9ja Ninja's Blog: It’s Better To Leave PDP Than Allow Jonathan Tear Nigeria Apart

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo gave reasons Monday night why he publicly tore his Peoples Democratic Party membership card.

Obasanjo, whose action elicited spontaneous reactions across the globe, said he took the action maintain his image locally and internationally.

In three purported tweets said to be posted at intervals by the former president said he that he could not remain in the same party with a president who uses his party and corruption to tear down the country.

He also explained that it was better for him to quit the PDP than remain in it with a drug baron.
Obasanjo’s purported tweet from @SegunObasanjo

“I’d rather sacrifice my political party for the interest of Nigeria than sacrifice my country for a political party led by a drug baron.

“I’d rather tear the PDP membership card than sit down and let Jonathan use PDP and corruption to tear my beloved country apart.

“I have national & international standard to maintain. For this reason I’d rather stand alone than be in the same political party with Kashamu.”

Obasanjo said that the party card he tore was one of the least things preoccupation to what is good for Nigeria, pointing out that there was nothing he could not sacrifice for the interest of the nation.

He boasted that despite the destruction of his party care, he would not be cowed by anyone, as he was still ready to comment on any matter that required his comment or view.

He said, “If there is anything that requires my own comment, position or views. I will say it. It is only when you kill me that I will stop doing so.

The former leader, who is known to have spearheaded the emergence of the Jonathan Presidency, explained that being patriotic demanded the will to sacrifice anything, including his life for the interest of Nigeria but not his life for a political party.

“My first preoccupation is what is best for Nigeria: Nigeria first, party second and anything third,” Obsanjo said.

Vanguard learnt that Obasanjo might have taken his decision to tear his membership card and quit voluntarily quit his party before the leadership, apparently upset by his tantrums against Jonathan moves against him.

It was reliably gathered that the party had mooted the idea of formally suspending him from its fold but was restrained by the leadership which had hoped he would soft-pedal over time, only for Obasanjo to unleash a more debilitating assault on Jonathan, accusing him of shifting scheduled polls in a bid to circumvent the wheels in order to win by hook or crook.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

It’s Better To Leave PDP Than Allow Jonathan Tear Nigeria Apart – Obasanjo

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