Two Chieftains of the PDP on Sunday in Lagos described
Saturday’s statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s against President
Goodluck Jonathan as unsavory. Obasanjo had in reaction to the postponement of
the Feb. 14 polls, alleged that it was done to further the interest of
President Goodluck Jonathan.
Chief Olabode George. a former Deputy National Chairman of
the PDP and Prince Buruji Kashamuu, Chairman, Organisation and Mobilization
Committee of the PDP South West, condemned the statement. Addressing separate
press conferences in Lagos, the PDP chieftains expressed dismay over Obasanjo’s
verbal attacks on the president.
Bode George, who called for caution, said “ it is unsavory
and unjust to compare Jonathan to Laurent Gbagbo. “Baba has served his own
term, he has played his roles. I don’t want to conclude that his life would end
up like Saul in the Bible. ” I will also want to call on our Obas to talk to
Baba that he should remain at that pinnacle of respect because it is becoming
too personal. No human
On the postponement of the general elections, George
faulted the former president’s position. “If Baba had attended the Council of
state meeting in Abuja, he would have understood why the elections were postponed.”
On his part,
Kashamu called for the immediate investigation and arrest of
Obasanjo for unguarded statements.
Buruji accused the former president of making unguarded
utterances capable of heating up the polity. He said Nigerians should not be
deceived by the former president’s antics. “Let us not be deceived. As
well-intention-ed
as Chief Obasanjo’s homily may seem, it is all lies. It is an
open show of his manipulative skills and his well-known egoistic craving for
power and relevance” he said. “I urge Nigerians to be wise and conduct their
independent investigations on claims by politicians” he added.
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