The season of letters that has lately laced the nation's political landscape remains unabated as Ijaw national leader, Senator Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, in a 10-page letter took a swipe at former president Olusegun Obasanjo, describing him a hypocritical liar who has taken solace in making trouble.
Clark's letter, a response to Obasanjo's December 2, 2013, letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, accused the former president of corruption while he served as minister of works under the then head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, in the 1970s.
The elder statesman's letter is coming on the heels of President Jonathan's December 20, 2013, reply to the letter from Obasanjo.
Parts of Clark's letter to the former president entitled: 'Let the truth be told before it is too late" reads in part:
"Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in your usual characteristic hatred and use of sarcastic remarks about Ijaw, you have again berated and insulted us the Ijaws in your letter to Mr. President.
"My dear Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, you have become an unrepentant troublemaker, as Nigeria gave you more than you truly deserve. Hence you see yourself as lord of the manor. You have without recourse in the past embarrassed all past Heads of State and Presidents in Nigeria through open letters and unsavory comments. In such letters, you have always alleged maladministration, corruption and incompetence against them.
"Nigerians are aware that you set the stage for the emergence of Goodluck Jonathan as President of the Federal Republic. But the saying goes that if you present a gift of goat to a friend you must let go of the tether. You are probably different.
"Right from the inception of the Jonathan presidency, your body language indicated you want to play the role of the piper, that is, dictate how Jonathan runs the government.
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