Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says he is done with politics and he has no intention to form a new political party as reported by some media platforms.
According to a statement issued by the former president yesterday, titled: ‘Obasanjo Not Forming Political Party’, signed by the ex-president’s Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Kehinde Akinyemi, his principal, who is currently in Kabul, Afghanistan. It declared that the report was false, maintaining that there was “no plan to float a new political party now or in near future”.
Obasanjo was quoted as saying, “I’m done with partisan politics but by my position in Nigeria and Africa and without being immodest and indeed in the world my door must be opened and it is open to any individual or group of individuals who want to seek my opinion, view or advice on any issue or matter and I will respond to the best of my ability, without being part of that individual or group”.
“If anything, Chief Obasanjo’s political party today is the party of Nigerians facing insecurity, unemployment, hunger, poverty, and various other challenging issues. It is the party of Nigeria that must be saved, kept wholesomely united in peace, security, equity, development and progress.
“Let those who want to use the back door to force Chief Obasanjo to return to partisan politics respect his choice to remain a non-partisan statesman. On his part, the former President will continue to perform his role as a statesman focused on providing counsel, support, or solutions wherever possible in Nigeria, Africa and indeed the world”, the statement added.
