Re - Excerpts From Obasanjo's "My Watch" on President Goodluck Jonathan
Apparently the author takes to task a good number of ogas in both the PDP the APC, so Nigeria's president is not the main target even at such an opportune time...
I ( layman) don't understand this: There is already a court case pending and the litigant is none other than someone who is contesting Mr. Obasanjo's claim that he is a criminal – a claim that surfaces b substantially in Mr. Obasanjo's book, " My Watch"
I (layman) would have thought that the libel can only be actual after the publication of the book – and not before.
The Attorney-General & Co get wind of the contents of the book and the court gives a restraining order to put the book's publication & sale on hold.
I (layman) would have thought that only in an extreme case – such as when such a publication would be a threat to national security would there be such a restraining order be and not just in order to save the skin of any particular individual even if such an individual is a close friend or financial backer of the President's ruling party....
On Friday, 12 December 2014 01:55:44 UTC+1, Cornelius Hamelberg wrote:
Congratulations! At last, after months of speculation: Muhammadu Buhari is the APC's presidential candidate .Finally, the two horse race is on: for the PDP Goodluck Jonathan, for the APC Muhammadu Buhari - and it's the winner takes all!In the coming weeks, Ladbrokes could be setting up the odds and taking bets on the outcome which is still anybody's guess.
Buhari says that he has no dollars to offer, only his commitment.
Goodluck Jonathan says that he does not intend to rig the elections.
This is Mr. Buhari's fourth shot at the Nigerian presidency through the ballot box and this time he could be lucky. At least nobody has to worry that just because his name is Muhammadu Buhari, a Federal Islamic State or Caliphate of Nigeria is on his agenda...
And there you have it.
I'm thinking of the prophet Moses, in his time the humblest man that ever walked upon the surface of this planet and I'm also thinking about President Jonathan who is showing some magnanimity in wishing Muhammad Buhari "Good luck" even if he is still beating his chest and saying that he Goodluck Jonathan is the best president that Nigeria has ever been blessed with since Independence - and of course, that includes General Buhari's brief spell at the helm of affairs, December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985...
Just try to imagine the kind of fallout if e.g. Brother Obama were to say a similar kind of thing as Goodluck Jonathan: "I am the best president that the United States has ever had since the War of Independence!"
The fallout from such a statement would be immense, wouldn't it?
Excerpts from Obasanjo's My Watch on President Goodluck Jonathan
As for me, as far as the Nigerian presidential elections are concerned I*m retreating into peeperdom from where to follow all the news and the little forum battles that are bound to ensue in the coming weeks, between e.g. Lord Anunoby and His Majesty Ogbeni Kadiri.
For the good of Nigeria may the Better man win.
Somebody please say "Amen"
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