested for a reply and not sending you one will be interpreted as ignoring a
former President.
Secondly,
Nigerians know the role you have played in my political life and given the
unfortunate tone of your letter, clearly, the grapes have gone sour.
Therefore, my side of the story also needs to be told.
