Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a strong voice and action from the opposition parties, in order to save the nation’s democracy.
He made the call on Monday when he received members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the south-west at his presidential library residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
According to him, Nigeria needs a vibrant voice and opposition with a view to building a virile democracy.
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The elder statesman, however, enlisted the support of men and women of goodwill across party lines in making the country greater.
He said he was willing to support genuine efforts from those who were passionate about the interest of the country.
A Better Nigeria
Obasanjo asked the leadership of the PDP to purge itself of “bad eggs and hypocrites” who he said lacked commitment to returning the opposition party to its lost glory.
He decried that many leaders of the PDP were after “their pockets and stomach” and wondered why some top echelon left the party while others had lost hope shortly after the result of the 2019 presidential election was announced.
“I knew PDP would lose the election in 2015 because it was clear, and I knew PDP will need to be rebuilt after losing the election,” the former president told his guests.
“You need what I call a critical mass of committed people, and come rain, come shine they are committed. With that, you can make Nigeria better.”
He added, “You see peoples’ faces beautiful but you don’t know what each person harbours inside of him. If you discover a bad egg, remove such a person and if such person has learnt his or her lessons, there can still be room to accommodate the person.
“Politically speaking, you can’t be my friend if you don’t buy into Nigeria’s project. For me, till death, I will continue to push for a better Nigeria.”
Among those at the meeting include Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi, former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and former Minister for State for Defence, Olusola Obada.
Others are former Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Professor Olusola Eleka, as well as some elected members of the National Assembly, Kola Balogun, Ayo Akinyelure, Ajibola Muraina.
