The spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin on Friday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to respond to allegations made against him in former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter which has caused a nation-wide outrage. He also called for a thorough examination into Obasanjo’s motive in writing the 18 page letter.
“We need to hear the presidency on the content of the letter; some allegations that have been raised are very grievous and if its true Nigeria is in danger”.
Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, Mr. Odumakin mentioned that “in terms of the allegations, we must look at them critically, I agree with Obasanjo that Jonathan is not doing anything about corruption, if he is, Obasanjo won’t have mentioned it”.
However, Mr Odumakin questioned Obasanjo’s 8 year regime as president and minister of petroleum, adding that activities of the NNPC during his tenure remain hazy.
Referring to Obj’s letter, Mr. Odumakin accused Obasanjo of not doing anything when a seating Attorney General was killed (Bola Ige).
“There was nothing that was done to bring the killers of Bola Ige to book,” he said.
Over the years, several murders have been linked to the state and are yet to be resolved, he said, adding that “If Obasanjo is making these allegations to the presidency, then the president owes the nation an explanation”.
According to Odumakin, the controversial letter marks the beginning of a fact-finding phase for Nigerians as “the link between Nigerian states and the killings of citizens” will be made known.
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