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.
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