Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
has written the President elect, Gen Buhari a letter. In the letter, Chief
Obasanjo charged Gen. Buhari to embark on reforming all of Nigeria's national
institutions, particularly the military. The full text of the letter below...
I hasten to congratulate you on your
success and victory in the Presidential Elections of March 28, 2015. Your
success and victory after three previous unsuccessful attempts must be great
object lessons for you and for all politicians, particularly in Nigeria. For
me, the totality of 2015 elections hold many lessons for our democracy and
democratisation process, which are both maturing. On this occasion, the system
has been unnecessarily overheated before and particularly during the campaigns
when emphasis was more on trivialities and hate, divisive, undignifying and
disrespectful statements and comments rather than on pressing issues requiring
attention.
I know that in victory, you will be magnanimous to start
binding the wounds and bitterness occasioned by the campaign and the evil
disciples.
With so much harm already done to many national institutions including the military, which proudly nurtured you and me, you will have a lot to do on institution reform, education, healthcare, economy, security, infrastructure, power, youth employment, agribusiness, oil and gas, external affairs, cohesiveness of our nation and ridding our land of corruption.
Your varied and wide experience will undoubtedly stand you in good stead. I am also sure that there are men and women of goodwill, character and virtue across the board that you can mobilise to join hands with you in the reform, repairs and redirection that will be imperative to put Nigeria back on the fast lane of good governance, unity, cohesiveness, development and progress.
Once again, I felicitate with you and wish you well.
With so much harm already done to many national institutions including the military, which proudly nurtured you and me, you will have a lot to do on institution reform, education, healthcare, economy, security, infrastructure, power, youth employment, agribusiness, oil and gas, external affairs, cohesiveness of our nation and ridding our land of corruption.
Your varied and wide experience will undoubtedly stand you in good stead. I am also sure that there are men and women of goodwill, character and virtue across the board that you can mobilise to join hands with you in the reform, repairs and redirection that will be imperative to put Nigeria back on the fast lane of good governance, unity, cohesiveness, development and progress.
Once again, I felicitate with you and wish you well.
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