US, UK mute on Controversial President Letters

United States and the United Kingdom have maintained sealed lips on the letter from former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Goodluck Jonathan.

In the letter which has been a major subject in the political scene, Obasanjo accused Jonathan of training a killer squad.

He also accused him of promoting ethnic
agenda, embarking on political vendetta by
putting 1,000 politicians on his watch list and not showing enough commitment to the fight against corruption.

Although Jonathan had refuted the
allegations, the two world powers said they
had nothing to say about the issue.

Inquiry made to the UK High Commission in Nigeria showed that the country was not
willing to comment on the letter which had
generated a heated debate.

"Thanks for your text and e-mail. This is a
matter for Nigerians and not something we
would wish to comment on," says the
spokesperson of the UK High Commission,
Mr. Rob Fitzpatrick.

The US view was not any different.

The Information Officer, US Embassy,
Abuja, Rhonda Ferguson-Augustus, said
her country had nothing to say about it."Thank you for your question. In response,
as this is an internal matter of Nigeria's, we
have no comment," she said.