Though Obasanjo has not formally endorsed any presidential candidate for the February 2023 election, observers suggest that Obasanjo has favoured Obi to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Nobody Can Threaten Me Over My Choice Of Candidate – Obasanjo
Nobody Can Threaten Me Over My Choice Of Candidate – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that no one can threaten him over his choice of a presidential candidate, despite claims that he is supporting Peter Obi, the flag bearer of the Labour Party, LP.
The former president made the announcement at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Secretariat in Enugu State.
Obasanjo had come to the Secretariat with Afenifere’s leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, and Obi.
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Obasanjo claimed that because he had shed blood and served time in prison, no one could threaten him with his choice of a presidential candidate.
“I have shed my blood for this country. I have gone to prison for this country.
“So, what are you going to frighten or threaten me with? The only thing that my senior brother (Adebanjo) hasn’t done is that he hasn’t shed his blood but he has gone to prison but we will leave that aside.”
Nigeria’s he said Nigeria’s problem was more national than ethnic.
The former president lamented that Nigeria was yet to have a leader with the right type of character.
“The problem we have in our hands in Nigeria is not ethnic. It is national. And for me, the most important thing in a leader is character.
“If I put my hand on someone, it means that comparing with the other, I see that there is a merit that will be of benefit to Nigeria,” he said.
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