The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) explained how Olusegun
Obasanjo’s quit from the party would help them get more support in the
upcoming elections.
The PDP official also disclosed that the membership card of the former Nigeria’s President had expired before he publicly tore it apart.
According to Premium Times, speaking February 24 in Abuja, the party’s National Secretary, Oladipo Olawale, said:
“Baba is a very intelligent man. When Baba was helping us, he knows that a lot of people could have complained that they could have voted for PDP but Baba is there. You know when a big tree exits in a big forest, smaller trees cannot grow.
“If that big tree leaves, 10 to 20 smaller trees will grow. In politics one big tree has a vote, while 20 small trees have 20 votes. If you do the arithmetic, I am a scientist, I know that head or tail, it is a win-win situation for PDP.”
By tearing into pieces his membership card, OBJ was merely helping the party to kick start what it had been planning to do, the party said.
Oladipo also noted that Obasanjo didn’t tear his card himself, but ordered his aide to do so.
“Baba is over 80 and my mother is around Obasanjo’s age and when you reach that age, you do things that only you can explain. Secondly, you will see that Baba did not tear our card.
“He asked somebody ostensibly to do the tearing and I am assuring you that the card that was torn was not the current PDP card. The current PDP is signed by Mu’azu and Prof Wale Oladipo. So the card he tore was a Baraje card, which we were going to destroy anyway. So I think Baba started it.”
Punch adds with reference to Oladipo’s words that Obasanjo’s card was signed by the party’s former Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, who is now the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain.
Initially, in its official statement which followed OBJ’s exit, the PDP lamented over the development and expressed surprise with the provocative action with the membership card.
The PDP official also disclosed that the membership card of the former Nigeria’s President had expired before he publicly tore it apart.
According to Premium Times, speaking February 24 in Abuja, the party’s National Secretary, Oladipo Olawale, said:
“Baba is a very intelligent man. When Baba was helping us, he knows that a lot of people could have complained that they could have voted for PDP but Baba is there. You know when a big tree exits in a big forest, smaller trees cannot grow.
“If that big tree leaves, 10 to 20 smaller trees will grow. In politics one big tree has a vote, while 20 small trees have 20 votes. If you do the arithmetic, I am a scientist, I know that head or tail, it is a win-win situation for PDP.”
By tearing into pieces his membership card, OBJ was merely helping the party to kick start what it had been planning to do, the party said.
Oladipo also noted that Obasanjo didn’t tear his card himself, but ordered his aide to do so.
“Baba is over 80 and my mother is around Obasanjo’s age and when you reach that age, you do things that only you can explain. Secondly, you will see that Baba did not tear our card.
“He asked somebody ostensibly to do the tearing and I am assuring you that the card that was torn was not the current PDP card. The current PDP is signed by Mu’azu and Prof Wale Oladipo. So the card he tore was a Baraje card, which we were going to destroy anyway. So I think Baba started it.”
Punch adds with reference to Oladipo’s words that Obasanjo’s card was signed by the party’s former Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, who is now the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain.
Initially, in its official statement which followed OBJ’s exit, the PDP lamented over the development and expressed surprise with the provocative action with the membership card.
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