Obasanjo, while addressing the stakeholders, said he had vowed to remain as a statesman.
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he is retired from partisan politics and would not return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The ex-president, who renounced his membership of the party in 2015, stated this when he received the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; and other stakeholders who paid him a visit on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
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According to sources, the visit was targeted at returning the former president to the opposition party ahead of the 2023 general elections.
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But, Obasanjo, while addressing the stakeholders, said he had vowed to remain as a statesman. He, however, said PDP would always be part of his life.
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He said, “I’m no longer in partisan politics and there is nothing that can bring back. Anybody who wants my advice, I will always be there in the best interest of Nigeria.
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“Whatever I do in my own life…because I became president on the platform of PDP, PDP will continue to be part of my life.
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“Since the day I tore my PDP card, that was the day I ceased to be a member of PDP. That day I vowed not to be a member of any political party. I will continue to be a statesman.”
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