Olusegun Obasanjo, former
President, on Wednesday said he was not backing any candidate for political
office in 2019.
Speaking during a courtesy visit
by a youth group from Delta State, led a governorship aspirant, Frank Ufuoma
Esanubi, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, in Abeokuta, Ogun
State, the former President said he would remain an elder statesman with
passion for a greater Nigeria.
Obasanjo also noted that his
Coalition for Nigeria (CN) movement was to galvanise the people to appreciate
their interests and power.
He said, “In the year 2015, I
said I would no longer participate in partisan politics. And I still stand by
my decision. Everybody, irrespective of his or her political affiliation is
free to come here for advice, I will gladly do that.
“I have no candidate, whatsoever,
for any political office. I just believe that things must be done differently
in Nigeria to get different result.
“If you study our transitions
since the colonial era, they have all taken place without taking the people of
the grassroots into consideration. So, CNM is about the people at the
grassroots.
“It is a socio-economic movement
where youth and women, especially, will be given opportunity to appreciate
their interests and power. Unlike before, I believe we must put the horse
before the cart.
“If the system and the platform
sync, I believe Nigeria will get there. And like I said, the moment the
Coalition gets involved in candidate sponsoring or participates in partisan
politics, I will opt out of it”.
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I think this man is getting confused. I don't understand what he really wants to achieve with this CNM he is championing. No one can get elected in Nigeria without having a political platform.
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