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Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday, knocked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for what he described as a deliberate attempt by the former President to incite Nigerians against Ijaw leaders including former President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Clark, a former information minister, stated this on Wednesday in an open letter addressed to Obasanjo, over his remarks in the recently published book titled “Against the Run of Play” by Olusegun Adeniyi.



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He said the former President’s narrations in Adeniyi’s new book were false and despicable especially as it concerns him and other Ijaw leaders.

“For instance, some of the statements you made against me in your book “Under My Watch” were the same statements you repeated in Olusegun Adeniyi’s book which is an arrangement between the two of you to condemn the Ijaw and to incite other Nigerian leaders to disparage the Ijaw leaders particularly myself and the younger ones like Asari Dokubo whom you kept in prison for two years without trial until we begged you to release him,” he stated.

He however challenged Obasanjo to tell Nigerians “… what do you really want from Jonathan and the Ijaw people? Most of the various issues you raised in collaboration with Olusegun Adeniyi’s book “Against the Run of Play” are mere re-visitation of the many things you did and failed to do in your eight years of mis-governance.”

Clark also refuted Obasanjo claims that Jonathan was clannish and surrounded himself with his Ijaw kinsmen.

This, he said, was one of the reasons he (Obasanjo) gave for not supporting Jonathan’s candidature in the 2015 Presidential Election.

The Ijaw leader, who is also the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, accused Obasanjo of being responsible for the travails the nation was currently going through.

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On Obasanjo’s alleged claim that Jonathan did not take the Boko Haram war seriously and was using the war to enrich some people, Clarke said that was not true.

Clark said, “Another criticism you made against Jonathan was Jonathan’s way of handling Boko Haram and that Jonathan was not interested in accountability and that if Jonathan was therefore allowed to continue in 2015 it would no doubt damage the whole country.

“And that Jonathan and his people turned Boko Haram into an industry for making money. I think this is very uncharitable…, you should name how Jonathan and his people turned Boko Haram into a money-making industry and who are his people that benefited from that industry

http://punchng.com/obasanjo-inciting-nigerians-against-jonathan-ijaw-leaders-says-clark/

But Obj supposed be the first of all former leaders to be stoned.

This is interesting, a PDP chieftain finally admits PDP administration, albeit Obasanjo's, mis-governed Nigeria for eight years.

OBJ talkative

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But Obj supposed be the first of all former leaders to be stoned.

Have u forgotten that obasanjo is the fàther of modern day corruption in Nigeria
Don't also forget that Afonjas always hide and support their own Theives like obasanjo .. Tinubu .. Fashola.. Etc and stone those from other tribes
That's the hypocrisy we all talk about

OBJ the greatest hypocrite of all time. but when would this man 'grow up' despite his age?

I think Clarke should speak 4 himself and leaave Ijaw nation alone.............OBJ accused you and GEJ not all humble and hardworking Ijaw people


Enough of this tribal sentiments

These politicians know just how irredeemably gullible some Nigerians are and have found a very convenient way to transfer their personal battles to them (Nigerians). The format is just simply allege an attack on your entire tribe, region, or religion whenever you are attacked personally and see hordes of "stupids" fall over themselves in a mad rush to defend you, while you and your immediate family go on to live your life without a care.

Oooh, how i wish... Just how I wish..

Abeg make OBJ stop forming father Nigeria.... He is a failure too....

How does this makes my dick wet in a well lubricated pussy. Mtcheeeeew!

This man called OBJ is a hardman oo,how did he get errection not to talk of f****king his own son's wife?.and he continue moving around as if it doen't matter