Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, broke
his silence on the feud between him and his estranged political son, President
Goodluck Jonathan, saying he would not stop commenting on national issues.
He, however, said that despite the public perception on the disagreement between the duo, Jonathan remained his president.
Obasanjo stated this when he hosted the National
Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, in
his Hilltop country home, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
According to him, “the country, the party and
government would remain my primary concern, because, if there is no Nigeria,
there will not be a party, and if there is no party, there will be nothing to
govern on the platform of the party”.
The former president added: “If there is anything
that requires my own comment, position or views. I will say it. It is only when
you kill me that I will stop doing so. It is my passion, patriotism and love
that will continue to make me say my own. If it is the party that I see that
something is inimical to the growth, I will talk.”
The feud between Obasanjo and Jonathan blew into
the open when Obasanjo said the Federal Government was not doing enough in
tackling Boko Haram, saying the government was not decisive on the insurgency.
The former president cited what his government did to quell the militancy in
the Niger Delta, precisely Odi town in Bayelsa, when some militants killed five
soldiers.
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com
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