associate of President Goodluck Jonathan, to
stop the publication of a three-volume book
by former President Obasanjo, appears to
have failed as ETAFUN can confirm
that the book has gone into circulation. A
source close to Mr. Obasanjo confirmed to
ENTAFUN late last night that copies of
the former president's exhaustive
autobiography were already available to
buyers in print form.
The source that the book would soon be
available in an electronic version that is
beyond the jurisdiction of Nigerian courts.
ENTAFUN has already obtained and
read sections of the book scheduled for
formal launch in Nigeria in a few days
The book, whose three volumes chronicle the
life of the controversial former president from
birth till this year, excited political interest
after ENTAFUN exclusively reported
that Mr. Obasanjo devotes significant pages
to paint an unflattering portrait of President
Jonathan. We reported that the book
characterizes Mr. Jonathan as selfish, weak-
willed, callous and incapable of rising to the
challenges of running a complex country like
Nigeria.
Mr. Obasanjo also accuses the
president of surrounding himself with aides
and political associates with corrupt
tendencies.
Mr. Obasanjo's book dedicates several parts
in the book to point out some of Mr.
Jonathan's actions and inactions he considers
ill-advised or disastrous for Nigeria. He
depicts Mr. Jonathan as a man who has not
only destroyed the Peoples Democratic Party
but also led Nigeria in dire straights.
The book focuses on several instances of
policy somersaults by Mr. Jonathan as well as
deliberate actions by the incumbent
president that have imperiled Nigeria's
progress in the opinion of Mr. Jonathan.
An Abuja-based lawyer and critic of Mr.
Obasanjo accused the former president of
seeking to use the book to earn cheap
popularity, adding that Mr. Obasanjo cannot
get away from responsibility for "sponsoring
President Jonathan's rise to political
prominence and the Presidency."
"We have been saying it from day one that
President Goodluck Jonathan does not have
the qualities to become a true leader, but we
cannot forget that Chief Obasanjo
singlehandedly put him and the late
President Umaru Yar'Adua in office," the
lawyer said.
Mr. Obasanjo's book also castigates former
President Umaru Yar'Adua, former Vice
President Abubakar Atiku, and former
Governor James Ibori of Delta State, Bukola
Saraki, among other political foes.
In the book, the former president also makes
an incredible claim that he was never
interested in pursuing a third term while in
office.
"That is a clear lie," said Mr. Obasanjo's critic.
"To even deny what is so obvious to every
Nigerian shows that Chief Obasanjo has little
regard for the truth."
Posted By David Aniemeka
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