PDP Leadership Denies Claims Of Discord With Obasanjo Untrue The National Secretary of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Wale Oladipupo, has denied claims that there is a lingering crisis between a former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and national officers of the party. After a meeting of the party officials in Ijebu Igbo in Ogun State on Saturday, Professor Oladipupo told reporters that the former President remained a strong pillar of support to the party. The meeting was attended by the state officials of the party and party supporters from the 20 local government areas of the state, where Obasanjo is from. Reacting to the recent defection of the former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel from the PDP to Labour Party, the National Secretary said the action could only be temporary as he asked him to retrace his steps back into the umbrella party On January 7, 2014, President Obasanjo wrote to the leadership of the PDP then, Bamanga Tukur, stating his intention to withdraw from party activities. In the letter, Obasanjo said although he was still a card carrying member of the party, he would withdraw his activities with PDP at local, state, zonal and national level due to the imposition of Buruju Kashamu as South-West Zonal Party Leader. He stressed that he would only rescind his decision at the removal of Buruju Kashamu from the position of the party leader in the South-west, describing him as wanted habitual criminal. Since that time, there have been rumours that the former President was having issues with the leadership of the ruling party, a notion that the PDP sought to change.
Posted on: Sat, 24 May 2014 17:18:36 +0000
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