PDP Governors prostrate for Obasanjo over Jonathan's second term
More than seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
governors this morning arrived the Abeokuta,
Ogun State, hilltop residence of former President
Olusegun Obasanjo to persuade him to work for
the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in
next year’s presidential election.
Two of the governors, Liyel Imoke of Cross River
State and Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State,
arrived Obasanjo’s residence at 12.55 p.m. and
swiftly moved into the house w…ithout any
banters with journalists who were there.
The identity of some of the governors could not be
confirmed as the registration numbers of their
cars were covered.
A close aide of Obasanjo confirmed that all the
governors were from the PDP and that they came
to persuade Obasanjo not to abandon the party at
this crucial moment when his support is highly
needed.
The aide also confirmed that Obasanjo was aware
of their coming as he had earlier held a meeting
with some of his associates on the visit of the PDP
governors.
“Throughout last night Baba Obasanjo met with us
to discuss the visit by the PDP governors and the
position to take. Baba pointedly told us that he
remains a staunch member of PDP and that he
was not fighting anybody but cannot accept an
indicted fellow to be his leader,”
It was also gathered that the main purpose of the
governors’ visit was to persuade Obasanjo to
throw his weight behind the re-election of
President Jonathan in 2015 and stop giving tacit
support to the opposition All Progressives
Congress, APC, in its quest to dislodge the ruling
parrty from the centre.
The meeting was still ongoing as at the time of
filing this report
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governors this morning arrived the Abeokuta,
Ogun State, hilltop residence of former President
Olusegun Obasanjo to persuade him to work for
the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in
next year’s presidential election.
Two of the governors, Liyel Imoke of Cross River
State and Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State,
arrived Obasanjo’s residence at 12.55 p.m. and
swiftly moved into the house w…ithout any
banters with journalists who were there.
The identity of some of the governors could not be
confirmed as the registration numbers of their
cars were covered.
A close aide of Obasanjo confirmed that all the
governors were from the PDP and that they came
to persuade Obasanjo not to abandon the party at
this crucial moment when his support is highly
needed.
The aide also confirmed that Obasanjo was aware
of their coming as he had earlier held a meeting
with some of his associates on the visit of the PDP
governors.
“Throughout last night Baba Obasanjo met with us
to discuss the visit by the PDP governors and the
position to take. Baba pointedly told us that he
remains a staunch member of PDP and that he
was not fighting anybody but cannot accept an
indicted fellow to be his leader,”
It was also gathered that the main purpose of the
governors’ visit was to persuade Obasanjo to
throw his weight behind the re-election of
President Jonathan in 2015 and stop giving tacit
support to the opposition All Progressives
Congress, APC, in its quest to dislodge the ruling
parrty from the centre.
The meeting was still ongoing as at the time of
filing this report
www.newspunch.org/photo-pdp-governors-prostrate-for-obasanjo-over-jonathan/
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