Former Nigerian president Olusegun
Obasanjo has dumped the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), stating that, he is
no longer interested being a member.
He reportedly tore his PDP membership
card and said he would continue to serve
Nigeria as a statesman.
Obasanjo has faced a barrage of criticisms
and abuses from PDP stalwarts and aides
of President Goodluck Jonathan, after he
alerted the nation Saturday on a creeping
agenda by Jonathan to win the postponed
election by hook or crook and plunge
Nigeria into war, as done by Ivory Coast’s
former leader, Laurent Gbagbo.
After he left office in 2007, Obasanjo was
chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees,
but also resigned the position.
For some years, he has declined to play
front-bench role in the party, insisting he
will operate at the ward level.
The former president recently endorsed
the candidate of the opposition All
Progressives Congress, Maj. General
Muhammadu Buhari from courtesy of
Sunnewsonline.com
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