In the letter, he explained how he initially dismissed reports that Obasanjo had written comments critical of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in a letter sent to Aremo Olusegun Osoba.
DOT.B recalled that it was former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka, who first drew his attention to the contents of the letter.
At first, he believed the document was not genuine. According to him, he suspected it had been fabricated by individuals determined to damage Atiku's image.
He said he assumed those behind it were members of the Obidient movement, whom he accused of frequently spreading negative stories about the former vice president while attaching the names of respected public figures to give such claims credibility.
However, after personally examining the document, he said his opinion changed completely. He carefully reviewed the contents and confirmed that the letter was authentic.
He noted that it was written on Chief Obasanjo's official letterhead, dated July 23, 2026, and carried the address of the former president's residence at No. 1, Ataba Close, Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta.
DOT.B stated that discovering the letter was genuine left him disappointed.
He remarked that he would have preferred the document to be a forgery rather than an authentic letter carrying such remarks.
He went on to point out that the issues discussed by Aremo Olusegun Osoba had already been made public several years earlier through Osoba's memoir.
According to him, the memoir had been available for about eight years, making the matters raised far from new.
He questioned why Chief Obasanjo chose this particular moment to respond when he had remained silent throughout those years despite writing books, granting numerous interviews, and regularly addressing the media on various national issues.
The Director General argued that the timing of the letter raised important questions.
He observed that the response surfaced just as Nigeria was approaching another presidential election season and at a time when Atiku Abubakar had emerged as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The decision to revisit old political issues during such a politically sensitive period was difficult to ignore.
He further argued that the original correspondence was reportedly intended to address matters involving Aremo Osoba and issues relating to the Alliance for Democracy. However, he questioned why the letter also included references to Atiku Abubakar.
According to him, the inclusion of allegations relating to bribery, claims of a two-track political arrangement, and assertions that Atiku sought power "by hook or by crook" appeared unrelated to the primary subject of the correspondence.
He said, "Baba, we are not children. A letter to Osoba does not need Atiku in it. That Atiku is in it at all tells us who the letter was really written for."
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