By Matthew Tabe
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is nothing to threaten him with, as he settles for Peter Obi ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Obasanjo spoke at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Secretariat in Enugu State, when he and leader of the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, signed a condolence register opened for First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi.
He said, “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.”
Obasanjo and Adebanjo are backing Peter Obi ahead of Nigeria’s general elections next year.
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Describing the problem of Nigeria as more of national than ethnic, the former president reiterated his avowed commitment to enthroning a new Nigeria, stating that the country does not just need a president at this critical time, but yearns for a leader with 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. The problem we have had is that we have not had a leader with the right type of character that they should be trusted with the leadership role.
“So, if I put my hand on someone, it means that comparing with the other, I see that there is merit that will be of benefit to Nigeria. And I believe that Chief Adebanjo stands for the same thing,” he stated.
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Obasanjo, while signing the condolence register, described Mbazulike as an authentic Nigerian patriot and the last of the titans, while Adebanjo said he was a true Nigerian who fought from youth for a country where equity, justice and fairness reigned.
They regretted that the foremost nationalist was not able to witness the new Nigeria that he laboured for for decades.
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, was also around to sign the register.
The elder statesman died on November 1, this year aged 93.