The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign
council has tackled former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his endorsement of
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP).
On Sunday, Obasanjo, in a letter to Nigerians, declared his
support for Obi ahead of the 2023 general election.
He advised Nigerians not to be “confused nor gullible” about
who to vote for because Obi has what it takes to put Nigeria on the right path
to progress.
Reacting in a statement, Daniel Bwala, spokesperson of the
PDP presidential campaign council, said Obasanjo is “one man who believes his
role also includes choosing and imposing presidents per time as if we run a
monarchical system of government”.
“He believes he is
the only former leader who knows what is right for Nigeria, and who has the
celestial powers to predict the future of Nigeria and its leadership. He
believes it is only his administration that has done well and hence the
authority to choose the next leader or president. His way of choosing the next
president is either to blackmail the incumbent or denigrate candidates in
favour of his choices,” the statement reads.
“A cursory look at his letter released on this day, the 1st
day of January 2023, one can’t help but draw a deduction of a man who believes
so much in himself. His entire letter is riddled with me, my and I. Even when
he made references to candidates, he assumed he is the source of their
relevance and notoriety. First of all, history is replete with his bad
decisions which time would not permit us to layout in this article, but suffice
to say that his records and official acts were and still are antithetical to
democratic ideals.
“The democracy we practice recognizes the participation of
people in government and electioneering processes. He has the constitutional
right to choose whoever he likes and support the candidacy of the person, but
the right he doesn’t have is one that threatens, intimidates or harasses
citizens to support any candidate as the only means to avert danger, secession
or disintegration.
“One fact is clear,
Nigerians would decide, and this they would do, not on the basis of a letter by
a man seeking a third term by proxy, but by their own assessment of who amongst
the candidates presents the case they believe warrant their votes. The letter
is not new, and the content is not surprising, but it seems his legacy betrays
his assertion in the letter. Baba OBJ Nigeria has moved on, please allow our
democracy to grow and respect the will and wishes of the Nigerian people.”
The opposition party added that Nigerians won’t vote based
on Obasanjo’s endorsement but for the candidate that can tackle the challenges
confronting the country.
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