Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has announced that he is no longer a member of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Obasanjo who made this known Monday in Abeokuta, Ogun State before newsmen publicly tore his party membership card.
Obasanjo was elected President on the platform of the party for two terms of four years each. He was also a chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees which he voluntarily resigned after falling out with President Goodluck Jonathan.
He disclosed that he is leaving his former party and not ready to join any other party but wishes to remain a statesman.
The former president who has been reported as supporting the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 elections, Muhammadu Buhari has been accusing President Jonathan of many wrongdoings including plotting to frustrate the conduct of the upcoming general elections.
Obasanjo had earlier stated that he would always be a member of the PDP regardless of his criticisms of Jonathan and his administration.
Source: TheNigerianTimes
Obasanjo who made this known Monday in Abeokuta, Ogun State before newsmen publicly tore his party membership card.
Obasanjo was elected President on the platform of the party for two terms of four years each. He was also a chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees which he voluntarily resigned after falling out with President Goodluck Jonathan.
He disclosed that he is leaving his former party and not ready to join any other party but wishes to remain a statesman.
The former president who has been reported as supporting the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 elections, Muhammadu Buhari has been accusing President Jonathan of many wrongdoings including plotting to frustrate the conduct of the upcoming general elections.
Obasanjo had earlier stated that he would always be a member of the PDP regardless of his criticisms of Jonathan and his administration.
Source: TheNigerianTimes
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