The frosty relationship between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan may have worsened as the latter has refused to openly sympathise with the former over the death of his younger brother, Meni Jonathan.
Meni’s remains was interred at Otuoke in Bayelsa State on Saturday.
The former President, who was until April the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, boycotted the last meeting of the board, which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting was conveyed to discuss modalities for the election of his successor.
While Obasanjo prefers a former National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Ahmadu Ali for the top job, Jonathan is rooting for Chief Tony Anenih.
These differences on serious political and inter-personal relationship between both men have made any process aimed at attaining a truce difficult and deepened their enmity.
Besides, investigations by the Punch showed that the status of a former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, in the PDP, has aggravated the rift between Jonathan and Obasanjo.
It was learnt that President Jonathan did not see anything wrong in fraternising with Daniel, who was the Chairman of his Presidential Campaign Committee in the South-West, against Obasanjo's wish.
It was reliably learnt that Daniel had recently wormed himself into the heart of the President. He had been a regular visitor to the Presidential Villa in Abuja in recent time.
As part of the growing romance between Daniel and Jonathan, some supporters of the former governor had been appointed as members of the federal government’s SURE–P group, also against Obasanjo's wish.
Obasanjo is currently in Ghana on election business but, in his usual character, may react to critical national issues on his return to the country.
The meeting was conveyed to discuss modalities for the election of his successor.
While Obasanjo prefers a former National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Ahmadu Ali for the top job, Jonathan is rooting for Chief Tony Anenih.
These differences on serious political and inter-personal relationship between both men have made any process aimed at attaining a truce difficult and deepened their enmity.
Besides, investigations by the Punch showed that the status of a former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, in the PDP, has aggravated the rift between Jonathan and Obasanjo.
It was learnt that President Jonathan did not see anything wrong in fraternising with Daniel, who was the Chairman of his Presidential Campaign Committee in the South-West, against Obasanjo's wish.
It was reliably learnt that Daniel had recently wormed himself into the heart of the President. He had been a regular visitor to the Presidential Villa in Abuja in recent time.
As part of the growing romance between Daniel and Jonathan, some supporters of the former governor had been appointed as members of the federal government’s SURE–P group, also against Obasanjo's wish.
Obasanjo is currently in Ghana on election business but, in his usual character, may react to critical national issues on his return to the country.
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