PMB: Is that President Jonathan sir?
GEJ: Yes, your Execellency.
PMB: I learn you are somewhere in Europe
resting, away from the madden crowd.
GEJ: Yes, it is true. How are you doing sir?
PMB: To say the truth, Wallahi,things are tough.
We have not appointed ministers because of
pocket of crises facing our party. You are aware
that those who killed the PDP have hijacked the
National Assembly and the leadership of our party
especially, Tinubu are not happy with them.
GEJ: You will soon overcome the teething
problem. I read in the paper that I am the one
responsible for the delay in naming your
ministers. But you have a long time to prepare
after the election was over and in the lighter
mood, your excellency, it surprises me that a
mere handing over from a clueless President
could delay your taking over.
PMB: That is politics. We have to tell our people
something to escape their wrath because they
are expecting us to solve every problem on
ground overnight.
GEJ: Your excellency, If I may advise, you should
urgently put the crisis in the National Assembly
behind if you wanted them on your side. You
know what we went thru when your party
especially Tinubu pitched tent with Tambuwal to
deny the Yoruba the speaker zoned to the
Southwest. May be it is the Law of Karma.
PMB: I remember very well but it is the same
Tinubu who is the one asking us not to accept
Saraki and Dogara as Senate President and the
Speaker. But that can scatter the whole thing.
GEJ: But while that is on, you need to quickly
name your SGF, NSA, DG, SSS and service chiefs.
These offices especially the SGF will stabilise the
government. But I am surprise that you are still
using those service chiefs your party had abused
and insulted while we were in government. This is
why we should not be politicising our security. By
the way why are you going to Chad, Niger and
even planning to visit Cameroun over Boko Haram
because I remember you said it was shameful
that we did that...
PMB: Your excellency, that is politics, we are now
facing the reality. Those criminals are still killing
our people and I have to ask the military to
relocate the Command Control to Maiduguri.
GEJ: I am happy for you that the media are still
with you because what they are doing now is to
look elsewhere whenever the terrorists strike.
They have stopped using such senseless attacks
as their front page stories. That was exactly what
we were asking from them but they said no.
Giving undue publicity to terrorists is not helping
us at all. Publicity fuels terrorism,I think it was
Margaret Thatcher who said it.
PMB: Lest I forget, Saraki and some of his friends
were with Obasanjo at the weekend to report me
and the party to him.I learn he told them not to
blink...
GEJ: Sorry, to cut you short, I have nothing to say
about Obasanjo. Is there any other serious thing
you want me to know?
PMB: Not really, but let us keep this
communication line open...
GEJ: You are my President, whenever you want us
to discuss I am available. We are praying for you.
PMB: Thank you for your time
GEJ:My pleasure. God will see you
through.Ramandan Kareem.
PMB: Ha ha ha. Greetings to your family. Thank
you sir.