Posted on: 09:28 Thu, 26 Nov 2015



Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun
Obasanjo, has finally replied immediate
ex-president Goodluck Jonathan’s letter
which was written two months ago.

Jonathan had written his estranged
godfather, seeking blessing for his
next public engagement: The
Goodluck Jonathan Foundation. In
the letter , Jonathan addressed the
former president as “Dear Baba” as
he informed him that after his
handing-over of power to President
Muhammadu Buhari, he is
proceeding on a “long deserved
break.”

Obasanjo has however replied him,
advising him (Jonathan) to use the
new Foundation he is set to establish
to engage in soul-searching and in
reviewing his past actions.

In the letter, dated October 12, 2015,
Obasanjo also advised Jonathan to
consider the Foundation as a
platform through which he can heal
his conscience and demonstrate
penitence over his past actions.



Obasanjo’s letter dated October 12,
2015, Premium Times reports read
thus:

Dear President Goodluck Jonathan,
“I write to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of September 22, 2015.

I take this opportunity to
congratulate you on your successful
handover to the current President of
Nigeria, H.E. President Muhammadu
Buhari.

“I am happy to note that you had a
good rest and time with your family
during the break. I hope you also
had time to reflect and see what
lessons you have learned and what
you can bequeath to others.

“All of us who have had experience
in our service to the nation and to
humanity must not put it under the
bushel.

“I have to commend you and your
Foundation, Goodluck Jonathan
Foundation, for the faith you
continue to have in Nigeria.

“Maybe seeking how to be better and
more serviceable to the nation and
humanity is also a form of penitence
and soul-searching to give
conscience a relief and to show
remorse.

“I wish you well as you continue to
forge ahead with your activities in
the coming months and years. If
there is any area you feel I can be of
help, you should not hesitate to call
on me.

Yours Sincerely,
Olusegun Obasanjo
Meanwhile, Goodluck Jonathan was
appointed as a leader of a 33-nation
observer mission to monitor the
election in Tanzania.