Peter Obi: Nobody can threaten me over my preferred candidate – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that no one can threaten him over his selection of a presidential candidate amid claims that he is endorsing Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, flag bearer.
Obasanjo claimed that since he had been imprisoned, no one could make threats against him regarding his choice of a presidential candidate.
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At the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Secretariat in Enugu State, he made this disclosure.
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the president of Afenifere, and Obi had accompanied Obasanjo on his visit to the Secretariat.
They paid their respects at the Secretariat following the passing of First Republic Aviation Minister Mbazulike Amaechi.
Obasanjo, however, declared: “I shed my blood for this country. I served my country and even served time in prison.
Then, with what are you going to terrify or threaten me? The only thing my senior brother (Adebanjo) has not done is shed blood, but we will ignore that. Instead, he has been sent to prison.
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According to Obasanjo, Nigeria’s issue is more national than ethnic.
The former president bemoaned the lack of a leader with the proper kind of character in Nigeria.
“The issue we face in Nigeria is not an ethnic one. The country. And character is, in my opinion, the most crucial quality in a leader.
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“If I place my hand on someone, it means that in contrast to the other, I see that there is a merit that will be advantageous to Nigeria,” he said.
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