With echoes of the open letter to former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from his daughter, Iyabo, reverberating nationwide, the daughter yesterday gave reasons she gave up on her father ever changing.
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo spoke against the background of mixed reactions from Yoruba elders and politicians on the import of the letter which she said was the last communication with her father.
The former president himself was furious when approached by Vanguard, yesterday, as he hurled invectives at the newspaper. The exchange between Vanguard and the former president ran thus:
Vanguard: Sir, we tried reaching you all through yesterday, to no avail, over the letter written by your daughter, Iyabo, to you.
Chief Obasanjo: You are a bloody idiot, you have published the paper and you are now looking for me, you are an idiot, don’t call me again. When Iyabo finishes you in court…. (hangs up).
Senator Obasanjo nevertheless flayed the orchestrated attempt in the social media by a network of associates of her father to separate her from the letter.
Aremo Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun State, who was cited in the letter, confirmed the meeting between him and Iyabo in Massachusetts, United States but distanced himself from the plot allegedly cited by her father to empower her with the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the next round of elections.
Besides, Aremo Osoba, several prominent Yoruba elders spoke on the development among whom were Afenifere leader, Chief Rueben Fasoranti, Afenifere bigwig, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, Chief Ebenezer Babatope and Hon. Femi Kehinde, a former member of the House of Representatives.
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo had written an open letter to her father accusing him of being a liar, manipulator, wife-basher and hypocrite who was desperate for a third term despite his denials to the contrary.
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DeleteWhat do you expect from a Newspaper that is owned by a NIger Delta Man....we will soon know the truth....
ReplyDeleteI knew that this letter was never real. GEJ is dirty to condescend so low by allowing his dogs to fabricate a cock and bull story as a diversion for billion dollar questions that has been raised in an open letter for him to answer. This is the height of executive recklessness,mayopia,mediocre and clulessness. In any case whether Iyabo wrote the letter or not domestic issue is not equivalent to national issue.
ReplyDeleteMy only pain I feel evryday is for the youth because we are speechless and powerless.imagine what is going on in a country like nigeria.vanguard say na iyabo,iyabo say na vanguard.I hope GOD would raise our mandela someday.AMEN
ReplyDeleteOBJ, your daughter actually wrote that letter. Stop bragging!!
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Iyabo has confirmed that she wrote d letter. In as much as I believe that d letter shld not have bn made public as it is a family issue, I also know that d letter has only confirmed what we already know,...that OBJ is a liar & manipulator. If a man does not handle his household well, how is he supposed to handle an entire complex country like Nigeria. We shld really be careful who we vote for in d next coming election. A man whose home is in disarray can not handle Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteGuys aunty iyabo don finally talk oh:
ReplyDelete"I Did Not Write Any Letter to My Father, IYABO OBASANJO Speaks Out! December18, 2013 IYABO OBASANJO (On Rainbow FM):
"I have never seen or heard this sort of fabrication in my entire life!
I, IYABO OBASANJO never contemplate writing a letter to my Loving Father. I speak with him almost on daily bases.
"Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo is the best father in the world. He gave birth to me, he raise me up and gave me the best of Education.
I wouldn't have achieved whatever I did without my father.
IN FACT, WHO AM I WITHOUT MY FATHER? "As a father he never disappoints his children in any way, he is a father anybody wish to have.
"If President Jonathan want to reply the letter my father wrote him, he should be man enough to reply direct.
Why are they trying to make me a scape goat?
I know my father very well and I don't question his judgement, I believe my father wrote his letter in the best interest of the nation.
If Mr. President disagree with some of the allegations in the letter, let him be man enough to talk directly to my father, he should stop involving me in an issue I know nothing about.
"How can you write a letter to insult my father and claim I, the daughter is the source.
If that is how Ijaw people insult their father, I am a Yoruba Woman; we respect our parent in all circumstances.
"I IYABO OBASANJO did not write any letter. Nigerians should please take note.
"The purported letter is a malicious lies intended to rubbish the good name of my family, when I get to the source of the letter, I will waste no time to take the necessary legal actions.
"I love my father and I never disrespect him."
I see all ur comments and you all are fanatics,you hate the truth.iyabo said she is no longer intrested in ur fake politiking. Power belongs to god,if god says jonathan will rule again,ur ranting cant stop him. Ur all power drunk
ReplyDeleteUna just dey distop una self who put am there all of you no get work...u better go and look for smth doing
ReplyDeleteVANGUARD, WHERE DID YOU GET THE LETTER????????????????????/
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