Former president and erstwhile chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, last night used his twitter handle to throw more light on why he tore his PDP membership card into shreds on Monday, stressing that his decision had given him the opportunity to comment on national issues as he feels.
While noting that he was no longer at ease being in the same party with a president whom he said was determined to use corruption to destroy the country, the former president used a series of tweets he posted to assert that he would not abide in a party that is led by a ‘drug baron’.
According to him, “I’d rather sacrifice my political party for the interest of Nigeria than sacrifice my country for a political party led by a drug baron.
“I’d rather tear the PDP membership card than sit down and let Jonathan use PDP and corruption to tear my beloved country apart.
“I have national and international standard to maintain. For this reason I’d rather stand alone than be in the same political party with Kashamu,” he said.
Insisting that the membership card he tore was one of the considerations to him in the bid to project Nigeria, Obasanjo claimed that there was nothing he could not sacrifice for the interest of the nation.
While vowing not to allow anybody intimidate him from airing his views, the former president asserted that, “If there is anything that requires my comment, position or views, I will say it. It is only when you kill me that I will stop doing so.”
He reiterated that “My first preoccupation is what is best for Nigeria: Nigeria first, party second and anything third.”
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