Femi Fani-Kayode
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has replied former President Olusegun Obasanjo, insisting that his constant attacks on President Goodluck Jonathan cannot stop him.
The organsiation was reacting to the claim by Obasanjo that President Jonathan was planning to perpetuate himself in office.
OBJ, as he’s fondly called also claimed Jonathan was planning to cause chaos if he lost the March 28 presidential election.
Reacting to the claims, the Director of Media and Publicity of the organsiation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said the former President under whom he served as Minister of Aviation and Special Assistant on Public Communication, was trying to play God in Nigerian politics.
Fani-Kayode, who spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, accused his former boss of trying in vain to control President Jonathan.
He said, “The bottom line is this: President Obasanjo’s grouse with President Jonathan is personal and it has nothing to do with Nigeria.
“He should leave Nigeria out of it and let us all be. If he has a personal score to settle with Jonathan he should not do so at the expense of the peace and stability of Nigeria.
“If he wants to stop Jonathan then let him attempt to do so through the democratic process and through the ballot box and not through foul and unconstitutional means.
“We said it before and we will say it again: gone are the days that any President can be tele-guided and controlled because we have all come of age.
“We continue to hold President Obasanjo in high esteem but his recent actions and utterances are beyond the pale. He has been unfair to Jonathan, to Nigeria and even to himself.
“Most importantly, the days of intimidating others with his harsh words and overbearing influence are long over. Obasanjo is not God.
“Only God is God and He alone determines the fortunes of men and the destiny of nations.”
Fani-Kayode said that after Jonathan came to power, Obasanjo did not only try to control and tele-guide the President, but that he also asked him to do a number of things that he said were simply wrong and unacceptable.
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