Human
rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), said on Thursday that President
Goodluck Jonathan should address the allegations levelled against him
by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Obasanjo, in a letter to Jonathan dated
December 2 but leaked to the media on Wednesday, had among others,
accused Jonathan of incompetence, abuse of office, corruption and gross
mismanagement of the resources of the nation.
Falana said in a statement on Thursday
that while Obasanjo’s allegations against the President must not be
swept under the carpet, the ex-President lacked the moral authority to
tutor Jonathan on any of the subjects raised.
“No doubt, the allegations which
lacerated the controversial letter are weighty. Instead of dismissing
the contents of the letter the Presidency should respond to the
allegations raised therein seriatim. In particular, the allegation that
the Federal Government is setting up a Presidential Strike Force to
carry out terrorist attacks on political opponents should not be swept
under the carpet,” Falana said.
The rights lawyer, who picked hole in
Obasanjo’s 18-page letter, urged Nigerians to take advantage “of the
intra-class war going on in the ruling party to get organised and take
their political destiny in their own hands.”