Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party to immediately suspend the former president Olusegun Obasanjo for alleged anti-party activities.
The Governor described the Thursday visit of five Peoples Democratic Party to Obasanjo as unwarranted, unnecessary and uncalled for, saying “nobody should be treated as being bigger than the party.”
Fayose who spoke with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Friday through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, advised the PDP to stop condoning indiscipline.
He urged the party to set up a panel to probe Obasanjo’s anti-party activities for castigating President Goodluck Jonathan and to discourage other members from emulating him.
According to him, Obasanjo does not appreciate and deserves no respect, adding that, “no amount of mudslinging from him will stop President Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection.”
The governor said visiting the former president to plead with him to rescind his decision not to participate in the party’s activities was capable of encouraging other members of the party to openly disrespect the office of the President.
He said, “A man who has refused to respect the office of the President of Nigeria that he once occupied does not also deserve respect from anyone.”
Fayose, who described Obasanjo as one of the major problems of Nigeria, added that his open castigation of Jonathan was unbecoming of someone who led the country for 11 years and “wasted billions of naira in his attempt to perpetuate himself in office beyond the constitutionally recognised two-term.
“Have you ever heard a former president of the United States of America openly abusing a sitting president of the country?
“Does it mean that former USA president, Bill Clinton agrees with all the policies of George W. Bush and the incumbent president, Barack Obama?
Fayose alleged that Obasanjo was already a member of the opposition All Progressives Congress and that he was pushing for one of his loyalists to be the party’s vice presidential candidate.
He said, “Obasanjo is a man who can never be pleased. His principle of life is; if it is not his way, it must not be another person’s way.
“Even if President Jonathan gives Obasanjo his blood today, he (Obasanjo) cannot change because he is already neckdeep in the APC agenda, with his eyes on the vice presidential ticket of the party.
“Therefore, no amount of visits by PDP governors can make him change his mind about President Jonathan, whom he hates not because he has not performed, but because he (Jonathan) did not hand over his presidency to him.”
Five PDP Governors led by the Chairman, PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday reportedly held a closed-door meeting with Obasanjo in Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
It was learnt that the meeting discussed the former president’s relationship with Jonathan and the economy of the nation.
The National Working Committee of the PDP had on Thursday suspended the former National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, for one month for challenging his removal. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Mr Fayose, All your ancestors put together is nothing but an ant in front of Obasanjo. Bastard like you have the guts to call Obasanjo names. You suppose to be rotting in jail now if we have good government. Because you were made to account for your poultry farm which you never did but syphon the money. Ti omode ba ma san ku. Ani aso agba n run. Literally means when a kid wants to perish he starts to make jess of elders by saying the elders smells.
ReplyDeleteStupid man who doesn't have respect because GEJ has given you wings, now you think you can fly above your elders. Am sorry for you, you will fall again.
ReplyDeleteThe guy is real bastard who has no respect for elder. I'm not surprised, he was a criminal before becoming governor then. We are waiting to see how he will be disgrace from that position. Omale!
ReplyDeleteYour wretched father in grave is too small to talk to Obasanjo like this, talk less of you. Baba have said it. You are Omo ale. Bastard. Period.
ReplyDeleteEnu e lowa yan fayose poultry thief.
ReplyDeleteDon't join issue with Fayose, we heard that he had once slap his biological father, who else will be important to him that he wouldn't be able to abuse. Bastard as we know to be.
ReplyDeleteObasanjo is getting senile. Jonathan has done more in 4 years than he did in 8. Nigeria n's have amnesia.
ReplyDeleteObasanjo should be in jail for sedition. Had he been President and Jonathan said half of what he has been saying, he would have long picked Jonathan up. He needs to be locked up for at least 2 weeks.
ReplyDeleteu guys ar busy insulting d young man, u guys hav nt make any suggestions dat can assist d nation. dis room is nt mend 2 insult our leaders or ourselves, insulting him has nt make u guys different frm Wat u ar callin me pls take note and I hav nt seen anytin bad frm Wat he has said,no man even d so called obasanjo is nt bigger Dan d party pls take note.
ReplyDeleteAnd people voted for this guy as governor. It's shameful. May God spare our lives in order to see how the drama unfolds in the future. And we still want to vote for Jonathan who abeits corruption. This is very sad! It's not unexpected though.
ReplyDeleteThank you Fayose, for being outspoken , OBJ does not deserves any respect for criticizing the office he wanted to die in by introducing third term agenda during his tenue. His critizism have come to lamplight because he is eyeing vice president is APC-shame to OBJ every thing is not carrying Gun, GEJ is 100% better than OBJ. OBJ is a shame to NIgerians because no American President has ever criticize the office he once serve, even Nelson Late Mandela never bag with sentiment like OBJ. Nigeria lack Leaders like Mandela only GEJ we are seeing having the quality of a good leader in Nigeria and will be depended upon when his tenue is over in this country-Congratulation GEJ in advance you are like Nelson Mandela of S.Africa. Baba OBJ is a shame to Africa with is anti-party politics , infact he should be removed from PDP and he cannot stop GEJ in 2015.
ReplyDeleteOBJ appears insane , insulting our dear President time without number ,when he was in power he OBJ could not perform for 8yrs compared to what Goodluck have done in 3yrs.OBJ is greedy and he is practicing anti-politic by associating with opposition and demanding a slot on Vice-president-what a shame to this old Junta, after loot the country resources to build Ota farm for himself.OBJ is a shame to Africa and GEJ is a Leader Nigerians rely on.
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